Environmental Protection and Sustainability
Protecting Our Forests & Trees
Trees provide several vital environmental benefits, including: habitat, carbon dioxide absorption which reduces greenhouse effects, pollutant removal, shade for streams and homes which helps to regulate temperatures, and noise abatement.
Learn, Respect, Experience, Choose & Make a Difference
- Learn
Learn about Baltimore County's forest programs and explore our Forests and Trees web resources. Visit a library or nature center to learn more. - Experience
Walk, hike, listen, observe, breathe deeply, photograph, sketch, collect, fish, whittle, hunt, swing, or just sit and contemplate. To experience forests and trees is to love them, and to love forests and trees is to protect them. - Respect
Manage forests and trees wisely. Leave forests and trees healthy for tomorrow–for clean air and water, for wildlife, and for renewable products. - Choose
Everyday choices matter for healthy forests and trees. Protect forests; reforest, recycle, and conserve. Buy wood, the natural choice, instead of plastic. - Make A Difference
Plant a tree, practice sustainable forestry, or join others working to protect and restore our forests. You can make a difference!
Revised August 12, 2011
