Parkway trimmed of fire hazards - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee:
Work has begun to trim trees near homes in areas along the American River Parkway in order to prevent dangerous fires next summer.
Steve Flannery, chief ranger for Sacramento County parks, said the main objective is to reduce the risk of fire getting into tree tops. Tree canopy fires are especially destructive, fast-moving and difficult to control.
'Lower tree branches will be limbed up to eight feet, ladder fuels, such as vines, will be cut and dead wood will be removed,' he said.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Parade may be bad for trees due to pruning for balloons; changes coming - Seattle, WA
Seafair: Bad for Seattle's trees?:
Seattle's Seafair Torchlight Parade may have to do a better job of accommodating trees.
How isn't clear, but city managers are worried about the summer parade's effect on trees that line the Fourth Avenue parade route downtown.
During past parades city crews have pruned branches of the trees so they'll clear the balloons that float along the route as the parade progresses.
But Roy Francis, urban forestry manager for the Seattle Department of Transportation, told an advisory city forestry commission Wednesday that starting next year the city will no longer prune the trees for the parade and that Seafair will have to reconsider how to move through the streets.
Seattle's Seafair Torchlight Parade may have to do a better job of accommodating trees.
How isn't clear, but city managers are worried about the summer parade's effect on trees that line the Fourth Avenue parade route downtown.
During past parades city crews have pruned branches of the trees so they'll clear the balloons that float along the route as the parade progresses.
But Roy Francis, urban forestry manager for the Seattle Department of Transportation, told an advisory city forestry commission Wednesday that starting next year the city will no longer prune the trees for the parade and that Seafair will have to reconsider how to move through the streets.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission ruling: Homeowners win on no more tree topping - IN
Just One Minute | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star:
Indiana homeowners angry about utility crews hacking off the tops of trees without their permission, leaving ugly gaps, won a victory Tuesday.
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission ruled that utilities can't top trees or remove more than 25 percent of a tree's canopy without the homeowner's permission.
'If the property owner does not consent, the utility must offer alternatives,' a news release about the ruling said.
Utilities also must contact homeowners personally and notify them in writing at least two weeks before trimming. They must use public rights of way or easements, or get permission from property owners to enter private property.
The decision follows months of input from residents at six public meetings across the state.
Indiana homeowners angry about utility crews hacking off the tops of trees without their permission, leaving ugly gaps, won a victory Tuesday.
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission ruled that utilities can't top trees or remove more than 25 percent of a tree's canopy without the homeowner's permission.
'If the property owner does not consent, the utility must offer alternatives,' a news release about the ruling said.
Utilities also must contact homeowners personally and notify them in writing at least two weeks before trimming. They must use public rights of way or easements, or get permission from property owners to enter private property.
The decision follows months of input from residents at six public meetings across the state.
Morton Arboretum teams up to with Chicago-area Mayors, USDA to provide ash borer mitigation funding - Chicago, IL
Arboretum teams up to provide ash borer funding - Naperville Sun:
The Morton Arboretum and the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus on Wednesday made $1 million in federal grant money available to municipalities to fight the effects of emerald ash borer.
The invasive pest has already killed tens of millions of ash trees in North America and threatens the estimated 130 million ash in Illinois.
The Arboretum and MMC, which represents 272 Chicago-area mayors, today posted a Request for Proposal on their websites for municipalities to apply for the grant money.
The Morton Arboretum and the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus on Wednesday made $1 million in federal grant money available to municipalities to fight the effects of emerald ash borer.
The invasive pest has already killed tens of millions of ash trees in North America and threatens the estimated 130 million ash in Illinois.
The Arboretum and MMC, which represents 272 Chicago-area mayors, today posted a Request for Proposal on their websites for municipalities to apply for the grant money.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Tree 'butchering' order issued by Indiana utility regulatory commission
Tree 'butchering' order issued | thestarpress.com | The Star Press:
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission on Tuesday issued an order that it says strikes a balance between utility companies and angry customers who accuse them of 'butchering' trees.
The order states that the utilities are required to adhere to nationally recognized best practices, as outlined by the American National Standards Institute's standards for tree care, as well as other requirements.
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission on Tuesday issued an order that it says strikes a balance between utility companies and angry customers who accuse them of 'butchering' trees.
The order states that the utilities are required to adhere to nationally recognized best practices, as outlined by the American National Standards Institute's standards for tree care, as well as other requirements.
Island tree canopy near national standard - Manatee County, FL
Island tree canopy near national standard » Archive » Anna Maria Island News - The Anna Maria Islander "The Award Winning & Best News on Anna Maria Island, FL Since 1992":
Manatee County is just percentage points from meeting a national standard for forest coverage, according to a study released by the county.
The county worked with Keep Manatee Beautiful, ESciences and several other government agencies on its first study of its urban tree canopy.
The five-year analysis, funded with a $10,000 grant from the Florida Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program and another $10,000 grant from KMB, used software modeling and aerial photographs to evaluate the tree canopy in unincorporated Manatee and the six municipalities in the county.
Manatee County is just percentage points from meeting a national standard for forest coverage, according to a study released by the county.
The county worked with Keep Manatee Beautiful, ESciences and several other government agencies on its first study of its urban tree canopy.
The five-year analysis, funded with a $10,000 grant from the Florida Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program and another $10,000 grant from KMB, used software modeling and aerial photographs to evaluate the tree canopy in unincorporated Manatee and the six municipalities in the county.
Friends of the Urban Forest: The Green Christmas tree alternative that keeps on giving - Los Angeles, CA
Friends of the Urban Forest: The Green Christmas tree alternative - Los Angeles green building | Examiner.com: You can pick up a tree that will have a life in the “Urban Forest” after the holiday season. Friends of the Urban Forest (FUF), a non-profit out of the bay area, has a “Green Christmas” program in which they offer living, potted trees for the year-end holidays. For just $80, SF participants get beautiful, six-to-eight-foot-tall potted trees that may be picked up, brought home for decoration and enjoyment for up to six weeks, and returned to FUF who then grows the tree larger and uses it in an urban tree planting program!
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