Rent a Living Xmas Tree to Replant in San Francisco
Posted By Mike Chino On November 24, 2008 @ 2:00 pm In Botanical,Decorative Objects,San Francisco | 3 Comments
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San Francisco [5] residents looking to deck their halls with green holiday [6] decor will be excited to hear that for a limited time the SF Environment Department [7] is teaming up with Friends of the Urban Forest [8] to offer living Christmas trees [9] that will be replanted in neighborhoods after the holidays! Although they’re not your classic x-mas evergreens, these adopted saplings offer an excellent alternative to clear-cut trees, and will live on as a gift to the community long after the holiday season.
It’s a bit heartbreaking to see all those bristle-bare Christmas trees [10] lining city streets after the holidays, and this initiative will prevent the needless destruction and disposal of trees while infusing urban spaces with much needed greenery. Residents can select from 4 different species, and after the holidays the tree will be picked up from your home and planted in a San Francisco neighborhood.
Urban trees offer a number of benefits to city streets including reducing water pollution [11] by capturing street runoff from storms, cutting energy costs by acting as shade from the sun and a shield from wind, and helping to clean the air. Currently San Francisco streets are lined with 106,000 trees, and they can accommodate up to 120,000 more.
Adopting a tree costs $90 and you can order them up until Monday, December 8th at sfenvironment.org [9].
+ Green Christmas @ SF Environment Department [12]
+ Friends of the Urban Forest [8]
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[5] San Francisco: http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/16/green-key-real-estate-sustainable-living-in-san-francisco/
[6] green holiday: http://www.inhabitat.com/category/2007-holiday-gift-guide/
[7] SF Environment Department: http://sfenvironment.org/
[8] Friends of the Urban Forest: http://www.fuf.net/
[9] living Christmas trees: http://www.sfenvironment.org/greenchristmas
[10] Christmas trees: http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/12/24/a-greener-christmas-tree/
[11] water pollution: http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/12/river-glow-water-pollution-monitor-urban-art-installation/
[12] + Green Christmas @ SF Environment Department: http://www2.sfenvironment.org/greenchristmas/
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