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How to properly dispose of and recycle Christmas trees Here's your guide to recycling both real and artificial Christmas trees after the holiday season. Dead and decaying trees provide essential shelter for many wildlife species during cold weather.Numerous birds, including woodpeckers and bluebirds, rely on cavities in dead trees for nesting.Fallen trees support a wide range of life, from insects and salamanders to fungi.An estimated 25% of Northeast forest wildlife depend on decaying wood for their survival.Landowners are encouraged to leave non-threatening dead trees to benefit local ecology. Everyone loves to see beautiful, full, well-proportioned, valuable trees. We look at them for...