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The
Importance
of
Preserving
Our Forests
Aberdeen
Municipal Center
60 N. Parke Street Aberdeen, Maryland 21001
Contact Us
410-272-
Benefits of
Trees in Our
Neighborhoods
Energy conservation
Reduces erosion and
soil runoff
Improves air & water
quality
Reduces wind and
storm damage
Quiet loud traffic
noises
Provides shade
Reduce increased
levels of urban heat
Increase land values
Provides natural
habitat for animals,
birds, & insects
Forest Conservation Ordinance #12-O-04 & #16-O-17 adopted by the Mayor and Council for the City of Aberdeen
Trees Conserve Energy Forest Conservation The retention of existing forest or the creation of new forest Habitats for Wildlife Priority Spaces for Retention T R E E S C A N P R O V I D E A N E N E R G Y B I L L S A V I N G S B E T W E E N $ 1 0 0 & $ 2 5 0 E A C H Y E A R
S H A D E D S U R F A C E S , L I K E
Y O U R H O M E O R Y A R D ,
M A Y B E 2 0 - 4 5 ° F C O O L E R
T H A N U N S H A D E D
S U R F A C E S
Trees can save up to 25% of a households' energy needs for heating and cooling reducing the need for air conditioning
Trees and forested spaces
can reduce temperatures through shading and evapotranspiration; the process where a tree converts water from the soil into a vapor & releases it into the air Forests serve as a refuge for birds, animals, and insects that have been impacted by urbanization PROTECTING AND RESTORING OUR FORESTS ARE A VITAL PART OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION Trees, shrubs, or plants located in sensitive areas such as the one-hundred- year floodplain, intermittent and perennial streams and their buffers, coastal bays and their buffers, steep slopes, nontidal wetlands, and critical habitats Trees, shrubs, or plants determined to be rare, threatened, or endangered Trees that are a part of a historic site or structure Air Quality Trees and forested spaces produce oxygen and filter toxins from the air, improving overall air quality AN ACRE OF TREES REMOVES UP TO 2.6 TONS OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND PRODUCES THE AMOUNT OF OXYGEN CONSUMED BY 18 PEOPLE PER YEAR
