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Golden, Colo. — Aug. 21, 2007 — Citizens of Golden are helping to shape the future of the City’s urban forest through surveys currently in progress as part of the City of Golden Tree Project, a scientifically-based approach to increasing environmental benefits from trees growing within the City limits.
“The goal of the Golden Tree Project is to determine how trees can contribute to enhanced energy and water conservation and improved air quality throughout the City and other urban areas of Colorado’s Front Range,” said Golden City Forester Dave High. “Longer term, it will enable better decisions by developers, urban planners and homeowners about using trees to deliver the most benefit for the least cost.” |
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While Clear Creek can be an enticing place
to cool off in the hot summer months, the City of Golden would like
to remind citizens that the creek is extremely dangerous and has
taken many lives. Currents are so fast, especially during the
spring runoff season, they can easily knock a person off their feet
and sweep them down the river.
The Golden Fire Department’s swift
water rescue team regularly pulls people to safety who have been
innertubing and swimming in the creek. When using Clear Creek for
recreational purposes, citizens should take all necessary safety
precautions. You should never swim or innertube in the creek,
especially without proper safety devices (including a life vest and
helmet). Young children should never be allowed to play near the
creek’s banks. |
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Golden, Colo. — May 7, 2007 —
The City of Golden has partnered with the Institute for
Environmental Solutions (IES) to conduct the Golden Tree Project, a
scientifically-based approach to increasing the environmental
benefits from Golden’s urban forest.
“The right tree in the right place
can lower energy and water consumption, improve air quality, and
reduce the effects of global warming,” said Carol Lyons, IES
executive director. “Through this collaboration, Golden will
be a leader in demonstrating the potential of trees to reduce the
negative effects of urban development on our
environment.”
The goal of the Tree Project is to
identify how trees can be used to optimize energy and water
conservation, air quality, and carbon sequestration, a key element
in global warming. IES team members will collect tree and building
information at selected sites throughout Golden. This information
will be evaluated to develop recommendations to obtain the greatest
environmental benefits from the City’s urban forest. |
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