1. The Role of Trees in Our Environment
By: Jenni Reaves
July 31, 2001

2. Trees
By: Joyce Kilmer

3. The Significance of Trees
An archive of the past
The circle of life
Cultural appreciation

4. What does a tree mean to you?

5. The Importance of Trees
wind barriers
filtration
biodiversity
shade
erosion control
decreases noise pollution

6. The Living Landscape
Rural
Suburban
Urban

7. How do you value trees in rural environments?

8. Benefits of Trees in the Rural Environment
Wind protection for crops
Erosion control
Creates diverse plant and animal habitats
Purifies the air absorbing carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide

9. The Rural Setting Preserving habitat - Black River Preserve
- Green Swamp Preserve
N.C. Farmland Preservation Program
- Maryland and Pennsylvania

10. Cont.. Rural Setting Creek Restoration
-Programs initiated by various governmental and non-profit organizations
Before
After

11. How do trees function in suburban environments?

12. Benefits of Trees in Suburban Environments
Shade canopy
Building Ecology
Noise Buffers
Habitat for suburban wildlife

13. The Suburban Portrait Sustainable development New Urbanism
- Vermillion; Charlotte, N.C.
- Davidson, N.C.

14. What are the components that make an urban tree unique to it’s environment?

15. Benefits of Trees in Urban Environments
Tree muffle urban noise.
A mature leafy tree produces as
much oxygen in a season as 10
people inhale in a year.
Trees help cleanse the air.
Trees can be cool!
Energy savers and windbreakers.

16. Urban Setting -revitalization -ordinances Community involvement
Planning
-revitalization
-ordinances
Community involvement

17. Seattle, WA
Environmental Liability
Environmental Amenity

18. Environmental Education is the Key
Investigate programs in your community
- Project Learning Tree
- Project WILD
- Adopt A Tree