Could Quote by Alice Roberts

Trees will improve property values, take pollutants out of the air, help with water runoff.

— Michael Bloomberg

When we talk of flood control, we usually think of dams and deeper river channels, to impound the waters or hurry their run-off. Yet…

— Hal Borland

The handling of our forests as a continuous, renewable resource means permanent employment and stability to our country life. The forests are also needed…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Providing financial incentives for both local communities and national governments to conserve and restore forests also makes sense. It will put an economic value…

— Paul Polman

The practical importance of the preservation of our forests is augmented by their relations to climate, soil and streams.

— John Muir

There are certain rivers which can be linked, which will be beneficial especially for flood mitigation... It will be very useful process, but all…

— Jaggi Vasudev

Research gathered over recent years has highlighted the countless benefits to people, wildlife and the environment that come from planting trees and creating new…

— Clive Anderson

My sense is that the most under-appreciated-and perhaps most under-researched-linkages between forests and food security are the roles that forest-based ecosystem services play in…

— Frances Ford Seymour

There must be an authority at the state level to coordinate flood mitigation projects in upstream watersheds. Additionally, this state entity could bring together…

— George P. Bush

Removing substantial fuel loads from our forests helps prevent catastrophic fire and better protects species, watersheds and neighboring communities that call them home.

— Greg Walden

Hydrologists have demonstrated that the meanderings of a creek are a necessary part of the hydrologic functioning. The flood plain belongs to the river.…

— Aldo Leopold

You see how when rivers are swollen in winter those trees that yield to the flood retain their branches, but those that offer resistance…

— Sophocles