10 Good Reasons To Plant Trees

1. Strategically planted trees can shade and cool your home reducing summer cooling costs as much as 40%.

2. Trees cool the air, land, and water with leafy shade and moisture.

3. Trees make water clean and safe for drinking, boating, fish, and wildlife.

4. Trees "clean" carbon dioxide from the air and return pure oxygen for us to breathe.

5. Planting trees offsets greenhouse gasses from your car and home.

6. Planting trees is a great way to celebrate a birth or birthday, remember a loved one, or say "thank you" to  a special friend.

7. Planting trees can improve the quality of your neighborhood, build community spirit and help reduce crime.

8. City trees reduce the cost of controlling storm water and improve property values.

9. City temperatures can be 6 to 10 degrees hotter in areas without trees.

10. Trees beautify our world adding color, texture, and even sounds that soothe.

For more information you can visit http://www.americanforests.org/

• American Forests is the country's oldest nonprofit citizen conservation organization with roots as deep as 1875

• Did you know that in 50 years, one tree generates over $31,000 worth of oxygen, provides more than $60,000 worth of pollution control, and recycles $37,500 worth of water?