Trees are a critical component of cities. Healthy, thriving trees can reduce negative impacts often associated with urban environments.
Silicon Valley is a leading hub and startup ecosystem for high-tech innovation and development, accounting for one-third of all of the venture capital investment in the United States. Silicon Valley has the highest concentration of high-tech workers of any metropolitan area, with 285.9 out of every 1,000 private-sector workers. Silicon Valley has the highest average high-tech salary at $144,800. L
argely a result of the high technology sector, the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area has the most millionaires and the most billionaires in the United States per capita. MyBabyMyTree is an innovative startup company whose goal is to help create a cleaner environment, help reduce air pollution and to do so by creating a relationship between trees and people. Trees positively affect human and public health and are valuable assets to our community, as they provide us many environmental, economic, and social benefits. The keystones, goals, and recommendations established in this plan will guide us to achieving our vision for the urban forest, and are stretched beyond the basic tenants of the right tree right place concept. We must work together as partners in the urban forest to consider tree choices and locations in light of the overall benefits trees provide and how these benefits can positively influence our city as a whole, while making positive changes at the neighborhood level
