{"id":9749,"date":"2021-12-28T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.answerconnect.co.uk\/blog\/?p=9749"},"modified":"2022-01-10T10:44:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T09:44:17","slug":"one-tree-planted-flood-damage-restoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.answerconnect.co.uk\/blog\/mission-values\/one-tree-planted-flood-damage-restoration\/","title":{"rendered":"Flood Damage Restoration in B.C. with One Tree Planted"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In November 2021, Canada faced one of its most&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-59352803\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">devastating natural disasters<\/a>&nbsp;when flooding affected areas across British Columbia (B.C.). The flooding left some 18,000 people stranded in their homes. Many of those who could leave their homes struggled to find food among bare grocery store shelves.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Canadian government and civic organisations have since pledged to take preemptive measures to prevent such devastating floods from happening again. Among the many flood damage prevention and restoration measures available, tree planting is one of the most effective. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this in mind, in December 2021 AnswerConnect partnered with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/onetreeplanted.org\/collections\/canada\/products\/british-columbia#product-description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">One Tree Planted<\/a>, a non-profit dedicated to planting trees across B.C. As one of many defensive measures the country is taking to counteract the devastating impacts of climate change, tree planting will play a key role in mitigating future flooding.<br><br>So, what are flood damage restoration projects and how does tree planting help? Find out more below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What are flood damage restoration projects?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Flood restoration projects focus on three key areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Helping remove water caused by flooding<\/li><li>Protecting natural wildlife, and <\/li><li>Helping prevent additional damage caused by future flooding. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So how does tree planting do all three?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/answerconnectbloguk\/1\/2021\/12\/1-body-image-OTP-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/answerconnectbloguk\/1\/2021\/12\/1-body-image-OTP-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/answerconnectbloguk\/1\/2021\/12\/1-body-image-OTP-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/answerconnectbloguk\/1\/2021\/12\/1-body-image-OTP-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/answerconnectbloguk\/1\/2021\/12\/1-body-image-OTP.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trees help to remove water<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The heavy rainfall of the B.C. floods forced over 20,000 people to flee their homes. The flooding was, in part, made possible by the high proportion of surface area concrete. Concrete doesn&#8217;t absorb water and forces water to gather in storm drains, which can quickly become flooded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trees help to control&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/climate-and-environment\/reform-the-logging-industry-to-slow-climate-crises-in-b-c-expert-says-1.5676113\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how much and how fast<\/a>&nbsp;water is absorbed into the ground. They help remove water by acting like sponges in wet areas, to absorb rain and mitigate flooding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trees provide homes to wild animals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/8427762\/b-c-flooding-kills-650000-farm-animals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global News<\/a>, over 640,000 animals died in less than a month due to floodwaters in British Columbia. Forests provide habitat for abundant wildlife and planting trees can help preserve animals\u2019 homes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of all the Canadian provinces and territories, B.C. has the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturetrust.bc.ca\/conserving-land\/about-biodiversity#:~:text=Of%20all%20the%20Canadian%20provinces,in%20one%20province%20or%20territory.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">richest diversity<\/a>&nbsp;of plants and animals. B.C. is home to incredible and iconic biodiversity like the Canada Lynx, Snowy Owl, Moose and more. By planting trees, B.C. can protect the various fragile ecosystems and ensure the region&#8217;s abundant wildlife has a home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/answerconnectbloguk\/1\/2021\/12\/2-body-image-OTP-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/answerconnectbloguk\/1\/2021\/12\/2-body-image-OTP-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/answerconnectbloguk\/1\/2021\/12\/2-body-image-OTP-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/answerconnectbloguk\/1\/2021\/12\/2-body-image-OTP-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/answerconnectbloguk\/1\/2021\/12\/2-body-image-OTP.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Trees prevent damage caused by future flooding<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rehabilitating B.C. forests can help prevent future flooding by not only absorbing water but by helping fight against other natural disasters. Many areas of D.C. forests have already been ravaged by beetle infestations and forest fires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The severity of the flooding in November 2021 was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/bc-flood-storm-circumstances-combination-1.6256297\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">exponentially&nbsp;worse<\/a>&nbsp;due to previous forest fires. B.C. faced many natural disasters in 2021, including a series of forest fires during the brutal heatwaves of June\/July. As climate change makes annual countrywide forest fires ever more likely, tree planting will only become more important in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/answerconnectbloguk\/1\/2021\/12\/3-body-image-OTP-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/answerconnectbloguk\/1\/2021\/12\/3-body-image-OTP-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/answerconnectbloguk\/1\/2021\/12\/3-body-image-OTP-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/answerconnectbloguk\/1\/2021\/12\/3-body-image-OTP-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/answerconnectbloguk\/1\/2021\/12\/3-body-image-OTP.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about how AnswerConnect is giving back to our Planet, through other tree planting initiatives&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.answerconnect.co.uk\/onetree\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Images courtesy of One Tree Planted.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following devastating flooding in B.C., AnswerConnect partners with One Tree Planted to plant trees in areas that require flood damage restoration projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":9750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,18],"tags":[71,69,183,184,67],"class_list":["post-9749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mission-values","category-news","tag-environment","tag-giving-back","tag-partnerships","tag-tree-planting","tag-trees"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Flood Damage Restoration in B.C. 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