Trees clean and replenish the air we breath, acting as the Earth's lungs. With today's changing climates and rising temperatures, we are in need of lush forests now, more than ever before. Organizations such as the Arbor Day Foundation aim to restore resilience through disaster recovery, replenish water quality and biodiversity through reforestation, and plant healthier communities by nurturing ecosystems of people, organizations, and municipalities.

The Arbor Day Foundation Approach:

• Identify areas of greatest need through GIS mapping and environmental, socio-economic, and location data.
• Trees can have the greatest impact on climate, communities, and biodiversity in key priority regions.
• Every community needs the vital infrastructure of trees to help grow cities and towns, block-by-block mapping, public data, and image-recognition software can increase understanding of where they're needed most.

The Impact of Trees:

• Climate: Trees absorb carbon from the atmosphere and act as key tools in addressing climate change.
• Community: Neighborhood trees are powerful enough to make communities healthier, cooler, and more resilient.
• Biodiversity: Forests are home to more than 80% of life on Earth, helping with the interconnected survival of animals, plants, and people.

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RESEARCH AND RESOURCES

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