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Forestry U - A Great Way to Engage Youth The Forestry U curriculum is a collection of hands-on activities designed to help youth learn about urban forests. These easy to use activities will help you guide youth through a fun and educational exploration of natural spaces in their neighborhood. Seattle’s green spaces are the ultimate outdoor learning space. Forestry U provides youth, youth workers and educators premium access to an unforgettable learning experience. It is more than a field trip to the park, it is a great opportunity to help your youth make a lasting connection to nature. Contact us for a free Forestry U demo and trip planning consultation. Celebrate Arbor Day On Wednesday, April 11, Washington State celebrates Arbor Day. National Arbor Day is celebrated on Friday, April 27. Seattle will be celebrating Arbor Day during the planting season in the fall. In the meantime, here are some great ways you can celebrate: 1. Mulch and weed around your trees 2. Get out your water bags to support young trees planted fewer than 3 years ago 3. Apply to be a Tree Ambassdor 4. Volunteer with the Green Seattle Partnership Seeing Blue? Trees in Westlake park have recently been painted blue, thanks to the work of Australian artist Konstantin Dimopoulos. Dimopoulos hopes to draw attention to deforestation issues through his Blue Trees art installation. Go see the trees today! Find Your Tree on SDOT's New Online Inventory The Seattle Department of Transportation has created a new online map of the city's street trees. Users can find common and scientific name, inventory identification number, diameter, street address, party responsible for maintenance, the date the tree was planted or inventoried, and the date that the tree was last checked by clicking on an individual tree. Have a Question about Trees? Ask Our Experts! 
Q. Why should I plant a large tree? A. Healthy, mature trees provide many benefits to people and the environment. To maximize those benefits, plant a tree with the largest mature size that fits your space. Large trees often become treasured neighborhood assets. Research has shown that they provide higher quality habitat for birds and other wildlife, and they have larger root systems to help stabilize hillsides and prevent erosion. Large trees do more to buffer weather conditions, providing shade on hot days to reduce the need for air conditioning, and blocking winter winds to help save on heating bills. Large evergreen trees, especially conifers, are even better. Because large conifers grow so tall in our region, they produce a larger volume of leaf area on a smaller footprint – using the same amount of yard space but working harder to take in carbon dioxide, produce oxygen, and filter out air pollutants. And because evergreens hold their needles and leaves through the winter, our rainy season, they reduce stormwater runoff to a much greater extent than do small deciduous trees. Before choosing a tree, make sure you have enough space for it to reach its mature size. If you have a big enough area, larger trees will provide the most benefits.
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