Why you should hug a tree today…and where you should plant it

- Dr. David Nowak,  USDA Forest Service

This has been a hard winter for trees. High winds and cold, wet snow caused many a tree to succumb and return to the earth…in some cases, with a spectacular thud! Talk has turned to replanting, and rehabilitation of our urban forests.

What a perfect opportunity,

The following is taken from a talk by Dr. David Nowak

to a gathering at St. Phillip’s Church late last fall. You can find out more about his research at http://www.fs.fed.us/ (hint: Put Nowak into the search engine for links to his research).

Benefits of Trees

Benefits from trees fall into four main categories:

Temperature reduction

: A tree’s shade reduces the ‘heat island’ affect of urban areas by providing shade…imagine walking barefoot on dark pavement on a sunny day, and then imagine that experience under the shade of a tree. : Trees ‘breathe out’ oxygen through their leaves and ‘breathe in’ pollutants and converts or stores them to remove them from the air we breathe. : Trees remove pollutants, but we must also do our part to reduce emissions by, for example, avoiding the use of gas-powered equipment to purchase, plant and maintain trees. : Plant a strategically-located tree or three to block the sun’s path from homes and sanctuaries. Not only is the temperature reduced, but the use of energy and parish resources are also reduced.

Planting Trees

How can you decide what trees to plant and where to plant

the energy used to grow and plant a new tree with the benefits of that tree. the tree, and the longer it lives, the better the absorption of pollution. the better; and the more texture the leaves have, the better. Small, fuzzy leaves take up the most types of pollution. the north sides of buildings and leafy, deciduous trees give spring and summer benefits on the south and west sides. the environment: nut trees (walnuts and hazelnuts, for example) provide food for you and wildlife. the tree is used as wood.

This has been a hard winter for trees. High winds and cold, wet snow caused many a tree to succumb and return to the earth…in some cases, with a spectacular thud! Talk has turned to replanting, and rehabilitation of our urban forests.

What a perfect opportunity,

The following is taken from a talk by

Why you should hug a tree today…and where you should plant it

This has been a hard winter for trees. High winds and cold, wet snow caused many a tree to succumb and return to the earth…in some cases, with a spectacular thud! Talk has turned to replanting, and rehabilitation of our urban forests.

What a perfect opportunity,

The following is taken from a talk by Dr. David Nowak, a researcher with

the USDA Forest Service, to a gathering at St. Phillip’s Church late last fall. You can find out more about his research at http://www.fs.fed.us/ (hint: Put Nowak into the search engine for links to his research).

Benefits of Trees

Benefits from trees fall into four main categories:

Temperature reduction

: A tree’s shade reduces the ‘heat island’ affect of urban areas by providing shade…imagine walking barefoot on dark pavement on a sunny day, and then imagine that experience under the shade of a tree. : Trees ‘breathe out’ oxygen through their leaves and ‘breathe in’ pollutants and converts or stores them to remove them from the air we breathe. : Trees remove pollutants, but we must also do our part to reduce emissions by, for example, avoiding the use of gas-powered equipment to purchase, plant and maintain trees. : Plant a strategically-located tree or three to block the sun’s path from homes and sanctuaries. Not only is the temperature reduced, but the use of energy and parish resources are also reduced.

Planting Trees

How can you decide what trees to plant and where to plant

the energy used to grow and plant a new tree with the benefits of that tree. the tree, and the longer it lives, the better the absorption of pollution. the better; and the more texture the leaves have, the better. Small, fuzzy leaves take up the most types of pollution. the north sides of buildings and leafy, deciduous trees give spring and summer benefits on the south and west sides. the environment: nut trees (walnuts and hazelnuts, for example) provide food for you and wildlife. the tree is used as wood.

Benefits of Trees

Benefits from trees fall into four main categories:

Temperature reduction

: A tree’s shade reduces the ‘heat island’ affect of urban areas by providing shade…imagine walking barefoot on dark pavement on a sunny day, and then imagine that experience under the shade of a tree. : Trees ‘breathe out’ oxygen through their leaves and ‘breathe in’ pollutants and converts or stores them to remove them from the air we breathe. : Trees remove pollutants, but we must also do our part to reduce emissions by, for example, avoiding the use of gas-powered equipment to purchase, plant and maintain trees. : Plant a strategically-located tree or three to block the sun’s path from homes and sanctuaries. Not only is the temperature reduced, but the use of energy and parish resources are also reduced.

Planting Trees

How can you decide what trees to plant and where to plant

the energy used to grow and plant a new tree with the benefits of that tree. the tree, and the longer it lives, the better the absorption of pollution. the better; and the more texture the leaves have, the better. Small, fuzzy leaves take up the most types of pollution. the north sides of buildings and leafy, deciduous trees give spring and summer benefits on the south and west sides. the environment: nut trees (walnuts and hazelnuts, for example) provide food for you and wildlife. the tree is used as wood.