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: Going Green
 One of the biggest ways both individuals and businesses, big and small, can help to go green is by planting trees. Every new tree planted gets us a little closer to our goal of greening Chattanooga and battling climate change. Benefits include:
A recent analysis of our tree population revealed that existing trees provide over 10 million dollars of benefits in these five categories—and the street tree population represents 1 percent or less of the overall tree population in Take Root, a project sponsored by the 2007-8 Leadership Chattanooga class, is helping to support the city’s tree-planting efforts by working with the Tree Commission, reaching out to corporations and small businesses, as well as individuals, to purchase trees for planting. A recent Chattanooga Times Free Press article called for the beautification and greening of the major arteries connecting parts of the city. Your commitment to buying a tree or trees will help make that process bloom—literally! Over thirty species and cultivars have been selected for use in this planting program by the City Forester. They represent a blend of large and small trees with some blooming in the spring, some in the summer. Some are native and some are introduced species. Most have colorful fall foliage. All trees will be planted when seasonally appropriate. This is usually from late November until March. If selected tree species are unavailable, the City Forester will select a suitable species for replacement. Monuments and markers are not allowed to be installed next to any purchased tree. Other sections of the city will be available as we build the program. |
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Chattanooga, according to Gene Hyde, City of Chattanooga Urban Forester. “A healthy, growing tree is essentially a pollution-eating device and a mini-air conditioner,” he notes.