Resources

Here are some resources on other websites that you might find helpful.

For homeowners

• Trees Are Good
  • Helpful general tree information for the public
• Tips for hiring a good Arborist
  • From International Society of Arborists Pacific Northwest Chapter
• Tree Benefits Calculator
  • Calculate the value of your trees with this helpful tool
• Urban Forestry and your Home
  • How homeowners can improve tree canopy
• Sherilltree Learning Center: Tree Health Care
  • Look more in depth at some spotlight issues

For planners, developers and the commercial sector

• Tree Protection Handbook (PDF)
  • For planners, inspectors, consultants, developers and builders who work with trees during construction and development: the Tree Protection on Construction and Development Sites: A Best Management Practices Guidebook for the Pacific Northwest.

For teachers

• Arbor Day Activities for the Classroom
• National Arbor Day Foundation Educational Resources
• Urban Forestry Laboratory Exercises
• Planting Trees in Your Community Forest (PDF)
• Our Treasured Trees
• Stout Woods Nature Preserve Educational Activities
• Talk About Trees

Why are trees beneficial?

A: Trees provide a variety of benefits besides environmental, such as social, community, and economic. Trees provide an array of benefits, including:

• Cost Reduction- reduces yearly heating and cooling costs by 2.1 billion dollars
• Increase Property Value- well-cared landscape properties are 5-20% more valuable than non-landscaped estates.
• Privacy and Scenery, aesthetic values

The following facts are results from studies conducted by UIUC Human-Environment Research Laboratory:

• Fewer Crimes- apartment buildings surrounded by trees and greenery are dramatically safer than buildings devoid of green
• Improves Concentration- children with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) are relieved after contact with nature. The greener the setting, the more the relief.
• Sound Barrier- acts as sound barriers and provide protection against crowding, noise, and danger, which all can contribute to mental fatigue, and can help inner-city residents cope with the many poverty related-stresses

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