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Why?!•  Reinforces!curriculum!

•  Uses!technology!

•  ProblemGbased!learning!

•  ProjectGbased!learning!

•  Urban!and!rural!forests!

•  Social!perspec7ve!

•  Value,!risks,!benefits!

•  Mul7Gdisciplinary!

•  Tree!biology!

•  Ecology!

•  Economics!

•  Classifica7on!

•  Quan7ta7ve!skills!

•  Stewardship!

Logis2cs!Costs$and$Materials$$Minimal$Investment!•  Tree!ID!books!•  Diameter!�DBH�!tapes!•  Cameras!•  Computers!•  Online!resources!

!Class$Time!•  1!hour!minimum!•  2!sessions!op7mum!

!When!•  Late!March!to!October!

My$Favorite$Tree$

Goods$from$the$Woods$

Tree$Func2ons$

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Tree$ID!!•  Go!outside!•  Look!at!trees!•  Iden7fy!trees!•  Make!leaf!albums!

Tree$Benefits!o  StormGwater!Runoff!Reduc7on!

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o  Energy!Consump7on!Reduc7on!!

o  Air!Quality!Improvement!!

o  CO2!Sequestra7on!

o  Wildlife!Habitat!Benefits!!

o  Social!Benefits!

o  Property!Value!!

o  Timber!Value!

$$$Tree$Benefits!•  Fairfax!County!es7mates!its!

trees!provide!!$54!million!of!�ecosystem!services�!annually.!(2007).!

!•  Arlington!County!es7mates!

its!trees!provide!$1.8!million!in!air!pollu7on!control!and!over!$6.8!million!in!stormGwater!control!annually.!(2004)!!

•  Healthy,!mature!trees!can!add!10%!to!residen7al!property!values.!

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Tree$Inventory!

Trees at the Adele Stamp Union University of Maryland, MD 20742

Team: NCYGS participants Date: 21 July 2012

Tree # Species

Diameter at Breast Height, DBH inches

Condition Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor , Dead or Dying

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2

3

4

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Tree$Inventory!

Trees at the Adele Stamp Union University of Maryland, MD 20742

Team: NCYGS participants Date: 21 July 2012

Tree # Species

Diameter at Breast Height, DBH inches

Condition Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor , Dead or Dying

1 Redbud, Eastern 6 Excellent

2

3

4

Tree$Inventory!

Trees at the Adele Stamp Union University of Maryland, MD 20742

Team: NCYGS participants Date: 21 July 2012

Tree # Species

Diameter at Breast Height, DBH inches

Condition Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor , Dead or Dying

1 Redbud, Eastern 6 Excellent

2 Sycamore, American 15 Poor

3

4

Tree$Inventory!

Trees at the Adele Stamp Union University of Maryland, MD 20742

Team: NCYGS participants Date: 21 July 2012

Tree # Species

Diameter at Breast Height, DBH inches

Condition Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor , Dead or Dying

1 Redbud, Eastern 6 Excellent

2 Sycamore, American 15 Poor

3 Oak, Sawtooth 30 Good

4

Tree$Inventory!

Trees at the Adele Stamp Union University of Maryland, MD 20742

Team: NCYGS participants Date: 21 July 2012

Tree # Species

Diameter at Breast Height, DBH inches

Condition Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor , Dead or Dying

1 Redbud, Eastern 6 Excellent

2 Sycamore, American 15 Poor

3 Oak, Sawtooth 30 Good

4 Oak, Willlow 20 Excellent

$$$Tree$Benefits!Trees at the Adele Stamp Union

University of Maryland, MD 20742 Tree Benefits calculated using iTree Design

Team: NCYGS participants Date: 21 July 2012

Tree # Species

Diameter at Breast Height, DBH inches

Condition Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor , Dead or Dying

$$ Overall Benefit from iTree Design

1 Redbud, Eastern 6 Excellent 0-6

2 Sycamore, American 15 Poor 44

3 Oak, Sawtooth 30 Good 111

4 Oak, Willlow 20 Excellent 82

$$$Tree$Benefits$D$iTree!

Na2onal$Tree$Benefits$Calculator$hap://www.itreetools.org/design.php!

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Tree # Species DBH (inches)

Stormwater Interception Savings

Energy: Cooling and Heating Savings

Air Quality Benefits

CO2 Reduction

Overall Benefits $ Annually

1 Redbud, Eastern

6 $ 3.64 $ 1.15 +(-5.30) $ 1.64 $ 0.75 About $ 2

367 gallons 8 kwh -5 therms

See online graph

102 lbs

$$$Tree$Benefits$D$iTree!

Na2onal$Tree$Benefits$Calculator$hap://www.itreetools.org/design.php!

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Tree #

Species DBH (inches)

Stormwater Interception Savings

Energy: Cooling and Heating Savings

Air Quality Benefits

CO2 Reduction

Overall Benefits $ Annually

3 Oak, Sawtooth

30 $ 69.01 $ 12.52 + 10.22 $ 12.38 $ 7.32 About $ 111

6971 gallons

88 kwh electricity 10 therms heating fuel

See online graph

1023 lbs

$$$Tree$Benefits$D$iTree!

Na2onal$Tree$Benefits$Calculator$hap://www.itreetools.org/design.php!

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Tree # Species DBH (inches)

Stormwater Interception Savings

Energy: Cooling and Heating Savings

Air Quality Benefits

CO2 Reduction

Overall Benefits $ Annually

4 Oak, Willow

20 $ 51.50 $ 12.25 + 23.33 (-$5.06) $ 5.08 About $87

5,202 gallons

88 kwh 22 therms

See online graph

702 lbs

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Anima7on!of!tree!growth!

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