#GreenQuote of the Week

No trees, No water. No Water, No life.

@mr-greens 2019
This week is the week of water but we want to begin this week with a quote about trees and water. We all know the importance of trees!
If trees are that important, why aren’t we planting trees?
Trees are the lungs of the land; they give us oxygen and purify the air we breathe.
Trees are our homes, they gives us wood for all our furniture and construction.
Trees are our medicine; they purify the water and provide us with medicine.
Trees are food; they give us wonderful fruits and food we enjoy.
The role of trees in water conservation is very important. Trees help preserve and manage water in several ways. First, their leaves and bark intercept and store an amazing amount of water. Although the quantity varies with tree type and size, one tree can store 100 gallons or more of water after 1-2 inches of rainfall. Part of this intercepted water will slowly be released to the soil below and part will evaporate into the air. Tree roots also store water which will eventually be released into the atmosphere through transpiration or into the soil below.
Trees and other small vegetation return nearly 70% of rain back into the air which then maintains the water or rain cycle. Without trees the interior parts of continents would become deserts, such as in Australia and Africa were deforestation has led to minimal rainfall.
Trees also help redistribute and clean water by retaining stormwater runoff. Trees prevent flooding from storms by trapping water in their leaves, trunks, and roots. One mature tree can potentially intercept 1,000 gallons of water a year.

Some studies estimate that urban forests can reduce annual runoff by 2-7 percent and with strategic tree landscaping, nearly 65% of storm runoff can be reduced in residential areas.

Additionally, trees improve water quality by trapping water that would normally run-off into waterways, carrying with it soil that contains sediments and nutrients. This explains why water catchment areas should be green and almost completely covered with trees and vegetation. Finally, trees help collect and filter water for local aquifers and watersheds that replenish the groundwater needed to supply drinking water for much of the world’s population.
No trees, no water. No water, no life

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