The Benefits of Urban Tree Planting
Your support as a donor or volunteer provides a range of benefits. Trees provide beauty, shade, energy savings, and habitat, which is uniquely valuable in our cities.
Your support as a donor or volunteer provides a range of benefits. Trees provide beauty, shade, energy savings, and habitat, which is uniquely valuable in our cities. Street Trees are also important to combat climate change right here at home in Little Rock. Trees remove carbon from the atmosphere, while providing oxygen and cooling to help reduce the impacts of climate warming. Trees also clean the air of dust and pollution, which is especially important in urban centers. Older, larger trees provide much more environmental benefit than younger, smaller trees, so it is important that we plant today to have the greatest impact on our future.
Reducing Rates of Cardiac Disease
Planting trees improves air quality and reduces rates of cardiac disease, strokes, and asthma.
Protecting Biodiversity
Planting trees protects biodiversity by providing habitats for migrating birds and pollinators.
Reducing Obesity Levels
Planting trees reduces obesity levels by providing good neighborhood spaces for walking and cycling.
Managing Storm Water
Planting trees manages storm water to reduce flooding and protect agains the damaging affects of erosion.
Increasing Property Values
Planting trees increases the property values in neighborhoods.
Reducing Stress
Planting trees reduces stress by providing an urban sanctuary and connecting residents to nature.
Cooling City Streets
Planting trees can reduce street temperatures by 2-4 degrees during hot weather.
Filtering Air
Planting trees can reduce the amount of fine particulate pollution by up to 1/3.