Ny Trees Fight Carbon

By Anonymous

Two environmental scientists say they want to fight global warming one city at a time-by identifying trees that efficiently store carbon and then getting people to plant and protect those species in their neighborhoods. Science Daily reports. Urban areas are losing their green canopies, and that’s bad for city dwellers and the environment as a whole. In addition to sequestering carbon, trees clean air and water, slow stormwater runoff, and enhance a feeling of community. Yet, an AMERICAN FORRSTS study showed a national urban tree deficit of more than 634 million trees. Richard Smardon, an environmental planner at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, New York, and forester Allan Drew have been studying the effect of trees on carbon sequestration. They say they’ve found 31 trees, including the sycamore, that efficiently store carbon in the Syracuse area.

Their goal is to get people to protect and plant those trees in their neighborhoods, Smardon told Science Daily. Copyright American Forests Spring 2008

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