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Save Our Trees!
Please help improve the aesthetics of
the Hilltop area by retaining our trees and other plantings whenever possible.
Excessive cutting can make yards look sad
and barren, and it drastically lowers the curb appeal. A diminished tree population impacts our neighborhood in more
ways than one.
Why Cutting is Bad
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Trees are essential for
stormwater management and help prevent runoff and soil erosion.
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Trees provide nesting grounds or
hunting perches for various wildlife species (owls, hawks, bats) which keep
the rodent and mosquito population down.
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A strong concentration of greenery helps
to keep the air cleaner, which is important since we are surrounded by heavy
traffic roads (Newark Ave, the turnpike, etc.). Much of this
bad air can be trapped and cleansed by trees, bushes and hedges. Heavy
flora is not only beautiful
but produces abundant oxygen year 'round.
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Trees and heavy flora help to
reduce noise pollution.
It’s not just aesthetics, it’s $$$
Landscaping is a vital element in
property value. Property values of homes with trees are up to 20%
higher than equivalent properties without trees.
For statistics, see these websites:
Going Green
More and more companies are “going
green” – establishing programs to plant more trees as a way to offset their
“carbon footprint” (the green-house gases and pollution they generate from
manufacturing and energy consumption).
We all have a carbon footprint too –
from our car exhaust to the energy used by our appliances. So we should all be
planting MORE trees in our neighborhood, not cutting down the ones we already
have.
Cutting is a decision which can last a
lifetime
Some species of trees can be grown to
full height in a few years. However, others may take many decades to reach
maturity. Once you cut our trees, it changes the look
of the neighborhood for a very long time. Please avoid cutting whenever
possible. Thank you.
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