Super Bowl to Become Greener with Help of Davey, i-Tree

For the first time at a Super Bowl, the U.S. Forest Service is implementing a public domain software monitoring system that it developed with The Davey Tree Expert Company.

The software, called i-Tree, is expected to monitor the carbon impact of Super Bowl tree-planting efforts, which are part of a larger push to reduce the event's environmental impact.

The technology will also help forestry officials safeguard the trees' future. i-Tree quantifies the value of annual environmental and aesthetic benefits such as energy conservation, air quality improvement, carbon dioxide reduction, storm water control and property value increases.

Read more in the Tampa Bay Business Journal.