If I look to my right as I sit at my desk, I can see a midsized tree across the street. For the past 12 years, I’ve seen that tree turn gold in the fall, shed its leaves for the winter, then spring back with bright green buds in March that unfold, fill out, and deepen in color right about this time every year. So how much is that tree’s display worth? That tree, and other trees I can see if I look in another direction, increase my productivity as an employee to the tune of $3,000 a year, or so says a study cited in an article on GreenSource.
What seems difficult to quantify is nonetheless being tackled by scientists, who conclude that access to nature and views of nature not only make more productive employees, they shorten hospital stays, increase retail sales and home property values, and make people healthier.
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