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I live in Sacramento, and when I moved here I learned two things quickly. First, Sacramento summers are hot. Like really hot. Many days are over 100 degrees. The second thing I learned is that Sacramento is livable, even with those high temperatures, thanks to its extensive tree canopy. The trees provide shade that makes me feel about 10-15 degrees cooler, and without them I probably would’ve moved a long time ago. Shade is just one of the many many benefits trees provide in urban areas, and I’m going to count down my favorites, as well talk about what it takes to maintain a verdant urban forest.
Information gathered from these excellent websites:
The Arbor Day Foundation: https://www.arborday.org/trees/benefits.cfm
Friends of the Urban Forest: https://www.fuf.net/benefits-of-urban-greening/
Sources:
A. Wolf, Kathleen L, PhD, University of Washington (2007) City Trees and Property Values. Arborist News. 16, 4:34-36.
B. Donovan, G.H.; Butry, D.T. (2010). Trees in the City: Valuing Street Trees in Portland, Oregon. Landscape and Urban Planning 94:77-83
C. McPherson, Greg, Center for Urban Forest Research via https://www.arborday.org/trees/benefits.cfm
D. U.S. Department of Agriculture via https://www.arborday.org/trees/benefits.cfm
E. Naderi, Jody Rosenblatt, Young Suk Kweon, and Praveen Maghelal (2008). The Street Tree Effect and Driver Safety. ITE Journal on the Web. http://www.naturewithin.info/Roadside/Tree&Driver_ITE.pdf
F. Global Status Report on Road Safety (2015). World Health Organization. (https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=wV40DgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=road+safety+and+speed&ots=DJSBBThVnn&sig=I3zRpXGQVhaEUoonWoi-EGPX2TI#v=onepage&q=road%20safety%20and%20speed&f=false
G. Benefits of Urban Greening. Friends of the Urban Forest. https://www.fuf.net/benefits-of-urban-greening/
H. McPherson, Gregory, James Simpson, Paula Peper, Aaron Crowell, and Qingfu Xiao (2010). Northern California Coast Community Tree Guide: Benefits, Costs, and Strategic Planting. United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.fs.fed.us/psw/topics/urban_forestry/products/2/psw_cufr790_psw_gtr228.pdf
I. Wolf, Kathy (1998). Urban Forest Values: Economic Benefits of Trees in Cities. Center for Urban Horticulture. https://www.naturewithin.info/Policy/EconBens-FS3.pdf
J. Benefits of Urban Greening. Friends of the Urban Forest. https://www.fuf.net/benefits-of-urban-greening/
K. Lovasi, Gina, James Quinn, Kathryn Neckerman, Matthew Perzanowski, and Andrew Rundle (2008). Children living in areas with more street trees have lower asthma prevalence. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2008/05/01/jech.2007.071894
L. New Varieties of Elm Raise Hope of Rebirth for Devastated Tree (1989). The New York Times. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1989/12/05/303289.html?action=click&contentCollection=Archives&module=LedeAsset®ion=ArchiveBody&pgtype=article&pageNumber=64
M. Turner, Rob (2015). Nightmare on Elm Streets. Sactown Magazine. http://www.sactownmag.com/April-May-2015/Nightmare-on-Elm-Streets/
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