Trees For Houston, a 28 year old non-profit organization, is on a mission to plant, protect and promote trees across the Greater Houston area. This includes your neighborhood and community, but we can’t do it alone. Our projects involve community outreach, assistance and collaboration.
As Warren Buffett once said “Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”
What is a tree worth to your community?
In neighborhoods where trees are large and lush, they can improve air quality by as much as 15% during the warmest hours of the day. More trees and larger trees mean cleaner air. The benefits of a $50 tree could produce a savings of over $402 in its lifespan. Street trees also reduce storm water runoff by nearly nine hundred million gallons each year.1
Landscaped neighborhoods and communities increase the resale price of land, provide shade for children and adults, cool down the summers and protect from bitter cold winds in the winter. Trees planted near streets provide natural sound barriers from noisy highways and construction.
Trees are worthy additions to your neighborhood and community and we can help.
Trees For Houston provides support by:
· Assisting in fundraising for trees
· Consulting on planting plans including layout, size and species needed
· Facilitating a tree planting day or event with your community
· Increasing awareness of areas in need of trees
For more information please visit our website at treesforhouston.org
1Jonnes, Jill. "What Is a Tree Worth?" The Wilson Quarterly (2011). The Wilson
Quarterly. The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Web. 13 June 2011. <http://www.wilsonquarterly.com/article.cfm?AID=1772>.
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