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Tree$Projects!• My!Favorite!Tree!• Goods!from!the!Woods!• Tree!Func7ons!• Tree!Iden7fica7on!• Tree!Inventory!• Calculate!Tree!Benefits!$$!• Service!Learning!• STEM!Extensions!
Why?!• Reinforces!curriculum!
• Uses!technology!
• ProblemGbased!learning!
• ProjectGbased!learning!
• Urban!and!rural!forests!
• Social!perspec7ve!
• Value,!risks,!benefits!
• Mul7Gdisciplinary!
• Tree!biology!
• Ecology!
• Economics!
• Classifica7on!
• Quan7ta7ve!skills!
• Stewardship!
Logis2cs!Costs$and$Materials$$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!
$$$Tree$Benefits!• Fairfax!County!es7mates!its!
trees!provide!!$54!million!of!�ecosystem!services�!annually.!(2007).!
!• Arlington!County!es7mates!
its!trees!provide!$1.8!million!in!air!pollu7on!control!and!over!$6.8!million!in!stormGwater!control!annually.!(2004)!!
• Healthy,!mature!trees!can!add!10%!to!residen7al!property!values.!
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Tree$Inventory!
Trees at the Adele Stamp Union University of Maryland, MD 20742
Team: NCYGS participants Date: 21 July 2012
Tree # Species
Diameter at Breast Height, DBH inches
Condition Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor , Dead or Dying
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2
3
4
Circumference$or$Diameter?$
Tree$Inventory!
Trees at the Adele Stamp Union University of Maryland, MD 20742
Team: NCYGS participants Date: 21 July 2012
Tree # Species
Diameter at Breast Height, DBH inches
Condition Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor , Dead or Dying
1 Redbud, Eastern 6 Excellent
2
3
4
Tree$Inventory!
Trees at the Adele Stamp Union University of Maryland, MD 20742
Team: NCYGS participants Date: 21 July 2012
Tree # Species
Diameter at Breast Height, DBH inches
Condition Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor , Dead or Dying
1 Redbud, Eastern 6 Excellent
2 Sycamore, American 15 Poor
3
4
Tree$Inventory!
Trees at the Adele Stamp Union University of Maryland, MD 20742
Team: NCYGS participants Date: 21 July 2012
Tree # Species
Diameter at Breast Height, DBH inches
Condition Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor , Dead or Dying
1 Redbud, Eastern 6 Excellent
2 Sycamore, American 15 Poor
3 Oak, Sawtooth 30 Good
4
Tree$Inventory!
Trees at the Adele Stamp Union University of Maryland, MD 20742
Team: NCYGS participants Date: 21 July 2012
Tree # Species
Diameter at Breast Height, DBH inches
Condition Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor , Dead or Dying
1 Redbud, Eastern 6 Excellent
2 Sycamore, American 15 Poor
3 Oak, Sawtooth 30 Good
4 Oak, Willlow 20 Excellent
$$$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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