Apartments and offices rent more quickly and tenants stay longer in wooded areas. Studies by the USDA Forest Service have shown that healthy, mature trees add an average of 10 percent to a property's value. Creating wildlife diversity by providing a local ecosystem. Trees provide a suitable habitat for animals and birds that would otherwise be absent from urban areas. Trees help create feelings of relaxation and well being, adding beauty and softening the harsh lines of the urban world.
Trees often give visitors the first impressions of a community.
Trees improve the quality of life for all of us - now, and in the years ahead. The individual property owner has maintained ownership, pruning and maintenance responsibilities along with associated costs for trees and shrubbery on the property and in the road right of way. Property owners are the primary care giver for trees and vegetation. Property owners trim and train trees in the street right of way and maintain adequate clearance for pedestrians on the sidewalks, trucks and snow removal equipment in the street and near the curb line. It is hoped that later sections of this tree management plan will assist owners with information helpful with tree trimming and promoting growth in beneficial directions.