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This unprecedented investment in the nation's urban forests will pay major dividends.","featured_image":47390,"caption_override":"","updated_on":null,"sidebar_action":"","related_event":"","hide_hero_image":false,"location":"internal","external_link":{"publication_name":"","url":""},"file":null,"sidebar_action_query_string":""},"helper_people_group":{"title":"Authors","entities":[{"type":"dynamic","dynamic_person":{"site":3,"people":"102"},"information":{"name":"","image":null,"role":"","biography":"","contact":{"twitter":"","facebook":"","email":"","phone":""}}},{"type":"dynamic","dynamic_person":{"site":2,"people":"1027"},"information":{"name":"","image":null,"role":"","biography":"","contact":{"twitter":"","facebook":"","email":"","phone":""}}}]},"helper_downloads":{"title":"Downloads","files":null},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"The Biden administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/media\/press-releases\/2023\/04\/12\/biden-harris-administration-announces-historic-funding-expand\">announced<\/a> last week that it is making $1 billion in Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds available through the Forest Service\u2019s Urban and Community Forestry Program to help plant and maintain trees in cities and towns across America.\r\n\r\nThese funds \u2013 part of the total $1.5 billion invested in the program under the IRA to support urban forestry initiatives \u2013 are being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/managing-land\/urban-forests\">made available in the form of competitive grants<\/a> to community-based organizations, tribes, municipal and state governments, nonprofits and other entities working to increase tree cover in urban areas.\r\n\r\nA billion dollars might seem like a lot of money \u2013 but an investment in urban forests is an investment that will deliver major returns.\r\n<h2><strong>Urban trees cool our cities.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nCities are heating up. Roads, buildings, pavement and other hard surfaces absorb and retain heat, leading to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/heatislands\">urban heat island effect<\/a>, in which urban centers experience higher temperatures than surrounding areas. Tree-shade can reduce peak summer temperatures by as much as 45\u00b0F, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/heatislands\/using-trees-and-vegetation-reduce-heat-islands\">according to the EPA<\/a>, making cities more comfortable places to live and work.\r\n\r\nBut urban heat islands aren\u2019t just uncomfortable \u2013 they also damage our health, with excessive heat causing thousands of premature deaths worldwide every year. By bringing the temperature down, tree shade can save lives \u2013 according to a 2023 study in <em>The Lancet<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lancet\/article\/PIIS0140-6736(22)02585-5\/fulltext\">more than a third of all deaths caused by excessive heat could be avoided by planting more trees in urban areas<\/a>.\r\n\r\nAs well as saving lives, tree shade saves money. One study <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007%2Fs10021-019-00395-5\">estimates<\/a> that urban forests across the U.S. provide benefits in the form of reduced health impacts and lower energy consumption that are worth between $5.3 billion and $12.1 billion per year.\r\n\r\nThe World Economic Forum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2022\/06\/cities-urban-trees-climate-change\/\">estimates<\/a> that a single tree planted on the west side of your home, within five years of planting, can bring 3% savings in energy costs per household, and 12% within 15 years. Moreover, by reducing energy demand from cooling (responsible for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2022\/06\/cities-urban-trees-climate-change\/\">around 70% of peak residential electric demand<\/a> on extremely hot days in the U.S.), the shade provided by urban trees eases the strain placed on the electricity grid, in turn meaning fewer greenhouse gas emissions from energy generation.\r\n<h2><strong>Urban trees improve air\u00a0quality and combat global warming.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nTrees are natural air filters, absorbing carbon dioxide and other harmful pollutants and releasing oxygen into the atmosphere. This is especially important in urban areas, where air pollution levels can be significantly higher than in rural areas.\u00a0A 2019\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.fg-test.com\/reports\/fg\/growing-greener-0\">report<\/a>\u00a0by Frontier Group and Environment Colorado, for example, found that the city of Boulder\u2019s\u00a0650,000 urban trees\u00a0sequester <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190610223922\/https:\/www-static.bouldercolorado.gov\/docs\/Boulder_UFSP_v2018_06_06-1-201806111602.pdf\">18,709 tons of carbon and absorb 139 tons of air pollutants per year<\/a>, including carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, sulfur dioxide and particulate matter.\r\n\r\nNationwide, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwf.org\/Home\/Magazines\/National-Wildlife\/2019\/April-May\/Gardening\/Urban-Forests\">by one estimate<\/a>, trees remove more than 17 million metric tons of air pollutants annually, preventing 850 premature deaths, 430,000 asthma attacks and many other health problems. The more tree cover an area has, the more pollution is removed from the air.\r\n<h2><strong>Urban trees reduce noise pollution.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nAlthough often overlooked in debates around the health effects of urban pollution, high levels of environmental noise do tremendous damage to our health, causing and exacerbating a range of serious conditions, <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/frontier-group\/how-noise-is-damaging-your-health-412de88d24ce\">from depression and anxiety to cardiovascular disease and strokes<\/a>. Trees can act as natural sound barriers, absorbing and reflecting noise from roads, construction sites and other sources of noise. According to the USDA, a well-designed, strategically situated 100-foot-wide tree buffer could reduce noise by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/nac\/buffers\/guidelines\/6_aesthetics\/4.html\">up to 15 A-weighted decibels (dB(A))<\/a>.<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> For context, noise levels within 50 feet of a freeway are typically <a href=\"https:\/\/highways.dot.gov\/public-roads\/julyaugust-2003\/living-noise\">between 70 and 80 dB(A)<\/a>. In other words, that tree buffer could reduce traffic noise by at least 50%.\r\n<h2><strong>Urban trees nurture biodiversity.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nTrees provide habitat and food for a wide range of wildlife, including birds, insects and small mammals. This includes critical habitat for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwf.org\/Home\/Magazines\/National-Wildlife\/2019\/April-May\/Gardening\/Urban-Forests\">at-risk birds, pollinator species and other vulnerable wildlife.<\/a> Any single tree can be <a href=\"https:\/\/unece.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-12\/COP15_infographic_final.pdf\">home<\/a> to hundreds of species of plants, animals, fungi and mosses, and produce thousands of flowers that provide much needed nourishment for <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.fg-test.com\/articles\/how-to-make-our-cities-a-home-for-bees-butterflies-and-other-pollinators\/\">pollinators<\/a>. Since tree cover helps to increase the diversity of wildlife in urban areas, it can play a key role in halting and reversing biodiversity loss.\r\n\r\nThe United Nations Economic Commission for Europe has <a href=\"https:\/\/unece.org\/media\/press\/374340\">argued<\/a> that urban trees must be a key part of the overall action plan for protecting biodiversity, noting that, as well as providing food and habitat, urban forests can also serve as crucial hubs for genetic diversity, since they <a href=\"https:\/\/nordicforestresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/URBAN-TREE-DIVERSITY3.pdf\">often contain a greater diversity of tree species than rural forests<\/a>. This species diversity also makes urban forests more resilient to current and future threats, such as pest outbreaks and the effects of climate change.\r\n<h2><strong>Urban trees help manage stormwater runoff.<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nUrban trees are one of several forms of green infrastructure that can be used to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6134866\/\">help to manage stormwater runoff<\/a>. Trees intercept rainfall in their canopy and delay it reaching the ground, reducing the amount of water that runs off impervious surfaces like roads and parking lots and into storm drains and waterways, while also allowing time for the water to infiltrate the soil. Tree roots absorb water and nutrients from the soil, filtering out pollutants and improving water quality. By one estimate, a single tree can intercept <a href=\"https:\/\/unece.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-12\/COP15_infographic_final.pdf\">more than 4,000 gallons of water<\/a> each year.\r\n\r\nRecent <a href=\"https:\/\/treenet.org\/resource\/the-use-of-trees-in-urban-stormwater-management\/\">research<\/a> from Australia has shown that the presence of trees results in significantly reduced concentrations of soluble nitrogen and phosphorus in stormwater, both of which are major contributors to nutrient pollution that can create algae blooms and harm aquatic life. Another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0043135420301330\">study<\/a> found that trees on a typical suburban street retain almost a quarter of all stormwater runoff every year, and release the equivalent of 17% through transpiration (releasing water vapor through their leaves).\r\n<h2><strong>Urban trees provide aesthetic and recreational benefits.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nDon\u2019t underestimate the importance of aesthetics. Trees bring beauty to a city, creating green spaces and adding visual interest to urban landscapes.\r\n\r\nIncorporated into parks or other green spaces, they also bring opportunities for city-dwellers to spend time in nature-rich environments, <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@jameshorrox\/the-science-of-hiking-53e8260ab46d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@jameshorrox\/the-science-of-hiking-53e8260ab46d\">known<\/a> to boost our <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0160412015000239\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0160412015000239\">mental and physical health<\/a>, <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1111\/j.1467-9280.2008.02225.x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1111\/j.1467-9280.2008.02225.x\">improve cognitive performance<\/a>,<a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/22464936\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/22464936\/\"> attention, memory<\/a> <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9363772\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9363772\/\">and creativity<\/a>, <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25631858\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25631858\/\">reduce depression<\/a>, <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26193624\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26193624\/\">lower stress<\/a> and <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/0956797612464659\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/0956797612464659\">enhance our overall happiness<\/a> and <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-019-44097-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-019-44097-3\">wellbeing<\/a>. Urban trees can play a part in all that.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * *<\/p>\r\nIn short, trees are a crucial component of a healthy and sustainable urban environment. Nurturing and expanding our urban forests is vital for the wellbeing of our communities, and with more than a billion dollars in new funding opportunities available, now is the time to do it.\r\n\r\n___________\r\n\r\n<a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a><em> Simply put, decibel (dB) is a unit of sound measurement that measures the straightforward loudness of a sound. However, the human ear does not hear all frequencies equally. dB(A) is a measurement of loudness weighted to account for how the human ear actually perceives sound. 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