Trees intercept water, store some of it, reduce storm runoff and the possibility of flooding. Leaves filter the air we breathe by removing dust and pollution. Temperature in the vicinity of trees is cooler in the summer. In the winter, trees insulate the northern sides of homes and buildings against cold winter winds. Studies have shown that hospital patients recover more quickly when their hospital room offered a view of trees.
Trees provide direct and indirect economic benefits to property owners, communites and regions.
WHO WE ARE Founded in 1989, Lowcountry ReLeaf is a non-profit organization dedicated to the planting of trees in public places in the Lowcountry area. Lowcountry ReLeaf has organized with neighborhood groups, schools, religious organizations, civic clubs, cities and towns to plant trees in public areas. Since 1989, over 1200 ReLeaf volunteers have planted over 3500 large trees in over 250 projects all around the Lowcountry. Lowcountry ReLeaf has provided urban forestry education to schools and the general public both through publications and planting demonstrations. We are dedicated to continuing the effort to make our area more livable by planting trees.