The Western PA Conservancy will host a Benefits of Water-Thirsty Trees webinar September 30 at Noon.

Trees are nature’s powerhouses that provide so many community and environmental benefits. Trees absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release oxygen back into the air.

Birds, fish, insects and mammals depend on trees for habitat, food and protection. A walk along many neighborhood streets can reveal the diversity, beauty and revitalization that trees provide our communities and towns.

One mature tree can intercept nearly 2,000 gallons of rainfall each year, making trees a natural ally in managing stormwater runoff and reducing flooding and stream pollution.

Through the Conservancy’s community forestry and watershed conservation programs and TreeVitalize Pittsburgh partnership, the Conservancy has planted more than 150,000 trees near streams and roadways, in parking lots, and along trails, hillsides and sidewalks as part of green infrastructure, natural stormwater management or watershed restoration projects.

Participants in the webinar will learn more about these projects and the type of trees the Conservancy plants along rivers and streams, and in other locations, to help intercept stormwater, stabilize hillsides and reduce the effects of flooding.

Join Conservancy staff, Watershed Project Manager Alysha Trexler and Community Forester Brian Crooks, as they discuss the best tree species for rural and urban buffers, green infrastructure projects and other solutions to improve water quality and beautify underdeveloped areas within our region.

Plus, we’ll share how you can get more involved and help us plant more trees.  You’ll discover how you can make a difference in your own backyard or landscape to capture more stormwater and reap the many benefits of trees!

Click Here to register or for more information.

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The Conservancy has helped to establish 11 state parks, conserved more than 250,000 acres of natural lands and protected or restored more than 3,000 miles of rivers and streams, maintains 132 community gardens and other green spaces that are planted with the help of more than 11,000 volunteers and the support of more than 9,000 members.

(Reprinted from the latest Water Land Life newsletter from the Western PA Conservancy.)

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[Posted: September 1, 2022]

9/5/2022