2009 Spring RNeighborWoods Community Tree Planting

At the fall 2008 RNeighborWoods planting this group of tree enthusiasts included many neighborhood kids and was led by a newly certified Citizen Forester.

Since 2006, the RNeighborWoods program has organized the planting of over 1,000 trees on Rochester boulevards, that provide multiple ecological and other public benefits including reducing Rochester’s carbon footprint.

Trees make good neighbors. Come join us for a community tree planting!

Saturday, April 25
9 am-Completion
Kutkzy Park neighborhood
Meet in the United Way building parking lot (903 West Center Street)
No Cost

There is no pre-registration needed and all ages are welcome. On the day of the planting, just look for the RNeighborWoods table and smiling people with safety orange vests.

We’ll introduce our Citizen Foresters, go over the logistics of the planting, divide into groups, and then plant trees within this neighborhood. See the photos from our fall planting. We planted 100 trees in Homestead Park neighborhood.

Are you a tree enthusiast and want to spend a intensive morning learning more about our urban forest? Be sure to check out information on the website about our Saturday, April 18, Citizen Forester Workshop, from 8 am-noon.

Print the event flyer out and post it in your neighborhood, at your workplace, or hand it out to your friends. It’s been designed so one 8.5”x11” document can be cut into three separate flyers, saving trees!

For more about RNeighborWoods including partners, events, and photos, check our website.

Did you know that trees make a difference in many aspects of a neighborhood? The below information is from the Alliance for Community Trees and additional facts and figures can be found on their website.

• Lower crime.
  The presence of trees in urban neighborhoods has been linked to reduced crime.
• Cleaner air
  Trees provide the oxygen we breathe. One acre of trees produces enough oxygen for 18 people to breathe each day and eliminates as much carbon dioxide from the air as is produced from driving a car 26,000 miles.
• Energy savings.
  Trees lower the temperature through shade. The cooling effects of trees can save millions of energy dollars.
• More public revenue.
  Studies have shown that trees enhance community economic stability by attracting businesses and tourists.
• Higher property values.
  Property values of homes with trees in the landscape are 5 – 20% higher than equivalent properties without trees.
• More efficient stormwater management.
  One tree reduces 4000 gallons of storm water runoff annually. 400 trees will capture 140,000 gallons of rainwater annually. That is, 4 million trees would save $14 million in annual storm water runoff costs.

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