Annual Tree Sale
If you have previously ordered trees in the past, you are on the mailing list. For tree sale 2009 previous tree customers will receive a postcard stating that the tree brochure can either be emailed or can be accessed via the district website.
Please call if you would like a copy mailed to you.
2009 Brochures will be available approximately November/December 2008
Each year the district sells bare root trees, evergreen, shrub seedlings, and transplants in an effort to increase efforts to provide energy conservation and/or habitat cover for wildlife in the rural setting. These starter seedlings and transplants are an investment in the future.
In addition to energy conservation and wildlife habitat, trees serve a number of other purposes. Ten mature trees remove approximately 5 tons of Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere annually. They also dilute polluted air with fresh oxygen. One hundred mature trees catch about 250,000 gallons of rainwater each year. Trees planted appropriately can save up to 25% of annual cooling costs and save 10 to 25% of energy used for heating. In 40 years, the average tree returns $2.70 in benefits for every $1 of investment.
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For More Information Contact:
Winnebago County Conservation District
4833 Owen Center Rd., Rockford, IL 61101
Tel: (815) 965-2392, Ext. 3
FAX: (815) 965-2447
E-mail:
melisa.long@il.nacdnet.net