Image: Tree Nutrition/Benefits Label, Urban Natural Resources Institute ( source ) Nonprofits and municipalities have developed numerous ways to broadcast tree care and benefits information to residents. In this post, we highlight several paper and web-based methods of getting the word out about tree stewardship and environmental services. You are probably familiar with nutrition labels on packaged foods. Now, the Urban Natural Resources Institute (UNRI) has developed an urban Tree Nutrition/Benefits Label . UNRI in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, UMass Amherst and the Town of Amherst created labels showing the ecosystem benefits produced by trees. The project was implemented at the Amherst Sustainability Festival in 2010. Forty trees were surveyed using software developed by Casey Trees, and urban forestry nonprofit in Washington, D.C. Each label is bar-coded to "attract" the attention of passers-by. (These bar codes ar