Join the Vernon Neighborhood Tree Planting!
In partnership with Friends of Trees, the Vernon neighborhood is planning a tree planting project for February 17th, 2007! We are looking for homeowners and landlords interested in receiving trees at a greatly reduced cost in exchange fore helping us plant trees on this Saturday morning in February. Help make Vernon a greener, healthier, more beautiful neighborhood!
What are the Benefits?
Did you know that trees remove pollutants from the air? A typical tree absorbs 10 pounds of pollutants, cleans 330 pounds of carbon dioxide, and creates 260 pounds of oxygen each year! Trees also help intercept and retain 760 gallons of rainwater each year, which help keep our rivers clean and help save us money on stormwater fees! Trees can cool our homes in the summer and shade our city which helps us stay cool all summer! Trees raise the property value of your home by up to 20%. Also, unlike many other things, trees appreciate in value each year! And by planting trees now, we can keep our city green into the future.
What’s the Cost/ How Do I Get Involved?
This winter, the Vernon Neighborhood is teaming up with Friends of Trees to offer homeowners trees for their parking strip for only $35 or trees for their yard for $75. The cost will include a site inspection by the Urban Forestry Department to ensure you choose the right tree for your home, hole digging, help with planting your tree, stakes, mulch, ties, labels, follow-up monitoring, and information on proper tree care techniques. This is a great bargain! For more information, please visit www.friendsoftrees.org for our tree database and info about Friends of Trees.
We are gathering interest right now for the Vernon Tree Planting Event, so please contact Amy at 503-936-5340 or vernontrees@gmail.com to sign up to buy a tree, volunteer, donate funds or simply get involved with this great event!
What are the Benefits?
Did you know that trees remove pollutants from the air? A typical tree absorbs 10 pounds of pollutants, cleans 330 pounds of carbon dioxide, and creates 260 pounds of oxygen each year! Trees also help intercept and retain 760 gallons of rainwater each year, which help keep our rivers clean and help save us money on stormwater fees! Trees can cool our homes in the summer and shade our city which helps us stay cool all summer! Trees raise the property value of your home by up to 20%. Also, unlike many other things, trees appreciate in value each year! And by planting trees now, we can keep our city green into the future.
What’s the Cost/ How Do I Get Involved?
This winter, the Vernon Neighborhood is teaming up with Friends of Trees to offer homeowners trees for their parking strip for only $35 or trees for their yard for $75. The cost will include a site inspection by the Urban Forestry Department to ensure you choose the right tree for your home, hole digging, help with planting your tree, stakes, mulch, ties, labels, follow-up monitoring, and information on proper tree care techniques. This is a great bargain! For more information, please visit www.friendsoftrees.org for our tree database and info about Friends of Trees.
We are gathering interest right now for the Vernon Tree Planting Event, so please contact Amy at 503-936-5340 or vernontrees@gmail.com to sign up to buy a tree, volunteer, donate funds or simply get involved with this great event!
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