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Money Does Grow on Trees! #'1Eit <br />Investing in Ramsey's Streetside Urban Forest <br />An appreciative <br />tree advantage: <br />A look at the 20-year <br />benefits of street trees <br />Diateter <br />10 at Breast <br />Height <br />4.5ft <br />A tree's age and size is inferred from its • <br />Diameter at Breast Height (DBH), which • <br />is the trunk diameter at 4.5 ft from • <br />the ground. Measuring DBH is non- • <br />invasive: find the diameter using a • <br />diameter tape or by calculating from the • <br />circumference. • <br />• <br />• <br />• <br />•• • ••• <br />More Property Value <br />$44 <br />if each tree <br />grows to 10" <br />DBH <br />Compared to $23 in 2017 with <br />approximately 4"-5" DBH <br />Benefits <br />Trees are unique assets to cities and properties because they generally appreciate in value as <br />they grow and age. Some trees do survive the urban environment for over a century, but most <br />city street trees have a lifespan of up to 20 years. <br />Even so, in two decades a tree can impart significant benefits, and as the tree ages it adds <br />to property values and more efficiently provides ecosystem services to owners and the wider <br />community. With patience, young trees will start generating more value than the cost of planting <br />and maintenance. <br />Over the next 20 years, these two <br />oak trees outside Ramsey City Hall will <br />perform valuable services and increase <br />property value as the canopy grows... <br />Return on Investment <br />over one year <br />$ ispent on tree <br />management <br />Stormwater Interception <br />19,093 <br />GALLONS <br />Stores and filters enough runoff to <br />fill 477 bathtubs <br />2017 <br />$47 <br />2037 20 years <br />$154 $1,168 <br />1101 <br />II��I <br />$A returned to the <br />community <br />CO2 Removal <br />MCA <br />i �— <br />Equivalent to the annual emission <br />of a typical passenger vehicle <br />10,676 LB <br />Electricity Savings <br />r <br />1,461 KWH <br />Enough to power a household <br />microwave for 81 days <br />Natural Gas Savings <br />1110-0 285 THERMS <br />Enough to operate a household <br />dryer for 59 days <br />Trees Generate Diverse Benefits and Savings <br />Trees are nature's workhorse, and they provide significant and measurable benefits to communities. Street trees <br />clean the air, reduce energy expenses, filter stormwater, and increase property values. We will first explore how <br />street trees help maximize stormwater management by reducing surface water pollution. <br />Stormwater <br />Resilient Communities Project <br />PA 5211 Land Use Planning • TEAM: Ada Moreno Gomez, Nick Kieser, Victoria Dan • INSTRUCTOR: Fernando Burga, Ph.D. uNivarzs Tr oP b1[N esaTn <br />Driven ko Discover <br />ror�. <br />w�,ae e�o�:.��r✓ <br />