Values and Connections
What do you value most about Raleigh's urban trees, habitats, and ecosystems across both public and private land? (Choose up to 3.)
339061%Protecting sensitive & mature trees, habitats, and ecosystems
323058%Shade, cooling, & reducing urban heat island effect
144026%People's connection to nature
141025%Cleaner air quality
131023%Stormwater management and flood prevention
123022%Scenic beauty & viewsheds
3406%Carbon sequestration
1403%Other
559 Respondents
<strong>Values and Connections</strong><br><br>What do you value most about Raleigh's urban trees, habitats, and ecosystems across both public and private land? (Choose up to 3.)
Protecting ecosystems and supporting biodiversity automatically provides all the other vital benefits to humanity like cleaner air, people's connection to nature, shade, cooling, scenic views, and stormwater management.
Three choices is not enough. Trees are essential to our life on the planet. Out of the billions of years that has brought this planet such beauty and diversity of life, it pains me to think humanity is willing to destroy it all. We have NO evidence that there is any life in the entire Universe as rich and diverse as ours. Google fiber, to get lines underground BEHIND the curb has performed the death knell for MANY of our urban trees in my neighborhood and over Raleigh and I am powerless to stop this destruction. I weep for the planet and our selfish stupidity.
Values and Connections What do you value most about Raleigh's urban trees, habitats, and ecosystems across both public and private land? (Choose up to 3.)
Awareness and Action Do you know of any community-led initiatives or organizations that focus on planting trees, protecting habitats, or environmental education in Raleigh? If yes, please name them.
<strong>Awareness and Action</strong><br><br>Do you know of any community-led initiatives or organizations that focus on planting trees, protecting habitats, or environmental education in Raleigh? If yes, please name them.
We Plant it Forward, Leaf & Limb's Project Pando, South Wake Conservationists, Neuse River Hawks Conservation Club, Great Raleigh Cleanup, Trees for the Triangle
Awareness and Action Do you know of any community-led initiatives or organizations that focus on planting trees, protecting habitats, or environmental education in Raleigh? If yes, please name them.
Benchmarking and Best Practices Are there best practices from other cities or municipalities you have seen that could inform Raleigh's efforts? If yes, please share them below.
<strong>Benchmarking and Best Practices</strong><br><br>Are there best practices from other cities or municipalities you have seen that could inform Raleigh's efforts? If yes, please share them below.
There are a lot of mature trees along roadways that are being choked out by english ivy and kudzu. Is there a city program to clear invasive species from these wooded areas to preserve the mature trees?
Ensure that large, mature trees are not clear cut. The rules need to apply to all tracts, not just large tracts. The rules also need to be enforced. A prime example is the large project at the corner of Oberlin and Fairview, where acres of mature trees were all removed.
I’ve seen when developers are required to plant trees after clearing they plant the cheapest, smallest, unhealthy trees and don’t maintain their health. They should be responsible for those trees for 5 years and if the trees die, they do it again.
Benchmarking and Best Practices Are there best practices from other cities or municipalities you have seen that could inform Raleigh's efforts? If yes, please share them below.
