{"id":974,"date":"2017-05-31T17:51:25","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T17:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commissionerkaristeele.com\/water\/?page_id=974"},"modified":"2017-06-23T12:24:31","modified_gmt":"2017-06-23T17:24:31","slug":"restore-the-canopy-mwrd-get-a-free-tree","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/commissionerkaristeele.com\/water\/restore-the-canopy-mwrd-get-a-free-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Restore the Canopy MWRD &#8211; Get A Free Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='fullscreen_slider_0' class='avia-fullscreen-slider main_color  container_wrap sidebar_right'   ><a href='#next-section' title='' class='scroll-down-link av-control-hidden' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue877' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/a><div  data-size='extra_large'  data-lightbox_size='large'  data-animation='fade'  data-ids='981'  data-video_counter='0'  data-autoplay='true'  data-bg_slider='true'  data-slide_height='100'  data-handle='av_fullscreen'  data-interval='2'  data-class=' '  data-css_id='fullscreen_slider_0'  data-scroll_down='aviaTBscroll_down'  data-control_layout='av-control-hidden'  data-custom_markup=''  data-perma_caption='aviaTBperma_caption'  data-autoplay_stopper='1'  data-image_attachment='fixed'  data-min_height='0px'  data-stretch=''  data-default-height='100'  class='avia-slideshow avia-slideshow-1 av-slider-scroll-down-active av-control-hidden av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-extra_large av_fullscreen   avia-fade-slider '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner' style='padding-bottom: 52.333333333333%;'><li style='background-position:bottom center;' data-img-url='http:\/\/commissionerkaristeele.com\/water\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/karisteele-webbanner.jpg' class=' av-single-slide slide-1 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap'  ><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class = \"caption_fullwidth av-slideshow-caption caption_center caption_center_framed caption_framed\"><div class = \"container caption_container\"><div class = \"slideshow_caption\"><div class = \"slideshow_inner_caption\"><div class = \"slideshow_align_caption\"><h2  style='font-size:50px; color:#ffffff; ' class='avia-caption-title'  itemprop=\"name\" >COMMISSIONER<\/h2><div class='avia-caption-content av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"description\"   style='font-size:75px; color:#25aae2; '><p><span style=\"color: white;\">KARI K. 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The \u201cRestore the Canopy, Plant a Tree\u201d initiative empowers the residents of Cook County with an opportunity to restore our region\u2019s tree canopy and reduce the chances of future flooding.<\/p>\n<p tabindex=\"0\">The MWRD is partnering with municipalities, schools, local agencies, community groups and other organizations interested in planting 18-inch oak saplings throughout the county.<\/p>\n<p tabindex=\"0\">Want more information\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/commissionerkaristeele.com\/water\/restore-the-canopy_brochure_17_0620\/\">DOWNLOAD the Brochure<\/a><\/p>\n<p tabindex=\"0\">The free saplings are available in individual pots or in bulk bags of 100 bare root saplings. Planting and care instructions, along with additional information regarding the benefits of trees, will be provided with each delivery. With advance notice, the saplings can be picked up at MWRD facilities or delivered.<\/p>\n<p tabindex=\"0\">The initiative can be especially useful to area schools, as the program offers teachers and students the opportunity to restore our region&#8217;s depleted tree canopy through an educational experience that extends beyond the classroom. The saplings can be planted on school grounds or at students&#8217; homes as a way to educate students on how they can protect their environment and meet the MWRD&#8217;s goals in stormwater management.<\/p>\n<div class=\"title\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<p><strong>Benefits of Trees<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p tabindex=\"0\">Not only do trees provide a beautiful green canopy for our communities, trees are a powerful and effective form of green infrastructure that reduces city heat island effects, absorbs carbon gases and produces oxygen. A medium-sized oak tree can help prevent flooding by absorbing 2,800 gallons of rainfall per year. Trees are also vital to our environment for many other reasons; they:<\/p>\n<table tabindex=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Reduce flooding<\/li>\n<li>Reduce air pollution<\/li>\n<li>Improve health and well-being<\/li>\n<li>Keep neighborhoods cooler<\/li>\n<li>Create a sense of community<\/li>\n<li>Lower energy bills<\/li>\n<li>Increase property value<\/li>\n<li>Provide protection from wind<\/li>\n<li>Buffer noise<\/li>\n<li>Provide shade<\/li>\n<li>Increase habitat for wildlife<\/li>\n<li>Absorb carbon dioxide<\/li>\n<li>Give oxygen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The tree population of the Chicago region has been decimated in recent years by emerald ash borer infestations and extreme weather. A reported 13 million trees in our region were lost due to the emerald ash borer devastation. The photo shows damage caused by emerald ash borers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"title\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<p><strong>Pickup Locations<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p tabindex=\"0\">The MWRD distributes free trees every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon beginning April 5, 2017, at the following water reclamation plants:<\/p>\n<ul tabindex=\"0\">\n<li>Calumet (400 E. 130<sup>th<\/sup> St., Chicago)<\/li>\n<li>Egan (550 S. Meacham Rd., Schaumburg)<\/li>\n<li>Hanover Park (1220 Sycamore Ave., Hanover Park)<\/li>\n<li>Kirie (701 West Oakton St., Des Plaines)<\/li>\n<li>O&#8217;Brien (3500 Howard St., Skokie)<\/li>\n<li>Stickney (6001 W. 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