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While Dear Abby focused on issues of Sociability, Dear Mr. Green Guy focuses on issues of Sustainability.

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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Why Trees?

Dear Mr. Green Guy, Everyone tells me I should plant trees on my land. Why?


Aside from beauty, trees provide huge ecological benefits. This diagram is pretty self explanatory. Trees help absorb excess runnoff, contribute to deep seepage for aquifer recharge, intercept rainfall so it doesn't fall so hard on the land creating erosion, and contribute in all the ways this diagram demonstrates. Yes, Dear Mr. Good Guy can't say enough good things about planting trees!

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