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· Trees are the longest living organisms on the planet and one of the
earth's greatest natural resources. They keep our air supply clean, reduce
noise pollution, improve water quality, help prevent erosion, provide food and
building materials, create shade, and help make our landscapes look beautiful.
· Well-maintained trees and shrubs can increase property value by up to
14%.
· Trees properly placed around buildings can reduce air conditioning needs
by 30%
· A mature tree removes almost 70 times more pollution than a newly
planted tree.
· A healthy tree can have a value of up to $10,000.
· The shade and wind buffering provided by trees reduces annual heating
and cooling costs by 2.1 billion dollars.
· Each average-sized tree provides an estimated $7 savings in annual
environmental benefits, including energy conservation and reduced pollution.
· A single tree produces approximately 260 pounds of oxygen per year. That
means two mature trees can supply enough oxygen annually to support a family of
four!
· Water originating in our national forests provide drinking water for
over 3400 communities, and approximately 60 million individuals.
· One tree can absorb as much carbon in a year as a car produces while
driving 26,000 miles.
· Over the course its life, a single tree can absorb one ton of carbon
dioxide.
· An average American uses about 750 pounds of paper every year, and 95%
of homes are built using wood. That means each person uses the equivalent of
one 100 foot tall, 16 inch diameter, tree every year for their paper and wood
product needs.
· About one third of the United States of America is covered by forests.
· According to the last forest inventory, there are almost 247 billion
trees over 1 inch in diameter in the U.S.
· The average tree in an urban/city area has a life expectancy of only 8
years.
· The tallest tree in the country is a Coast Redwood growing in
northern California's Redwood National Park. It is 369 feet tall and over 2000
years old!
Sources:
saveatree.com
NYC Parks Department "Tree Census,"
2005-2006 (www.nycgovparks.org/trees/tree-census/2005-2006/benefits)
Ohio State University "Environmental Benefits
Analysis of Trees for the Governor's Residence and Heritage Gardens," 2010
(treesmatter.osu.edu/_documents/_pdfs/governorsresidence051910.pdf)
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
(www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome) a. "Buffer Solution for Pork
Production," 2002
(nrcspad.sc.egov.usda.gov/distributioncenter/pdf.aspx?productid=150&buffersolu4porkpro)
b. "Forest Ecosystem Study Unit for the Georgia Envirothon," 2006
(www.fs.usda.gov/internet/fse_documents/fsm9_028556.pdf)
c. "Carbon Storage and Accumulation in United States Forest
Ecosystems," 1992
(www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/gtr/gtr_wo059.pdf)
d. "Methods for Calculating Forest Ecosystem and Harvested Carbon with
Standard Estimates for Forest Types of the United States," 2006
(nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/gtr/ne_gtr343.pdf)
U.S. Forest Service
(www.fs.fed.us)
Management Information Services
(www.misi-net.com)
Arbor National Mortgage
(www.arbor.com)
American Forests
(www.americanforests.org)
a. "Calculations on CO2 Absorption"
(www.americanforests.org/assumptions-and-sources/)
Council of Tree and Landscape Appraisers (The
Council of Tree & Landscape Appraisers (CTLA) is an organization of tree
care and landscape associations, including TCIA, the American Nursery and
Landscape Association (ANLA), American Society of Consulting Arborists (ASCA),
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), PLANET, and International
Society of Arboriculture (ISA). These organizations work together to compile
and produce the CTLA Guide to tree and plant appraisals.)
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