DENVER
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.
AURORA
Tree Keepers 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 AURORA
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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.
EVENTOS: Viernes 25 de agosto a las 7:15am en la 1150 AM Radio. En el segmento de este día, Pineda Reyes, director ejecutivo de CREA Results y Ezequiel Villanueva-Ruiz, Científico horticultor y Educador, nos tienen un tema especial sobre el impacto que se tiene sobre los árboles y claro es, de la calidad del aire y qué se viene haciendo para encontrar una solución a la propuesta para abordar las desigualdades en la cobertura de los árboles en Aurora y qué papel viene haciendo el equipo de Promotores Verdes … Y en nuestra sección de Juntos Podemos Más, Fernando Pineda-Reyes nos estará dando a conocer sobre los diferentes eventos en los cuales el equipo de CREA Results estará muy activo compartiendo sus recursos con la comunidad.
Conozca a nuestro Tree Keepers Associate Director of Programs. Ezequiel Villanueva-Ruiz Horticulturist Scientist | Educator|Advanced AgroTech Aquaponics, Hydroponics, Greenhouse & Nursery R&D | AIst | STEAMist | Great IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Acceptance) | Global Green Community Organizer Ezequiel Villanueva Ruizl is a Ph.D. Candidate in Horticulture from the University of Guelph in Canada. He also holds a Master's in Horticulture from the Postgraduate College in Mexico and a Bachelor’s in Plant Science from the Autonomous University of Chapingo in Mexico. Ezequiel has been involved with several education and horticulture organizations, he is a certified Greenhouse grower by the Colorado Nursery & Greenhouse Association (CNGA), Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado, AmericanHort, American Society for Horticultural Science, North American Agricultural Advisory Network, and International Society for Horticultural Science. Ezequiel has received grants and awards for developing sustainable greenhouse, hydroponics, and aquaponics systems. And recognitions like the Exemplary Service Award February 3, 2022 by CNGA. He is a bilingual English/Spanish educator in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and the U.K. with over 20+ years of experience teaching science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) subjects to students from diverse backgrounds. He holds a Professional Teacher License endorsed in Science, Elementary Education, Agriculture and Renewable Natural Resources, Spanish, and Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Education from the Colorado Department of Education. Ezequiel has taught Spanish, science, coding, robotics, and horticulture classes at the high school and university levels. He incorporates technology into his lessons and utilizes methods like project-based learning and Invention and Innovation Education. Ezequiel has participated in many professional development conferences and workshops focused on STEAM education, including events by the National Science Teachers Association, International Society for Technology in Education, International Technology & Engineering Educators Association, Master Teacher of Invention and Intellectual Property (MTIP) by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Mentor for The Zero Barriers in STEM Education: Accessibility and Inclusion initiative by the Smithsonian Science Education.
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
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