Muldown Elementary second-graders gather for a photo on Friday before planting three trees in Memorial Park in honor of Arbor Day. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
May 2, 2018
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May 2, 2018 7:32 a.m.
Study shows benefits of public trees
Trees can provide shade on a warm summer day and block the wind on a cold winter day. Each public tree in Whitefish provides almost $100 annually in quantifiable benefits, according to a recent community forest report by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation.