Change for the Environment

What can a loonie do?

Your donated change will make a significant impact on our environment and our health. Here's how it works... and can grow!

About 5 loonies buys 1 tree, according to Toronto and Region Conservation.
Over a 50-year lifetime, the U.S. Forest Service estimates that 1 tree generates:
- $31,250 worth of oxygen,
- $62,000 worth of air pollution control,
- $37,500 worth of naturally recycled water, and
- $31,250 worth of soil erosion control.
(Reference - US Forest Service figures in US $ - #R1-92-100)
Within 25 years, almost 90,000 Canadians will have died from the acute short-term effects of air pollution. The number of deaths, due to long-term exposure, will be over 700,000 - the population of Quebec City.
Canadian Medical Association Report, August 13, 2008

1 tree allows two people to breathe clean air for a lifetime.
(Reference - Prow T, "The Power of Trees", Human Environmental Research Laboratory, University of Illinois)
500 trees counteract the negative environmental impact of the average car.
(Reference - The Nature Conservancy - www.plantabillion.org)
300 trees counteract the amount of pollution the average person produces in a lifetime.
(Reference - Documentation and Information Sources for Land Resource Protection, Trust for Public Land, Sacramento, California, 1993)