TreesBy Bela Ronald and Racheal Cortner
The Benefits of Trees Oxygen to replace carbon dioxide (clean air)
Energy source: Fire, heat, food (fruit & nuts) etc.
Shade-Trees reduce UV-B exposure by about 50 percent
Building/prevent erosion
Shelter for animals
Tragic Deforestation Erosion & floods
Loss of habitat/extinct animals
Top soil removal (trees give nutrition to soil)
Underground aquifer’s water source stays on the top of the earth resulting in loss of fresh water.
More evaporation = loss of fish/streams
Smaller plants die from direct sunlight
Washington/Pullman 12 million acres of forestland in the state
Approximately 8.4 billion trees
Pullman has a Christmas tree farm which recycles trees safely
Couple of Tree Nurseries (Pullman)
Hundreds in Washington
8 national forests most around 1 million acres some 2.5 million
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Trees Now Overall Cover about 9.4% of the Earth's surface (or 30% of total
land area) Before it was 50% of total land area
61 trees per person
Over 400 billion trees (2005)
Trees in our future
Depleting with time
More people = less trees
Predicted 9.6 billion people in 2050 (36yrs from now)
A lot better now than in the past New organizations help with tree loss
Encouraging others to protect trees/plant
How to Help Plant trees
Buy real Christmas trees preferably organic
Recycle/reuse
Use less plastics
No Styrofoam
Support National Forests
Support solar/wind/water power not burning of fossil fuels