To solve our problem of not enough trees, we will plant trees around the more unnattractive and unenvironmental areas of St. Louis.  We will also plant these trees where there is not a lot of honeysuckle, so the trees have the ability to grow to their full potential. We will try to research which areas are in need of wildlife, and find permission from the landowners to plant trees.  We will be able to tell how our problem has been solved by visually seeing the dead areas we improved and try to find a calculation of how much oxygen the trees will be producing once growing bigger.  We can see how much oxygen the trees we are planting give off, and multiply it by how many trees we’re planting, to see what a difference it really makes.  We can also take before and after pictures of the area to see how we improved the place visually by planting the trees.  The short-term solution will be more for the visual effects, so others can see there are trees planted, to automatically give the area more respect, while the long-term plan will be how beneficial the trees will be once they’ve reached their full potential in growth.

Sources:

1.http://extension.missouri.edu/p/G6800

2.http://vimeo.com/28789922