You Can Clean the Water Just by Planting a Tree

Trees protect water quality, clean our air and provide wildlife habitat. One large tree can eliminate 5,000 gallons of polluted runoff each year, and well placed trees can help reduce energy costs by 15 to 35 percent.  

Trees also enhance our quality of life, beautifying neighborhoods and highways, providing sound barriers and shade, and helping increase property values.

Read here to find out what the Center for Watershed Protection and US Forest Service say about the role of trees in reducing stormwater runoff.

Rebates for Planting Trees:

* Casey's Trees in DC offers up to $75 rebate for each tree you plant in DC.
* The State of Maryland offers a $25 rebate for each tree planted in Maryland.
* Montgomery County has an Urban Tree Canopy program that offers up to $600 per lot, $150 per tree.
* The DC government will plant a tree on your property for just $50 in their River Smart Homes program.

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