In
50 years one tree recycles more than $37,000 worth of water, provides
$31,000 worth of erosion control, $62,000 worth of air pollution
control, and produces $37,000 worth of oxygen.
Two
mature trees provide enough oxygen for a family of four.
Trees help reduce the
"greenhouse effect" by absorbing CO2. One
acre of trees removes 2.6 tons of CO2 per year.
Forest planting is one of
the most cost-effective ways of reducing CO2. To
remove 1 pound of CO2, planting tree costs less than 1
cent, developing more energy efficient appliances costs about 2 1/2
cents, and developing more fuel-efficient cars costs about 10 cents.
By cooling the air and
ground around them, the shade from trees helps cool the Earth's
temperature.
Trees are good noise
barriers, making a city and neighborhood quieter.
Trees help prevent city
flooding by catching raindrops and offsetting runoff caused by buildings
and parking lots.
Hospital patients heal
faster, require shorter stays and less painkillers if room windows face
trees.
A tree-line buffer between
fields and streams helps remove farming pollutants before they reach the
water.
Well placed trees help cut
energy costs and consumption by decreasing air conditioning costs 10-50%
& reducing heating costs as much as 4-22%.
Trees are the longest
living and largest living organisms on Earth.
People who plant trees
become healthier, better looking, richer, and have more friends (well
maybe that's stretching it a bit) - plant a tree and find out!
In deserts, leaves absorb
moisture from the dew and frost of the cool nights and release it to
cool the air during the warm days.
Trees enhance the
aesthetics of our environment. Their grandeur, tenacity, and beauty are
probably the most enjoyable aspect of trees.
Tree bark and fruit have
many medicinal properties, which are still being discovered. *In 50
years one tree recycles more than $37,000 worth of water, provides
$31,000 worth of erosion control, $62,000 worth of air pollution
control, & produces $37,000 worth of oxygen.
Two mature trees provide
enough oxygen for a family of four.
Birds and animals use trees
for their homes and shelter and as a source of food.
One person causes about 10
tons of carbon dioxide to be emitted a year. One tree removes about 1
ton of CO2 per
year. Planting 30 trees per person will remove each that person's carbon
debt for the year.
Trees increase property values by 5 to 20%
due to their landscaping value
