 TreesLouisville is providing 560 free trees to residents through Community Canopy, an Arbor Day Foundation program that helps conserve energy and reduce energy bills through strategic tree planting. This is the third round of the program which has delivered nearly 2500 free trees to Louisville residents in the past year.
Louisville residents can reserve their free trees at www.arborday.org/treeslouisville. An online tool helps customers estimate the annual energy savings that will result from planting trees in the most strategic location near their homes or businesses. Available species are blackgum, sycamore, tulip poplar, bald cypress, and swamp white oak. Residents have the option to reserve a 3-gallon container tree to be picked up at Portland Presbyterian on March 4, 2020 or have a 1-gallon container tree shipped to their home.
“This program improves our community tree canopy and can help residents save money on their energy bills in addition to providing various ecosystem benefits,” said Cindi Sullivan, Executive Director of TreesLouisville.
The Community Canopy online tool was created by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Davey Institute, a division of the Davey Tree Expert Co., and uses peer-reviewed scientific research from the USDA Forest Service’s i-Tree software to calculate estimated ecosystem benefits. In addition to providing approximate energy savings, the tool also estimates the trees’ other benefits, including cleaner air, reduced carbon dioxide emissions and improved stormwater management.
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