Video: A Forest in an Urban Jungle!
World's First-Ever Eco-Model, Summer Rayne Oakes and Skincare Brand AVEENOŽ join forces to create a healthier, more beautiful Earth and want to show YOU how you can too! 

First step---- Aveeno donates $50,000 worth of trees to the New York City Million Trees Organization as a first step towards beautifying the Earth-the mission of the new Be An Active Natural Campaign.

FAST FACTS:

Houston
Did you know that trees in urban cities assist in lowering the summer air temperature? According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, urban forests reduce urban temperatures significantly by shading buildings and concrete and returning humidity to the air through evaporative cooling.

Phoenix
Water conservation is always an important issue, but is especially important for warmer destinations/dessert like conditions. Some easy water saving tips for the Phoenix area: Turn off the water while you brush your teeth and save 4 gallons a minute. That's 200 gallons a week for a family of four!  Time your shower to keep it under 5 minutes. You'll save up to 1000 gallons a month!
 
Seattle
Did you know that 'Tree canopies' which are trees taller than 10 feet, cover 18 percent of Seattle? All  of these tree canopies remove carbon dioxide from the air we breathe, in fact approximately 800 million tons of carbon are stored in U.S. urban forests.

Denver
Urban trees help offset climate change by capturing atmospheric carbon dioxide in their tissue, reducing energy used by buildings, and reducing carbon dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel based power plants. City's trees store about 1.35 million tons of carbon valued at $24.9 million.
 
Sacramento
By shading Sacramento buildings and minimizing the need for air conditioning in the hot summer months, we reduce our energy use. This energy savings is particularly important because the shade helps reduce peak energy consumption at the hottest time of the day. In addition to direct shade on buildings, trees cool entire neighborhoods by releasing moisture into the air and shading surfaces like parking lots and streets that hold heat in the sun.
 
St Louis
Urban trees help offset climate change by capturing atmospheric carbon dioxide in their tissue, reducing energy used by buildings, and reducing carbon dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel based power plants. City's trees store about 1.35 million tons of carbon valued at $24.9 million.

Charlotte
By using trees to modify temperatures, the amount of fossil fuels used for cooling and heating by homeowners and businesses is reduced. Street trees can provide up to $27 million a year in energy savings.
 

 Environmental Scientist, Entomologist to EcoModel
Summer Rayne Oakes is considered "The World's First Eco-Model" for seamlessly combining her environmental expertise and vision with her modeling career. She is also a correspondent on Discovery Network's Planet Green, author of bestselling style guide Style, Naturally (Chronicle, 2009), and Editor-at-Large of ABOVE Magazine. As brand ambassador and sustainability strategist for Portico Home + Spa, Payless ShoeSource's zoe&zac line, and MODO Eyewear, her work keeps her busy on and off camera, advising and consulting on various aspects of design, production and practice.  She is also Founder of SRO, LLC , a strategic sustainability consulting firm and the Co-founder/CEO of Source4Style - a B2B marketplace that allows designers - both fashion and interior - to search, compare and purchase more sustainable materials from around the world. Vanity Fair has named Oakes a "Global Citizen," Outside called her one of the "Top Environmental Activists," CNN hailed her as a "Young Person Who Rocks," Glamour anointed her "70 Women of Green," Cosmopolitan awarded her the "Fun, Fearless Female" Award, AMICA named her one of the "Top 20 Trendsetters under 40," and CNBC named her one of the "Top 10 Green Entrepreneurs of 2010." Summer Rayne is a graduate of Cornell University with degrees in Environmental Science and Entomology and is a PCCW Women's Research Scholar, Udall environmental scholar, National Wildlife Federation Fellow, and PERC Environmental Fellow. She works internationally on a range of environmental programs, mainly related to sustainable development and design and reforestation and youth action. She currently resides in Brooklyn and San Francisco with her troop of exotic insects.