RNeighborWoods 2007 Fall Tree Planting

RNeighborWoods 2007 Fall Tree Planting

Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Sun, 2007-09-02 09:21.

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Many participants at the spring 2007 planting had never planted a tree before. Pictured here, several young planters are guided by helpers from Maier Forest & Tree, an RNeighborWoods partner.

Trees make good neighbors.

Join us on Saturday, October 27, 2007, for a community boulevard tree planting along Marion Road.

Since 2006, the RNeighborWoods group has planted 200 seedlings and 338 ball-in-burlap trees in Rochester. How many trees will be planted this fall? Join us and help count!

Look for the RNeighborWoods table and smiling people with safety orange vests at approximately 1237 Marion Road SE.
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We’ll introduce our Citizen Foresters, go over the logistics of the planting, divide into groups, and then plant trees all along Marion Road. These trees were purchased by the City of Rochester.

Are you a tree enthusiast and want to spend a intensive day learning more about our urban forest? Be sure to check out information on the website about our Saturday, October 13, Citizen Forester Workshop.

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.

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

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