our missionTo invest in and sustain a healthy, socially-just, climate-resilient tree canopy in Durham, NC.
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Our VisionA green Durham where all communities can benefit equally from tree cover and from the health, wealth and happiness that trees create regardless of race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status.
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Join Us and Make an Impact!
Plant Trees
Join us to plant trees or organize a tree planting of your own!
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Protect Trees
Help us advocate for stronger laws to protect our trees and forests during development
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Learn TreesLearn about trees at our monthly meetings, workshops and other educational events
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We Care About Our Neighbors.
We Use Trees to Create Health, Wealth, and Happiness.
We Use Trees to Create Health, Wealth, and Happiness.
Health
Trees make us healthy! Trees lower our incidents of asthma, stroke, heart attack, diabetes and heat illness. They're also linked to a reduction in violent crime.
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Wealth
Trees build our wealth! Trees lower our air conditioning bills by half, increase the value of our homes and help our businesses earn more money.
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Happiness
Trees make us happy! Trees lower our anxiety and depression while increasing ability to focus, our sense of belonging, and our feelings of happiness.
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