Commission worries that Los Gatos tree protection rules not always followed - San Jose Mercury News
By Judy Peterson
Los Gatos Weekly-Times
Posted: 06/30/2009 03:16:30 PM PDT
Updated: 06/30/2009 03:16:30 PM PDT
Whenever construction of a new building or home is proposed in town, the issue of how many trees might be impacted or displaced comes up in due course.
Los Gatos has a tree care ordinance designed to protect the 20,000-plus trees on town-owned property, along with the thousands more that are located on private property.
But members of the Los Gatos Parks Commission are concerned that the tree protection rules are not always followed.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Morristown UTC project one of 14 community efforts to get Sustainable Jersey grants via Wal Mart; Morristown, NJ
Tree grant means Morristown to be a shadier place | dailyrecord.com | Daily Record
By MINHAJ HASSAN • STAFF WRITER • June 30, 2009
The town is getting a $25,000 grant to create some shade.
Morristown was one of four municipalities in the state, and the only one in Morris County, to get a $25,000 Sustainable Jersey grant from the state League of Municipalities. The program recognizes efforts made by towns to become more environmentally friendly by implementing programs such as those that reduce greenhouse gases, increase recycling, and promote walking and bicycling.
The grant will be awarded to the Morristown Partnership, the local business development group. Paul Miller, director of Sustainablity Programs at the Partnership, who wrote the grant, said the town will use the money to enhance its urban tree canopy project.
By MINHAJ HASSAN • STAFF WRITER • June 30, 2009
The town is getting a $25,000 grant to create some shade.
Morristown was one of four municipalities in the state, and the only one in Morris County, to get a $25,000 Sustainable Jersey grant from the state League of Municipalities. The program recognizes efforts made by towns to become more environmentally friendly by implementing programs such as those that reduce greenhouse gases, increase recycling, and promote walking and bicycling.
The grant will be awarded to the Morristown Partnership, the local business development group. Paul Miller, director of Sustainablity Programs at the Partnership, who wrote the grant, said the town will use the money to enhance its urban tree canopy project.
Add spontaneous combustion to insults suffered by urban trees; Gainesville, GA
Holly tree suffers damage from fire
A section of the holly tree recently damaged by a fire.
By Melissa Weinman
mweinman@gainesvilletimes.com
POSTED June 29, 2009 11:19 p.m.
Gainesville officials are uncertain about the fate of the holly tree in downtown Gainesville following a fire that left a section of the tree singed and brown.
The large tree, located at the fork of Academy and Green streets, is often decorated with bows or lights to celebrate holidays throughout the year.
Gainesville Fire Chief Jon Canada said the tree caught fire around midnight June 20, but the cause of the fire is unknown.
A section of the holly tree recently damaged by a fire.
By Melissa Weinman
mweinman@gainesvilletimes.com
POSTED June 29, 2009 11:19 p.m.
Gainesville officials are uncertain about the fate of the holly tree in downtown Gainesville following a fire that left a section of the tree singed and brown.
The large tree, located at the fork of Academy and Green streets, is often decorated with bows or lights to celebrate holidays throughout the year.
Gainesville Fire Chief Jon Canada said the tree caught fire around midnight June 20, but the cause of the fire is unknown.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Ash borer found in Schaumburg; Schaumburg, IL
Daily Herald | Ash borer found in Schaumburg
The tree-killing emerald ash borer has been discovered in the southwestern corner of Schaumburg.
Village officials said the Illinois Department of Agriculture confirmed the infestation earlier this month. The village didn't give a specific location or say how many trees were found to be infested with the metallic green pests, but did indicate that a third of the village's publicly owned 36,000 trees are ash trees.
The tree-killing emerald ash borer has been discovered in the southwestern corner of Schaumburg.
Village officials said the Illinois Department of Agriculture confirmed the infestation earlier this month. The village didn't give a specific location or say how many trees were found to be infested with the metallic green pests, but did indicate that a third of the village's publicly owned 36,000 trees are ash trees.
Exotic invasive albizia trees cause risk to travelers on Kuhio Highway - state developing management plan; Kalihiwai, HI
TheGardenIsland.com > News > Kauai News > Invasive trees still causing damage
By Paul C. Curtis - The Garden Island
Published: Monday, June 29, 2009 2:09 AM HST
KALIHIWAI — Invasive albizia trees, which grew naturally along Kuhio Highway to form a tree-tunnel-like canopy pleasing to some motorists, are still causing trouble, according to neighbors and state officials.
A week after tree trimmers removed some of the branches thought to be dangerous to drivers, another branch came crashing down, landing on a North Shore family’s mini-van, denting the hood and crushing the windshield, said Adam Frye, who lives along the highway in Kalihiwai.
“I think everyone was OK, physically, but mentally, holy cow, must have been so scary,” he said in an e-mail.
The state has hired a professional to assess the situation and a report of the findings is due next month.
By Paul C. Curtis - The Garden Island
Published: Monday, June 29, 2009 2:09 AM HST
KALIHIWAI — Invasive albizia trees, which grew naturally along Kuhio Highway to form a tree-tunnel-like canopy pleasing to some motorists, are still causing trouble, according to neighbors and state officials.
A week after tree trimmers removed some of the branches thought to be dangerous to drivers, another branch came crashing down, landing on a North Shore family’s mini-van, denting the hood and crushing the windshield, said Adam Frye, who lives along the highway in Kalihiwai.
“I think everyone was OK, physically, but mentally, holy cow, must have been so scary,” he said in an e-mail.
The state has hired a professional to assess the situation and a report of the findings is due next month.
SWCD searching for largest white oak tree in Pike County; Pike County, OH
SWCD searching for largest white oak tree in Pike County | chillicothegazette.com | Chillicothe Gazette
June 28, 2009
In an effort to encourage landowners and others interested in trees, the Pike Soil and Water Conservation District is conducting a contest in search of the largest white oak tree in Pike County.
On a statewide basis, the Ohio Division of Forestry, in cooperation with the International Paper Co., conducts the state Big Tree Program. According to the division, the national Big Tree Registry of 826 big trees is maintained by American Forests, a conservation organization based in Washington, D.C.
On the local level, the goal of the district's program is to engage individuals with an interest in Ohio's forest resource in the search of the largest white oak tree, and to reward the individual who finds the largest specimen of this particular species.
June 28, 2009
In an effort to encourage landowners and others interested in trees, the Pike Soil and Water Conservation District is conducting a contest in search of the largest white oak tree in Pike County.
On a statewide basis, the Ohio Division of Forestry, in cooperation with the International Paper Co., conducts the state Big Tree Program. According to the division, the national Big Tree Registry of 826 big trees is maintained by American Forests, a conservation organization based in Washington, D.C.
On the local level, the goal of the district's program is to engage individuals with an interest in Ohio's forest resource in the search of the largest white oak tree, and to reward the individual who finds the largest specimen of this particular species.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Sycamore subject of new Rob Reiner film gets real trim while adjacent tree gets virtual removal to address citizen concerns; Ann Arbor, MI
The Ann Arbor Chronicle » Ann Arbor Park Gets Movie Stimulus
Virginia Park trees trimmed in prep for Reiner movie 'Flipped'
By Dave AskinsJune 27, 2009
The sycamore trees were trimmed enough to get blue sky separation between the canopies. The tree on the right will be digitally removed in the film. (Photo by the writer.)On June 18, neighbors of Virginia Park, located just north of W. Liberty Street in Ann Arbor, received a letter from the city. The note from parks and recreation services manager Colin Smith alerted them to the filming of the Rob Reiner movie “Flipped,” to take place towards the end of July. Construction of the set, according to the letter, would begin as early as June 22.
Part of the set construction involved trimming some branches on two of the park’s sycamore trees – a task that was begun the same week as the letter sent from the city.
But the trimming was interrupted, and wasn’t completed until this last Friday morning – under the scrutiny of an Ann Arbor police officer, locations staff from the movie, Craig Hupy (head of systems planning for the city), Kerry Gray (coordinator for urban forestry and natural resources planning), Kay Sicheneder (city forester), plus a half-dozen interested neighbors.
Virginia Park trees trimmed in prep for Reiner movie 'Flipped'
By Dave AskinsJune 27, 2009
The sycamore trees were trimmed enough to get blue sky separation between the canopies. The tree on the right will be digitally removed in the film. (Photo by the writer.)On June 18, neighbors of Virginia Park, located just north of W. Liberty Street in Ann Arbor, received a letter from the city. The note from parks and recreation services manager Colin Smith alerted them to the filming of the Rob Reiner movie “Flipped,” to take place towards the end of July. Construction of the set, according to the letter, would begin as early as June 22.
Part of the set construction involved trimming some branches on two of the park’s sycamore trees – a task that was begun the same week as the letter sent from the city.
But the trimming was interrupted, and wasn’t completed until this last Friday morning – under the scrutiny of an Ann Arbor police officer, locations staff from the movie, Craig Hupy (head of systems planning for the city), Kerry Gray (coordinator for urban forestry and natural resources planning), Kay Sicheneder (city forester), plus a half-dozen interested neighbors.
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