Value to Communities 

Trees make communities more liveable and business districts more attractive to consumers.

Trees can even increase property values by 5-20 percent, depending on the type, size and placement of trees in the landscape.

ReTree provides:

• Educational programs and training to build local capacity for community institutions (local governments, schools, etc.) in tree selection, planting and aftercare, fund raising, volunteer and project management, enabling communities to develop their own independent, sustainable community tree programs
• Solutions for stretching scarce tree planting dollars through a range of lower cost tree options
• On-site technical assistance
• Access to financial assistance programs (grants, cost-share) that support community tree planting projects
• An opportunity to become more of a “green,” environmentally healthy community

Value to Private Sector Businesses

ReTree provides:

• Tree selection, planting and aftercare educational programs and on-site technical assistance
• Opportunities to become “carbon neutral” and become a more “green,” environmentally responsible business by offsetting their carbon production through contributions to and participation in community tree planting programs
• Training to build capacity (especially in larger corporations) to organize and develop their own in-house tree planting and aftercare programs

Value to Funders

ReTree provides:

• Contributing to efforts leading to substantial impacts consistent with their goals
• Positive publicity
• Joining an effective, on-going program
• High level of confidence that results will be achieved
• A “green”, environmentally sensitive image (carbon neutral)
• Build a reservoir of good will

Value to Homeowners

ReTree provides:

• Access to tree planting and tree care educational programs
• Access to lower cost trees for planting
• Access to technical assistance though community tree groups and web-based sources
• Opportunity to reduce carbon footprint, become more “green” and environmentally sensitive.