“The Incredible Benefits of our Urban Forests”
The Urban Tree Festivl kicks off today.
.
The Sid Valley is wonderfully wooded
The Sid Valley has 23.2% canopy cover, provided by an estimated 405,000 trees. Average for southwest England 11.2%.
But perhaps we can do more:
How to help prevent deforestation – Vision Group for Sidmouth
Especially in bringing more trees into town:
Urban forestry – Vision Group for Sidmouth
Which is very much one of the main aims of the Sid Valley’s “civic arboretum”:
Arboretum towns | treeconomics.co.uk
.
Today marks the first day in a 10-day festival of trees in towns:
Urban Tree Festival – Vision Group for Sidmouth
With all sorts of events online:
Tree Stories: Heart, Mind & Soul – Vision Group for Sidmouth
With all sorts of urban tree projects on show in London, including a wonderful one from Hackney:
.
Meanwhile, in Exeter, there is the excellent consultancy used by the Sidmouth Arboretum for its researches:
Which included the excellent i-Tree Eco project:
(PDF) Sidmouth i-Tree Eco impact summary
.
FInally, why plant trees in towns?
Here’s a wonderful list –
from:
Health and wealth: In Toronto, researchers found that people living on tree-lined streets reported health benefits equivalent to being seven years younger or receiving a $10,000 (£7,500) salary rise
to
Lowers crime: Areas with higher vegetation cover have lower rates of crime, and littering