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Energy Conservation Tree Program

The Energy Conservation Tree Program promotes energy conservation and environmental benefits by providing shade trees to residential homeowners, and affordable housing areas.

Trees and Energy Conservation:  Trees are a key factor in reducing consumer energy costs; avoided energy purchase, production costs, and overall water savings. Tree shade helps lower energy needs in the summer while allowing winter sun access. Trees also absorb atmospheric carbon which reduces the greenhouse effect, and in turn lowers temperatures city-wide! 

            Well placed, mature trees can save consumers up to 30% of annual cooling costs and save 10-25% of energy used for heating. It is estimated that an additional one million trees strategically planted could save $10 million in energy savings in a city of similar size and climate as Albuquerque. (Center for Urban Forestry Research – UC Davis)

TREE PLACEMENT NEAR BULDINGS
This drawing demonstrates effective planting, placing the right tree in the right place. Trees properly placed around buildings save energy that result in lower utility bills.

Partner to Plant!
Utility providers, contractors, banks, mortgage companies, and corporations are partnering to help us plant trees in neighborhoods throughout New Mexico.
Join Partner to Plant and help with our efforts!
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505.265.4554

(x)tree: Build Awareness

Become a Branch in a Global Virtual Tree

At a time of year when trees are being cut down for the holiday season and tree cutting practices are endangering our ecological and cultural diversity, the (x)tree symbolizes how each of us can build awareness and make a small difference by contributing a “virtual seedling” and watching it grow, reminding us of the simplicity and beauty of tree planting.

El Prado, NM (PRWEB) December 1, 2010 -- A unique collaborative event is taking place that takes the traditional holiday tree to another dimension. The (x)tree, as it’s called, is a dynamic visualization of a tree-form generated by individuals sending messages from *social networks and mobile devices. A large scale projection of the (X)tree will be part of the Ledoux Street Celebration in Taos, a world-famous destination for skiing and art. Agnes Chavez, founder of STEMArts (www.stemarts.com) and creator of the (x)tree collaboration, says “In order for the tree to come alive and start growing, virtually, people from all over the world can just send a twitter message including the exact code term "#(x)tree" (without quotations). Each tweet generates a branch, tweet  by tweet, person by person, "growing" the algorithmic holiday tree." (www.twitter.com/stemarts)
“The (x)tree is "grown" from the intention of individuals” Chavez says, “it represents the way we are all connected, not only through communication systems, but biologically as part of a living system.”  (x)tree NM is a STEMArts (www.stemarts.com) and Santa Fe Complex (www.santafecomplex.org) benefit for Tree New Mexico (http://www.treenm.com/programs/million.shtml).

Tree NM, an organization based in Albuquerque, NM reached their millionth tree planted in March 2007 through community partnerships and educational outreach. They are now embarking on the “One million more” campaign and the (x)tree project (www.stemarts.com) hopes to raise awareness and money toward their goal. To participate in the tree planting drive you can visit the Tree New Mexico site (http://www.treenm.com/forms/dedication.shtml), donate $5.00 to Tree New Mexico, and have a real seedling planted in your name or as a gift for a friend or family member. The project will continue after the event as (x)tree will be transferred to a website, where people can continue to send their messages and support the Tree NM- tree planting drive.

Chavez says, "A reality of social networking is that, like in real relationships, it evolves over time. I am seeing the (x)tree (http://tiny.cc/qrmy9) as a year long collaboration with the inauguration of the (x)tree happening for the Lighting of Ledoux 2010 and its completion in 2011 for next years' Ledoux Lighting. Throughout the year Chavez plans to project it in different countries that she visits, and will also keep expanding the way people can participate (SMS, Facebook, etc.)

Send a simple tweet message and become a branch in the global virtual tree while helping to raise awareness to tree planting worldwide. i.e. "This holiday season, I'm building awareness with #(x)tree" - Please retweet! To participate through Facebook and text messaging visit www.stemarts.com to find out when that feature will be added.

To see the live projection of the (x)tree come to Taos New Mexico for the Annual Lighting of Ledoux on December 11, 2010 5-7pm. Stroll to the top of Ledoux street, 203 Ledoux, by 7pm and watch the (x)tree stream your tweets live from the internet, on to the facade of a historic adobe building.

To learn more about the project log on to http://www.pfeiferstudio.com/presspage.aspx

December 9th NeighborWoods Tree Planting

YES Housing's Solar Villa NeighborWoods Tree Planing

From 9:00am to 1:30

This Thursday Tree New Mexico and Team Depot associates from local The Home Depot stores will undertake a major green revitalization project at the Solar Villa Apartments. These trees will benefit Solar Villa and their residents through energy conservation, water savings, carbon sequestration, and beautification. 

On Thursday, December 9, Tree New Mexico will organize 25 volunteers to plant 80 new trees at the Solar Villa Apartments. Joining senior residents from the community will be Team Depot associates from local The Home Depot stores, where giving back to the community is a core value.  Together they will plant trees strategically to maximize benefits for residents: the trees will provide heat-beating and energy-saving shade, as well as clean the air, reduce the heat island effect, and enhance the property value. Team Depot will also put their skills to work to improve the community by installing an irrigation system and repurposing lava rock for a beautification project on-site, to minimize waste from the project.

National NeighborWoods Month is part of the National NeighborWoods program, an initiative to re-green North American cities from coast to coast. The NeighborWoods concept started at the Sacramento Tree Foundation in 1998 with support from the County of Sacramento. Today, the National NeighborWoods initiative is a program of the national Alliance for Community Trees in partnership with The Home Depot Foundation. Get involved locally by planting trees in your own yard, volunteering, or learning more about our urban forest.
 

For more information call (505) 265-4554 or by eamil at tnm@treenm.com