Businesses on tree-lined streets experience increased sales as shoppers linger longer.

Children perform better in school if they are able to spend time in green settings.

Neighbors spend more time outside and have more opportunities to meet one another in areas that have trees.

Crime rates are significantly lower in green communities.

Urban areas without trees become heat-islands.

Concetration of concrete and asphalt traps and releases heat during the day and into the night.

A well-treed community can save at least $725,000 a year in energy costs.

One tree absorbs 400 gallons of water.

One hundred trees capture 250,000 gallons of rainwater.

Trees increase a home's property value anywhere from 5-9%.

A shaded roadway's life will be extended by at least 12%.

One tree produces $625 in oxygen per year, enough for four people.

A 100 foot width of trees can reduce sound by 6-8 decibels.