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A Community should see itself in the same way as its trees. If trees are dying, the town is dying.
Planting trees symbolizes a community that is alive, prosperous and growing.
-Arnold Leak
Valley, Alabama |
Urban forests help reduce mental and physical stress. People exerience lower heart rates and blood pressure when they have access to wooded or landscape areas.
Recuperation rates are faster after certain type surgeries. Patients use less medicine when able to view or experience greenspaces. Moderate physical activity
such as planting and caring for a tree can help people with chronic illnesses, such as diabetes, obesity, and cancer...(Read More).
 Money Does Grow on Trees. Landscaped homes generally sell faster and for more money than comparable "un-landscaped" homes.
Increased property values make money for homeowners, builders, and local governments. Productivity is higher when workers can see and access landscaped areas...(Read More).
 Trees are Cool. Urban trees conserve energy useage and costs through increased shading and windbreaks. Reduced energy costs also conserves fossil fuels used to produce energy.
Tree shade reduces ground temperatures and improves outdoor enjoyment and recreational opportunities...(Read More).
 Trees Clear the Air. Healthy urban trees "scrub" the air we breath by removing particulates and other harmful elements. Trees also cool urban areas, thereby reducing pollution worsened by urban "heat islands"...(Read More).
 Trees Are a Bridge over Troubled Waters. Trees help control the amount of surface water runoff during intense rains. They also reduce soil erosion and sediment build-up in our streams.
This erosion control benefit protects our drinking water and water quality for aquatic habitat...(Read More).
 Trees Enrich the Human Experience. Accessible and well maintained urban green spaces foster positive interaction among people. A good greenscape program that involves citizens will lower people's fear level, help reduce aggressive behavior, stimulate volunteerism, and build good citizenship...(Read More).
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