Treezilla is a citizen science project that is aiming to encourage members of the public, local authorities, business, local groups and other organisations to collaborate in mapping, measuring and monitoring trees across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Trees are extremely important features of our natural and urban environments. Among other things, they provide homes for other wildlife, improve the look and feel of our surroundings, store carbon dioxide, keep towns and cities cool and remove pollution from the air. It is vital that we look after our trees properly but to do that we need to know which species and varieties are planted where, how many there are, and what condition they are in.
At present, the information that we have about trees in the UK is quite limited, particularly in urban areas, and very little of it is available to the public to view in an easy-to-understand way. Treezilla’s mission is to improve our understanding of trees and their benefits by bringing people and organisations together to work together mapping, measuring and monitoring our trees.
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