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• We’ve partnered
with American Public Power Association’s
(APPA) TREE POWER program – a nationwide
effort by public power utilities to plant trees.
• We’ve partnered
with the following local nurseries to give you
discounts on the purchase of deciduous shade
trees: Jim Whiting Nursery & Garden
Center,Maier Forest and Tree, Nature's Way Landscape
and Nursery, Sargent’s Gardens.
For the full Partners in Planting brochure and
a coupon good for $10 off a shade tree at one
of the nurseries, click
here.
• We’ve partnered
with Maier Forest and Tree, Rochester Area
Foundation, Rochester Neighborhood Resource
Center and the Committee on Urban Design and
Environment to implement a pilot community
forest management system.
• Now we want to partner with
YOU to plant trees all over Rochester!
Green Means Clean!
Why is RPU forming so many partnerships to
“green-up” Rochester?
Planting trees makes sense for your pocketbook,
your family’s health and for the future
of the environment.
How to Plant a Tree
Follow these basic tree-planting rules and
you will save energy and money on your utility
bills.
Plant deciduous (leaf-shedding) trees
on the south and west sides of your home and:
• provide energy saving shade and save
on your utility bill.
• reduce the demand on your air-conditioning
system in summer months.
• allow sunshine to warm your home during
winter months.
Plant evergreen trees on the north
and west sides of your home and:
• create a windbreak that blocks cold
winter winds.
• save energy and money on your heating
bill.
• ease the load on your home heating
system.
For information on tree placement click
here.
Select a quality tree for your yard and:
• enjoy a long-lasting, pest- and disease-
resistant tree.
• get the best return on your investment.
Before you plant, remember to:
• contact your nursery or garden center
professional for help.
• call before you dig! Gopher
State One-Call (800)252-1166
• plant your trees the proper distance
from your home.
• avoid placing trees under power lines.
Arbor Day
Arbor Day was founded by J. Sterling Morton,
an early pioneer to Nebraska who loved nature
and saw the need for planting trees in the
vast prairies of the state. Arbor Day was
first observed in 1872, when more than one
million trees were planted in Nebraska. Arbor
Day is now observed throughout the nation
and the world.
Celebrate Arbor Day
Each year, beginning on the last Friday in
April, RPU encourages the Rochester community
to plant trees in celebration of Arbor Day.
Click
here for details on our Arbor Day events
and plan to have your family attend!
For more information about Arbor Day, visit
the National Arbor Day Foundation web site
at www.arborday.org.
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• One acre of trees absorbs as much
CO2 as a car produces by driving 26,000 miles.
• Healthy, mature trees add an average
of 10 percent to a property's value.
• Carefully positioned trees can save
up to 25% of a household's heating and cooling
energy consumption.
• The net cooling effect of a young,
healthy tree is equivalent to 10 room-size
air conditioners operating 20 hours per day.
• Trees can intercept from 7-22% of
storm water runoff, reducing storm water and
groundwater pollution.
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