NORWICH – Norwich has many beautiful tree lined streets, with maples, oaks, elms, crabapples and ashes towering over our streets and sidewalks. In an effort to add to our current urban forest, the City of Norwich Street Tree Committee has secured a grant, from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Community Urban Forestry Grant Program, to plant 30-40 more trees City tree lawns over the next year.

Why might you want to plant a tree at your home?

Many studies have shown that trees in cities and villages and around homes have many benefits including:

• Providing shade and reducing energy bills

• Decreasing local air temperatures

• Filtering out pollutants in air and water

• Increasing the value of homes and businesses

• Aesthetics, turning streets into pretty and pleasant places to be

• Reducing blood pressure and improving overall psychological health

• Reducing crime