CLIMATE CHANGE PUSH BACK AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL

CLIMATE CHANGE PUSH BACK AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL

What  can you do at the community level?

START DIGGING-  Please note this can be  done at an  individual/family level if you own

 property.

Why dig?

Dig a hole to plant a native sapling or a small tree!

Then dig some more until you are ready to drop!

Check on- line for community tree planting events.

We need to plant as many trees as possible! Why you may ask?   

The easiest, most effective and efficient way to  help reduce global overheating and mitigate the devastating effects of climate change is to PLANT TREES!

Not only will a canopy of healthy trees mitigate the catastrophic effects of climate change, but they will save the government billions of dollars in health care costs etc.   

Check  these  facts-

·      the billions of hairs on leaves trap, dust, dirt and 85% of nasty pollutants like sulphur dioxide, sulphates, and nitrogen oxide.

 . The cost of cardiovascular disease per year in Ontario is over 5.5 billion!! 

   . In Ontario in 2004,   over $ 12 billion was spent on health costs related to respiratory diseases! It has been shown for every additional 343 trees planted asthma rates go down by 25 % in young children.  (Trees Ontario)

·      Children who play outdoors surrounded by trees exhibit less severe symptoms of ADHD- the health potion of the planet. Many studies have shown if you go
for a walk in the woods you will reduce your stress levels and increase your energy level by 60 %.

·      A single acre of trees will compensate for approximately 12 000 km of cars use –the street sweepers, filtration systems and health care of the planet 

·      trees will help prevent good soil from being blown away and turning large tracts of land into deserts; this will help support healthy soil on local farms in the Barrie area – the sieves of the planet

·      the shade of trees keep spawning grounds for fish and other aquatic life cool so  the eggs do not dry out from the intense heat of the sun

·      green spaces thriving with trees and shrubs will help keep temperatures down for the benefit of all living creature-the shade parasols of the planet-

·       protect and restore important wetlands and forests and prevent flooding and erosion, the roots of a  30 metre  mature tree can hold over 40, 000 litres of water which it releases  into the air in a single growing season-the water tanks of the planet

·      trees and shrubs will reduce the flow of contaminated sediments and improve water quality –the water filtration system of the planet

·       help increase the biodiversity of the area –the seed packages of the planet

·       Tree roots absorb water from the soil, making the soil drier and able to store more rainwater-the rain barrels of the planet

·      Some trees take nitrogen from the air and make it available to plants and the leaves and wood decompose to make soil--the organic fertilizers of the planet

            We need to restore degraded land and increase urban green canopies.

                                               Where? Everywhere on Earth.