Tree Facts

March is the time of year when sugar maples are tapped for maple syrup.  It takes 40 gallons of maple sugar sap to make 1 gallon of syrup.

The ten most forest-rich countries, which account for two-thirds of the total forested area, are the Russian Federation, Brazil, Canada, the United States, China, Australia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Peru and India. (UNEP)

Primary forests are forests where there are no clearly visible indications of human activity and where ecological processes are not significantly disturbed.

Six million hectares of primary forest are lost every year due to deforestation and modification through selective logging and other human interventions.

Curbing deforestation is a highly cost-effective way to reduce emissions.

Most deforestation is due to conversion of forests to agricultural land.

The death of one 70-year old tree would return over three tons of carbon to the atmosphere.

The transportation of invasive insects & diseases through firewood is destroying trees in urban, suburban & forest areas

Shade trees can make buildings up to 20 degrees cooler in the summer.

Tree roots stabilize soil and prevent erosion.

Tree-killing insects and diseases can lurk in firewood. These insects and diseases can’t move far on their own, but when people move firewood they can jump hundreds of miles. New infestations destroy our forests, property values, and cost huge sums of money to control. (Don’t Move Firewood.org)