YOUR CHALLENGE:
Trees are integral to the natural well-being of our planet. Trees can remove pollutants from the air, absorb harmful greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, and control stormwater and flooding by absorbing and intercepting rainfall. Did you know that these beneficial features also hold economic value?
For this challenge we want you to determine the economic benefits of 5 – 10 trees within/near your school or within your community. Using the resources provided for you and the MyTree website, you will measure different aspects of your trees and use this to determine the economic benefits provided by these trees. Enter all data into the data sheet template provided. Lastly, make a 1-3 minute long creative public service video that explains the role and economic benefit of trees in your community.
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| ✓ Submission Requirements: |
| | Data sheet including # and species of trees, location, measurements, calculated benefits from MyTree. |
| | A creative public service video (1-3 minutes long) that explains the role and economic benefit of trees in your community to someone who might be unfamiliar with this concept. What might your findings mean to the general public and/or community? Your video should also communicate at least 3 quantitative results from your MyTree application. Your video can be live action or formatted using graphics or animation with an audio overlay, but feel free to have fun with your video and do something different! |
| | MyTree benefits output page saved as a PDF and uploaded to the Digital Entry Form.. |
| | Digital Entry Form.
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| | Two submission per school. |
| | On-time submission. Late submissions will be accepted with a reduction in points. |
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