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Educational
Links
 How
to Plant and Maintain Trees
Identifying
Trees
Large
Trees, from the U.S. Forest Service, Dept. of
Agriculture
The
Large Tree Argument
Why
We Need Large Trees
Mature
Tree Care
Safety
and Trees
Other
Useful Links
Tree
Benefits Calculator - Here
you can enter information about a tree in your own front
yard and learn about the specific benefits that tree provides.
This calculator is based on the STRATUM-Street Management
Tool for Urban Forest Managers. It was developed by researchers
at the USDA Forest Service Center.
Trees
Make a Difference
What Makes
a Community Livable Healthy
trees contribute to Healthier Communities! Federal research
has shown trees planted in cities are very valuable
in combating global warming and the heat island effect. A
mature tree will remove 60 to 70 times more pollution
than a small tree. Properly planted trees significantly
reduce residential heating and cooling costs, clean pollutants
from the air and soak up storm water run off by slowing
the flow into storm sewers and other drainage systems.
These benefits can add up to billions of dollars
saved on city infrastructures and are priceless when it
comes to people's mental and physical health!
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“If
you want change for a year, grow a plant. If you want change for
a decade, grow a tree."
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