Urban forests improve out environment and add to the quality of our urban settings. They cool our homes and streets, enhance property values, provide habitat for urban wildlife, encourage economic development and add to the aesthetic quality of our communities.
Dick Rideout
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Urban forests are a critical part of a community. We call it 'green infrastructure'. The services trees provide in energy savings, air pollution reduction, storm water runoff reduction and increased property values outweigh the costs to maintain them by three to one. This doesn't even include the benefits to local business or the psychological and social benefits provided to residents that are harder to quantify.
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