Why all the fuss about street trees? Increasing your city's tree canopy with properly selected, placed and spaced urban street trees provides many benefits to residents and businesses.

Trees are an extremely important component of urban environments providing shading and cooling during warm weather, slowing of winter winds, screening of unsightly views and separation for inconsistent land uses. They function as valuable components of urban ecosystems by absorbing carbon dioxide and other pollutants, while at the same time generating life-giving oxygen. Mature trees improve the aesthetic environment, absorb noise, are traffic calming, reduce stress and crime, and create an inviting place to relax or socialize.

After this program, participants will better be able to:

• Identify benefits of urban street trees in their community
• Develop a plan to increase the community's tree canopy
• Determine how street trees can transform city space into liveable communities