Check out this article, 24 Ways Forestry Improves Our Lives on the Forest Business Network from March 21, World Forestry Day. “ShadeFund, along with The Conservation Fund, U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Forest Guild, Dovetail Partners, and the Pinchot Institute for Conservation, put together this rather awesome list of 24 ways that forestry improves our lives.”
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24 Ways Forestry Improves Our Lives
Posted in Conservation, Economic Benefits, tagged conservation, tree benefits, trees, urban forestry on April 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Did You Know?
Posted in Economic Benefits, Tree Canopy/Impervious Surface, tagged tree canopy, tree health on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Trees absorb and trap pollutants from the air. In one year, one acre of trees produces enough oxygen for 18 people to breathe every day and absorbs as much carbon dioxide as is emitted by driving 26,000 miles. Studies have shown Atlanta’s current tree cover saves the city more than $15 million per year in [...]
City Street Trees Pay Their Way
Posted in Economic Benefits, iTree, tagged street trees, tree benefits, urban forestry on August 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Robert Behre The Post and Courier Charleston, SC (August 8, 2011)- The homeowners at Congress and Hagood streets didn’t like the oak blocking their view of The Citadel’s football stadium just down the street, so they had it cut down. Now Tobin Stewart and Daniel Tollens have been ordered by a city court to [...]
Trees Build Economy
Posted in Economic Benefits, tagged economic revenue, trees on July 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Trees have always provided support for the economy. They generate jobs, boost property values, and attract white collar workers. More importantly, trees lower expenses by purifying the water supply, cleaning the air, cooling temperatures, and promoting public health. Georgia can generate more green power by converting the 33 million dry tons of woody waste each [...]
Georgia Arbor Day and Forestry Day at the Capitol
Posted in Arbor Day, Economic Benefits, Research, tagged Arbor Day, Ecosystem Services, Georgia, Georgia Forestry Commission, tree benefits on February 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, forestry professionals from across the state gathered at the State Capitol Forestry Day. Gary White, Joe Burgess and Susan Granbery from the Sustainable Community Forestry Program, and our partners from Trees Atlanta and the Georgia Urban Forest Council, were photographed with Governor Nathan Deal as Georgia’s Arbor Day was proclaimed. Arbor Day is officially February 18, the [...]
2011 Arbor Day Proclamation and Forestry Day at the Capitol
Posted in Arbor Day, Economic Benefits, Research, tagged Arbor Day, Arbor Day Proclamation, Ecosystem Services, Georgia, Georgia Forestry Commission, Georgia Forestry Day, Tree Board on February 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Community Tree Board members and Partners are invited to join us at the Capitol tomorrow. We’ll be be photographed with the Governor and 2011 Arbor Day Proclamation in the North Wing at 9:45 a.m. RSVP to Susan Granbery at sgranbery@gfc.state.ga.us, 678-476-6227 if you plan to come. Below is a Press Release for further information about Forestry [...]
Tree Benefit Calculator
Posted in Economic Benefits, iTree, tagged calculating tree benefits, Georgia Forestry Commission, iTree, tree benefits on January 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The National Tree Benefit Calculator developed by Casey Trees and The Davey Tree Expert Co. can be used to calculate the economic and ecoilogic benefits of your tree. The Tree Benefit Calculator allows anyone to make a simple estimation of the benefits individual street-side trees provide. This tool is based on i-Tree’s street tree assessment [...]
i-Tree: Putting a Value on the Urban Forest
Posted in Economic Benefits, iTree, Wildland Urban Interface, tagged InterfaceSouth, iTree, Urban Forestry South on December 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This information is from InterfaceSouth’s Leaves of Change, Issue 8, December 2010. Urban foresters have long known of the benefits that urban trees provide to communities from reducing the heat island effect, controlling runoff, and improving air quality. However, most have struggled to get other city officials to view urban forestry programs as much more than [...]
Georgia Farm Wins National Arbor Day Award
Posted in Awards, Community Tree Groups, Economic Benefits, tagged Arbor Day Foundation, Big K Farm, Carbon Sequestration, Education on April 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
You may never have heard of Big K Farm but you know its owners. In 1998 former Braves players Ryan Klesko and John Smoltz began purchasing property in middle Georgia for a tree farm. Since 2002, they have also used their farm to educate people about the need for trees and conservation. For these efforts, Education at Big K will be [...]
Finding a Tree Professional
Posted in Certified Arborists, Economic Benefits, Urban Forestry Program, tagged Certified Arborist, International Society of Arboriculture, tree health on April 9, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Spring is here! The birds are singing, buds are popping, but what if you have a tree that isn’t leafing out? Is it a late bloomer? Is it dead? Spring is a great time to consult an arborist or other tree professional about the trees in your yard. They can assess your trees and help [...]
