Why are healthy trees a benefit to me?
• Trees mean energy cost savings (cooling & heating)
• Trees increase the resale value of your property and beautify
your neighborhood
• Trees provide direct health and social benefits (safer,
reduce stress, less violence)
• Trees improve air quality by releasing fresh oxygen and
removing carbon
• Trees help the watershed by reducing storm water runoff
and stabilizing the soil
• Trees mean better business in commercial districts (shaded
parking - attractive)
• Trees encourage walking and outdoor activities, and cool
parked vehicles
What about the Ojai Valley's Community Forest
?
• Ojai' s community forest is an aging tree population
that is in less than average condition.
• We need to plant new trees every year to maintain a balanced
tree population. The overwhelming majority of trees (approximately
75%) are on private property, so private property owners are the
largest group of stakeholders.
Tell me more:
Ojai Trees is a grass-roots, non-profit community
volunteer organization.
Ojai Trees educates, trains and supports citizens
as they plant and care for trees and improve the neighborhood in
which they live, work, learn and play.
Ojai Trees assists ordinary citizens in planting
trees on their property and in their neighborhood. Our approach
is to work within neighborhoods by supporting "Neighborhood
Foresters" .
Neighborhood Foresters are trained in:
• Gathering neighborhood support
• Selecting the right tree for the right place
• Ensuring healthy trees through proper tree care
• Creating a neighborhood planting day for Everyone
