Help East Village save our local ash trees

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Chicago's urban forest includes 43,000 green and white ash trees. Most of these trees will die soon due to infestation by the emerald ash borer.

This is a catastrophic loss for many reasons. Trees clean the air and water, cool the temperatures in the summer, and make humans happier and healthier. They contribute to more successful business districts and lower crime. Trees also remove carbon dioxide from the air. They make a vast contribution to our streetscapes, neighborhood ambience and property values. As an arborist once said, trees do much more for the public good than most people.

Preserving and adding to the urban forest is one of the primary strategies in Chicago’s climate change mitigation plans. Losing these trees will be highly detrimental to the health and welfare of our communities.

But this devastation can be stopped!

East Village Association and concerned neighbors are raising funds to treat the ashes with a treatment that can keep them healthy. Chicago treated ash trees previously, but has only very limited funds available this year, and will not be treating trees in this immediate area.

Since about 10% of the trees in the 1st Ward are ashes and many are quite large, saving them will make a big difference in our streetscapes. Milwaukee has been treating its 26,000 ash trees since 2008, and has not lost any.

Please donate.

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