SOIL POROSITY

Tree preservation safeguards existing trees in urban and rural areas, promoting benefits like cleaner air and urban aesthetics. Reforestation involves planting trees in cleared areas to restore biodiversity, combat climate change, and prevent erosion. Both practices are essential for a sustainable environment, supporting carbon capture, biodiversity, and community well-being.

22,000 years ago there was a mile of ice above Seattle creating 3 feet of glacier pan. After the melt, a rainforest grew for 13,000 years during which the soil was rarely exposed to direct sunlight. 200 years ago the rainforest was logged. Now the sun has baked the glacier pan to the point that it is devoid of biology. Rain runs off the top of this baked clay and trees are in decline everywhere. Greenbelt Tree Care specializes in aeration and feeding to restore soil porosity, bringing much needed food and water to root systems of trees.