Community Tree Planting Initiative
Because Equal Access to the Health, Climate and Economic Benefits of Trees is a Human Right
AFC+A & CREA Results, Latino founded and led mother organizations of Promotores Verdes, are excited to partner with the City of Denver’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability & Resilience (CASR) on their Community Tree Planting Initiative.
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For the next 5 years we will be planting thousands of trees in private households, businesses, and schools in Denver.
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Our goal is to increase the tree canopy in five neighborhoods- Globeville, Elyria-Swansea, Sunnyside, Chafee Park and Highland- which are suffering from tree inequity and where communities are facing a disproportionate burden of heat island effect.
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This program is led and implemented by the Promotores Verdes conservation corps (nature health workers), an initiative which merges the key concepts of public health, nature literacy, environmental stewardship, and outdoor recreation.
Why Tree Equity?
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Neighborhoods where minorities live have about 40% less tree cover than predominantly white neighborhoods.
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Neighborhoods with 90% or more of their residents living in poverty have 65% less tree cover than communities where only 10% or less live in poverty.
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Heat-related deaths in urban areas could be reduced by 25% through a combination of trees and re ective surfaces.
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Planting trees in cities can cool the air by 4 to 10 degrees Celsius, reduce the need for air conditioning by 30 percent, and reduce winter heating bills by 25-50 percent.
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Trees remove the most dangerous air pollution for our lungs: particulate matter. But most of the seepage occurs within 30 meters of a tree, so more needs to be planted in houses, near people who need it.
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Trees are filters for urban pollutants and fine particles such as dust or smoke from the air by trapping them in the leaves and bark.
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It has been proven that living near urban green spaces improves physical and mental health by decreasing high blood pressure and stress.
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Urban neighborhoods with trees can increase property values by up to 20 percent, and attract tourism and businesses.
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Urban forests capture and store up to 25% of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
VOLUNTEERS PLEASE EMAIL
zuza@americasforconservation.org
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