In Defense of Trees
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The document discusses the benefits of trees and the legal duties of landowners regarding trees on their property. It notes that landowners have a duty of care and are responsible for inspecting trees for defects to prevent injury from falling trees. The document lists many benefits of trees, such as carbon sequestration, oxygen production, erosion control, and energy conservation. It provides an example of one tree providing $51 in total annual benefits, including intercepting over 1,400 gallons of stormwater. The document emphasizes that trees have significant environmental and economic value.
In Defense of Trees
- 1. In Defense of Trees BY: JOSH BEHOUNEK & PAUL JOHNSON
- 2. ISA Pledge I pledge as an ISA Certified Arborist to: Adhere to the Code of Ethics, Comply with all accepted professional standards, Deliver safe & competent services with objective & independent professional judgment, Disclose potential conflict of interest, and Follow appropriate health & safety procedures to protect clients, employers, employees, and the public.
- 3. The Tree.. Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 16 dbh Street Tree
- 5. I speak for the trees
- 6. Negligence A person is negligent when he or she fails to act as a reasonable prudent person under the circumstances. Duty of Care A landowner is not only held to the duty of common prudence in maintaining trees on his property, but is also held to an even greater duty of inspection to discover possible defects of a tree in order to prevent it from falling and injuring others. If risk cant be eliminated, it should be mitigated so that acceptable level of risk is achieved.
- 8. Risk Rating
- 9. The benefit$ of trees? Carbon sequestration Oxygen Erosion Control Aesthetics Energy Conservation Storm Water Interception Pollution Control Quality of Life
- 10. Annual Benefits $51 total benefits 1,438 gallons of stormwater Conserve 35.2 Kilowatt-hours 320 pounds of CO2