Benefits of Urban Trees Urban and community forestry improves our quality of life. The UFA provides this online version of the USDA Forest Service Forestry Report, Benefits of Urban Trees, as a public service. Click aqui para informacion en español. Foreword Introduction Trees Reduce Air Pollution Trees Fight the Atmospheric Greenhouse Effect Trees Conserve Water and Reduce Soil Erosion Trees Save Energy Trees Modify Local Climate Trees Increase Economic Stability Trees Reduce Noise Pollution and Create Wildlife and Plant Diversity Helping Trees and Your Urban Forest Urban and Community Forestry: Improving Our Quality of Life. USDA Forest Service, Southern Region. Forestry Report R8-FR 17. April 1990. Reprinted April 1997.