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A Word of Thought

"Trees are the largest living organisms on our planet. They give us the air we breathe. They cool us in summer, protect us from the cold winds of winter. They bring beauty to our eyes. They are the keeper of memories, days gone by."

Trees today are the longest living and most needed organic resources in the world. They clean our air, improve our water quality, reduce noise pollution and give us shade. They give us food, provide us shelter and create beauty.

• One tree can produce more than 260 pounds of oxygen a year.
• Over its lifetime, one tree can filter out as much as one ton of carbon monoxide.
• Water from our forests provide drinking water for more that 60 million people.
• A medium sized tree can save us more than $7 annually through energy conservation and pollution control.
• About one third of America is covered in forests.
• There are over 250 billion trees in America today.
• The largest tree in America is over 370 ft tall and over 2000 years old.
• The average American uses about 750 lbs of paper per year.
• 95% of all homes are built out of lumber.
• The estimated, average life of a tree in an urban area is only around 8 to 10 years.
• The shade and wind blocking power of trees reduce annual heating and cooling costs by over 2 billion dollars.