- provider of oxygen
- carbon capture (no new technology needed)
- stores sunlight for later use (lumber, energy from limb wood, leaves enrich soil)
- provides shade (less air conditioning)
- provides wind protection (less heating costs)
- purifies water (trees constantly cycle water, cleaning it)
- trees and green spaces lower stress and have a net result of increasing good health and lowering the strain on our health care system.
Trees are beautiful and that is reason enough to develop a conscious policy or a urban forest management plan, but we can get a real financial and health benefit from our trees.
