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Brian Keightley,
Division Director, Urban Forest Management
Every dollar spent on planting and caring for a community tree yields benefits that are two to five times that investment—benefits that include cleaner air, lower energy costs, improved water quality and storm water control and increased property values. - The Arbor Day Foundation, Tree Facts
Tons of pollutants removed from the air annually (valued at $1.83 billion) |
4,500 |
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Tons of carbon stored (valued at $969 million) |
7,466,000 |
Tons of oxygen produced annually |
232,900 |
Cubic feet of stormwater runoff avoided annually |
392,600,000 |
Building energy savings |
$34,300,000 |
Tons of carbon emissions avoided (valued at $6,740,000) |
51,940 |
Over the next 30 years, based on forecasted tree growth, i-Tree Design projects total benefits worth $3,918.