Welcome to Trees4Florida, a public-service campaign dedicated to:

• Promoting the benefits of trees for Florida.
• Reversing negative public perception of tree failures by storms and hurricanes.
• Highlighting proper tree selection and placement  (right tree for the right place).
• Importance of maintenance (pruning) trees to reduce storm damage.
• Restoring trees after a damaging storm to benefit communities and property values.
• Promoting professional safety inspection/wellness tree check-ups by certified arborists.
• Educating residents on how to hire an arborist.

Healthy Trees Give TREE-mendous Dividends.

A single urban tree in Florida returns over $90,000 of direct benefits during the lifetime of that tree to the residents and visitors to the Sunshine State according to the U.S. Forest Service. Direct benefits include the reduction of pollutants, extension of the life of paved surfaces, increased real estate value, increased sociological benefits and improved traffic safety.

Additionally, trees affect consumer perceptions and behaviors, save energy and improve economic sustainability because research shows that trees in a community attract businesses and tourists, people linger and shop longer on tree-lined streets and businesses that lease offices in developments with trees find their workers are more productive and absenteeism is reduced.

Trees4Florida has also produced a media campaign in English and Spanish focused on making the public more aware of the need to be vigilant in safeguarding our trees. You can access these PSAs directly from our links located as a pop-up menu under the main Trees4Florida navigation button to view and learn more or to reproduce or broadcast any of our print- or broadcast- quality programs.

The Trees4Florida campaign is a public service made possible by a grant from the Florida Division of Forestry jointly to the Florida Urban Forestry Council and the Florida Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture.

 

 

 

This Web site has been produced with funding provided by the USDA Forest Service through the Florida Division of Forestry's Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program.