What is the significance?

·  In order to reduce carbon emissions, it’s imperative for us to acknowledge what steps need to be taken to achieve sustainability.

·  This project will grant Oregon the advantage of having cleaner air, less pollutants, and potentially a more sustainable future.

·  Through the outreach and education achieved we’ll be giving all of our participants a sense of ownership, not only in their community, but in their state as well.

·  Youth participants will learn not only the importance of sustainability, biodiversity, and community involvement, they will also learn of both responsibility and leadership skills.

How are trees beneficial?

CO2 sequestration Carbon dioxide sequestration is vital because a mature tree will consume the equivalent of 1 ton of carbon dioxide in their lifetime. Roughly three hundred trees will be required to reduce the pollutants of one human during their entire lifetime. Trees are a vital renewable resource that can be consistently recycled. Our group has chosen to place trees in the ground in comparison to plants because of how much carbon dioxide they can absorb.

Benefits of Natives Native plants are essential to conserving a healthy environment because of the diversity they offer. One main reason natives are so vital to a specific ecosystem is the way they grow: a native plant tends to have a natural management program that either through the climate or its consumption by native wildlife keep it from overgrowing.

 Wildlife The needs of animals also play a role in the importance of native trees, their ecosystem depends on it. Without biodiversity, animal populations could either soar or deplete rapidly because of food and habitat availability. In riparian zones, trees provide necessary shelter for marine animals. Many species of Salmon are native to the Northwest, and they require a certain temperature in order to thrive, and eventually spawn. Trees that loom over river or streams provide shade, which keeps the water at the required temperature for fish spawning.  Most salmon-bearing streams in Oregon are too warm for salmon.