Criminal Vandalizes New York Trees: REPORT

Unidentified assailants cut down two street trees in Queens, New York, causing unrest in a quiet neighborhood, according to local residents. Local residents don’t know exactly when the diagonal mark first appeared on the trunk of the pin oak and adjacent Japanese pagoda, but they are expressing confusion and concern, CBS News New York reported. […]

Drought, higher temperatures, hungry elk threaten aspen trees near Flagstaff

FLAGSTAFF — Beneath the beautiful yellow and red leaves of towering aspens in the Kachina Wilderness, forest ecologist Mike Stoddard looks down. His focus isn’t on the bright fall foliage, but on what’s growing beneath the forest floor. Mr Stoddard hopes historical data will inform the future of these beloved orchards, seeking landmarks for trees […]

Sedona Film Festival presents ‘Above the Trees’ premiere Oct. 29

sedona news – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the premiere of the Northern Arizona version of “Above the Trees” at the Mary D. Fisher Theater on Tuesday, October 29th at 4 p.m. Meet the filmmakers in this special debut feature. Director/producer Gary Lundgren and producer Ann Lundgren will be in Sedona […]

Edward Moreno and crew likely planted the trees you see in Tucson parks

David Leighton Arizona Daily Star Since the action of the Tucson City Council in 1982, the urban park west of downtown has been named “Menlo Park, Dedicated to Edward Moreno.” Here’s how Edward S. “Tutts” Moreno came to be celebrated in such a way. He was born in 1919 in Rosemont, a small mining town […]

Dating the World’s Tallest Trees

sequoia sequoia sempervirensAlso known as coastal redwood, it may be the tallest tree in the world, but even the tiniest sample of its wood can reveal a past. analyzed thousands of pencil-width cores extracted from and dead trees to build a set of tree-ring chronologies for coastal sequoias, the first database of their species. These […]

Two new trees at Fireman’s Park for Earth Day

On Earth Day, April 22, members of the Safford City Council, Graham County Stars, Safford Unified School District, Graham County Health Department, Safford Parks and Recreation Commission, and Southeast Arizona’s Clean and Beautiful, Stars Kari Gulyas (middle) watching how it rotates. Dirt from one of two new trees to be planted in Safford’s Firefighters Park. […]

Trees uprooted, streets flooded after severe storms hit the East Valley

Gilbert, Arizona (3TV/CBS 5) – Storms in the East Valley have left debris in the yards of many homes and uprooted trees. Severe weather hit around 9pm, bringing heavy rain and wind to areas such as Gilbert and Mesa. According to Gilbert Police, calls for services regarding fallen trees, power lines and road debris were […]

Why Raleigh is planting over 1,000 street trees in some city neighborhoods

Areas with fewer trees can be up to 20 degrees warmer than areas with more trees and green spaces. Trees help reduce flash floods and runoff during storms. and convert carbon dioxide into oxygen. However, small trees planted by cities along roads are more likely to be seen in some areas of Raleigh than others. […]