Conservation Subdivision: Post-construction Phase—Urban Trees Can Reduce Household Carbon Footprint

Richard Vaughn, Mark Hostetler, and Francisco Escobedo

Release Date: 3/26/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-uw366-2012

Agriculture

Abstract

During the post-construction phase, the conservation and planting of native trees in individual yards and open spaces can reduce household and neighborhood carbon footprints. This 5-page fact sheet discusses the importance of urban trees and their role in mitigating for climate change by avoiding carbon emissions and removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

About this Publication

This document is WEC321, one of a series of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date June 2012. Revised February 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Richard Vaughn, graduate student, School of Natural Resources and the Environment; Mark Hostetler, professor and Extension specialist, Department of Wildlife and Conservation; and Francisco Escobedo, assistant professor and Extension specialist, School of Forest Resources and Conservation; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL, 32611-0410.

How to Cite

Vaughn, R., Hostetler, M., & Escobedo, F. (2012). Conservation Subdivision: Post-construction Phase – Urban Trees Can Reduce Household Carbon Footprint. EDIS, 2012(9). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-uw366-2012

Authors

Francisco J. Escobedo

former associate professor, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

Mark Hostetler

Contact

Specialist

University of Florida

professor and Extension specialist, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Gainesville, FL