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Why Trees Matter
Economic Importance
Tress has a huge impact on the economy in the United States and globally.
As we learned through one of our presentations and also through discussions, trees make many more products than you might realize.
Food
Building Material
Paper
Cosmetic Products
Heat/Fuel
Household appliances and furniture
What else do trees provide that you might not see with your eyes?
Provides Oxygen
Stabilize soil quality
These two services would "cost" billions of dollars and could not be virtually replaced be a manmade service.
Cultural Importance
We dug into the cultural significance of trees through our readings and discussions throughout the semester.
One way we did this was by exploring different fairytales and how forests were incorporated into the stories that have affected generations of people.
I read and responded to the story of Hansel and Gredel.
I talked about how the forest in the story served to make the children disappear, but ultimately provided them food and shelter and even reuniting them with their father.
Other important cultural significances of trees included Crime and Poverty rates.
Several studies and presentations we covered showed us that trees and nature is directly correlated with how crime rates and poverty affect populations of people.
In my group's presentation, I covered how trees and greener are distributed unevenly across less affluent communities.
By the use of image examples and scientific studies, we know that lower-income communities get less exposed to plant life and that in turn causes several negative effects.
These same communities tend to have higher crime rates than communities with more trees and plan life.
They also do not have the positive affects that others have who are exposed to trees which I mention in the mental health section.
Medical/Mental Health Significance
A very important part of this class, to me, was the effects of nature on individuall health.
We drew conclusions that nature has correlations with depression and cognitaive health.
One early semester interesting reading concluded that individuals tend to stay healthier when they are near greenery/plant life.
The study about "what are trees worth" said that in a hospital setting, patients were more likely to get better and stay healthier if their room was near a window or had plan life.
One of our class presentations was on this subject! It was called "The effects of Nature on Mental Health."
Cognitive benefits
A study from Stanford University that was used in this presentation showed that individuals who participated in a nature walk showed a 20% increase in memory and attention.
A Scottish study showed similar findings with EEG brain waves.
Anxiety and Depression
Another highlighted study found that 120 minutes of nature exposer lead to improved cognitive health including a reduction on anxiety and depression.
Environmental Importance
The environmental importance of trees is unmatched by any other natural product.
Temperature control is one topic we read about that tree's positively control.
We read about a study in Phonix, Arizona that showed how lower-income parts of the city with fewer trees were as much as 10 degrees hotter than parts of the city with tree coverage.
These increased temperatures harm the environment and the people living in such extreme heat without shade.
Carbon Sinks and reduction of carbon
Arguably on orf the most important benefits of trees in this time period.
Trees help maintain the carbon in the atmosphere and slightly curb the effects of global warming.
