All Blog Posts Tagged 'trees' (14)

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It's hard to believe that a year has gone by since the passing of the great Wangari Maathai, who changed the lives of millions through the simple act of planting trees (and truth be known, by speaking truth to power).  Read the whole story on in the Huffington post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/turk-pipkin/a-million-more-trees-for-_b_1913962.html

In the Massachusetts Grove, Mollie Freilicher has asked "What are your best practices for planting around walkways and pavement?"  Please consider sharing any info by commenting here. Remember you can easily attach any literature or documents to your…

"People, like trees, can transform energy from the earth. Trees, like people, can be a source of helpful wisdom in our lives"  Ann Linnea

I just finished reading Ann Linnea's Keepers of the Trees,, A Guide to Re-Greening North America.  In sharing the true stories of a Tree Doctor, Big Tree Hunter, Tree Planter, Tree…

One tree will



- increase re-sale housing values by 6-9%.

- increase quality of life: physical, emotional and economic wellbeing.

- reduce storm water runoff by 35%.

- sequester 223 pounds of CO2…

Monetizing ecosystem services of trees might be in the near future.  The City of New York spent $1.2 billion dollars (over ten years) to restore and protect watersheds in effort to avoid spending $8 billion dollars on a new water filtration plant.  Last week,…

Many  people know the obvious benefits trees provide—like saving energy, improving the quality of air and offering shade—but trees serve other purposes that often go unrecognized.





Some uncommon benefits of trees include:

• Protecting our water—Trees reduce runoff and erosion, prevent…

We’ve all heard the adage, “If walls could talk…”—but have you ever wondered what trees could say? American Forest historians can tell you.



American Forests, a nonprofit advocate for the protection and expansion of our nation’s forests, has documented more than a dozen historic trees that endured the…

On Saturday, October 30, from 9am to Noon, Trees Atlanta proudly hosted a tree planting project in the Oakhurst Community of Decatur, GA. Trees Atlanta is helping the Oakhurst plant 100 trees in celebration of its 100th Anniversary. The project is sponsored by the Decatur Craft Beer Festival and The UPS Foundation, and so far, 62 of the 100 trees have been planted.

On the morning of the tree installation, Trees Atlanta was pleased to announce to the crowd of 50+ volunteers…

On October 23rd more than 150 volunteers were on one team with a common goal – a massive tree-planting event with 219 trees added to two neighborhoods.…

More cement and asphalt paths are being created through woods in parks as alternative transportation corridors and to view nature. Typically the paths are placed adjacent to mature trees. The damage often shows well after the contractors have left the scene. The cement compresses and damages roots and can prevent water absorption but the most damage occurs during…

Municipalities often wonder how big their street trees will become and if they will create damage to surrounding infrastructure, however New Orleans seems to have different ethic, let them grow! As a result they have one of the most amazing urban forest in the country. We know the the issues surrounding an uneven sidewalk, but have we considered the advantages? Perhaps with an expectation of uneveness, there would be more awareness and less accidents. Humans did not evolve walking on flat…