By Bob Cunningham There are countless ways trees benefit urban communities and society as a whole, but they also come with a built-in hindrance: They are expensive. U.S. cities lose an average 36 million trees each year due to disease or infestation, age and extreme weather, resulting in economic losses up to $786 million annually. Cambium Carbon, in partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, has made its mission to give trees a second life by saving them from landfills and…
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Urban and Community Forestry
Featured Partner: England’s Community Forests Transform Landscapes and Communities
With urban populations continuing to expand and more people living and working in cities and towns, trees and forests play an increasingly important role in improving health and happiness in communities.…
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The institution launched the YSU Legacy Forests project with the goal of planting a tree for every freshman who enrolls in the university to leave a legacy for them and for the community to…
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In March 2019, the Arbor Day Foundation publicly launched its Time for Trees™ initiative – our most ambitious set of goals to date. Our mission is to plant 100 million trees by Arbor Day…
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Don’t get me wrong, I love trees. I’ve never actually been caught in the act of hugging any, to be sure. But neither will you ever catch me with a yard without trees. I…
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Some plants classified by the experts as “shrubs” are often thought of as “trees” by the general populace. And while the experts employ technical definitions to make the distinction, even they admit that there…