So I was pondering, why are these trees getting killed? Who is getting what out of this? Of-course, the answer is quite simple, MONEY!! As is the root cause of most problems in our world :-) How about applying some variation of reverse psychology here in this case?
A tree can return up to $2.70 for each $1 on community investment…that’s a 270% return (based on a 40 year average life span according to Center for Urban Forest Research, Pacific Southwest Research Station, U.S. Forest Service, Davis, CA)
- Four trees planted around a home can save up to 30% on summer cooling costs.
- One million trees save $10 million a year in energy costs.
- Forty trees remove 80 pounds of air pollutants annually.
- Four million trees can save $20 million in air pollution clean up.
- Four hundred trees capture 140,000 gallons of rainwater annually.
- Four million trees save $14 million dollars in annual storm water runoff costs.
- Trees in commercial parking lots induce shoppers to spend 11% more for goods and services.
From: www.sactree.com
- Shade from trees could save up to $175 per year (per structure) in air conditioning costs. -Dr. Lowell Ponte
- Trees can boost the market value of your home by an average of 6 or 7 percent. -Dr. Lowell Ponte
- Healthy, mature trees add an average of 10 percent to a property's value. -USDA Forest Service
- Landscaping, especially with trees, can increase property values as much as 20 percent. -Management Information Services/ICMA
- The net cooling effect of a young, healthy tree is equivalent to ten room-size air conditioners operating 20 hours a day. -U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Nationally, the 60 million street trees have an average value of $525 per tree. -Management Information Services
From: http://www.treelink.org - A tree, over a 50-year period, will generate $31,250 worth of oxygen, provide $62,000 worth of air pollution control, and recycle $37,500 worth of water.
From: http://www.arborday.org/trees/benefits.cfm
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