Hurricane's Impact On Trees, And How Homeowners Can Prevent Sandy-Like Devastation Next Time

From Mother Nature Network's Tom Oder: Numerous studies have shown that trees add value to homes and communities. A study of 3,229 municipally owned trees in Wooster, Ohio, in the summer of 2010, for example, found that each tree provided $83 in benefits annually, said Susan Littlefield, a horticulturalist with the National Gardening Association. The study found that the economic benefits of storing carbon, removing air pollution and helping to reduce storm water runoff provided a whopping $270,...