PLANT FOR YOUR FUTURE

Forests and trees provide home and food to many other species of flora and fauna, necessary for maintenance of biological equilibrium in the nature - they are the most efficient and appropriate natural air and water cleaners etc.
The facts stated below have been established by institutions and individuals from the United States of America.

- One hectare of fully grown woods absorbs around 15 tons/year of CO2 and releases round 10 tons of oxygen per year, enough to meet the needs of 45 persons. -U.S. Department of Agriculture

- Appropriately planted trees around the house may save up to 30% of the energy necessary for cooling of premises, as well as around 20-50% of the heating energy. -USDA Forest Service
 
- Planting trees improves the quality of water and reduces erosion. This also enables for smaller water sources to stay active in summer. Areas covered with forests reduce the possibilities for sediments and other chemical substances contained in the soil to be transferred through running waters. - USDA Forest Service

- Laboratory researches have demonstrated that observing trees or woods alleviate stress conditions in around 5 minutes. The level of blood pressure and muscle tonus is also changed. - Dr. Roger S. Ulrich Texas A&M University

- If you plant a tree in your back yard today, in 5 years, your electricity bill will reduce by 3%, and in 15 year, by around 12%. —Dr. E. Greg McPherson, Center for Urban Forest Research

Sayings about forests from the UNEP Billion Tree Calendar 2007
- Plant a tree as a pledge for future generations
- If you think a year in advance, plant rice. If you think a decade in advance, plant a tree.
Chinese poet, 500 BC
- Trees are poems that Earth writes upon the sky. We fell them down and turn them into paper, that we may record our emptiness.
Khalil Gibran