Thanks to those of you who have responded to my query about tree planting
statistics. It has been an interesting rorschach test to read the bits of
encouragement or caution that you have included with your recommendations -
but I don't want to digress!
The most recent copy that I have of "Tree Planting in the US" by the USFS
notes that the data "does not include tree planting in urban and community
environments." In another USFS document ("Urban and community forestry
program accomplishments for FY 1995") Rita Schoeneman says that there are
more than 69 million acres of urban forests in the United States (no
definition of urban forests here, but nevermind!) Do we have stats for
trees planted in these acres, without having to crawl from program to
program and group to group? (I'll take those micro-statistics too, if you
have them....)
Chief Jake Swamp of the Tree of Peace Society is trying to plant 1 billion
trees around the world. Global ReLeaf has recently hit 5 million....
Everyday, it seems, more organizations are incorporating tree planting in
some form for some reason. Tree planting is clearly a boom industry in
many manifestations and guises; again, I'm looking for numbers across
sectors and time, along with the rationales offered for tree planting. Any
and all responses are welcome, if it has to do with the
politics/economics/cultural/social aspects of tree planting I'm interested.
If there is anything from all of this that I can contribute back to the
list I will surely do so! My thanks again, Shaul
Prof. Shaul Cohen
Dept. of Geography
1251 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1251
(541) 346-4500
scohen@oregon.uoregon.edu
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~scohen/
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