Living

Tree Benefits & Facts

Trees provide the following benefits

Trees cut down noise pollution by acting as sound barriers.
Trees provide a reduction in population crowding, noise pollution, and crime, which all can contribute to mental fatigue, and can help inner-city residents cope with the many poverty related-stresses.
Trees located along streets provide glare and reflection control.
Trees provide shade, shelter and windbreaks reducing yearly heating & cooling costs.
Trees can increase property values up to 20%.
In one year, a single tree can absorb as much carbon as is produced by a car driven 42,000 kilometers.
One mature tree produces nearly 260 pounds of oxygen each year, which is enough for 2 people.

Thunder Bay Tree Facts

There are 20,000 boulevard trees in Thunder Bay
There are 10,000 plantable spots for boulevard trees
Between 400-1000 large-caliper trees are planted each year
Hundreds of evergreen seedlings are planted annually with a variety of volunteer groups and through Thunder Bay's Scouts
Several hundred trees are removed each year for various reasons including construction, safety, poor health and private property concerns
Thunder Bay has a tree advocacy group called Trees Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay has an educational tree blog called Thunder Bay Trees
There is a Provincial Trees of Canada walking tour at Birch Point and Boulevard Lake Park