Prior News Links
The following links are to previous news reports listed on Treeandneighborlaw.com. The links – which are controlled by third parties -- may not necessarily remain available.
Cool, moist spring leads to defoliating tree diseases (Ohio Farmer, 6/27/08)
Seattle school trees still being fought over (Seattle Post Intelligencer, 6/27/08)
Public help sought in getting rid of Emerald Ash Borer (Canton IL Daily Record, 6/27/08)
Climate change is leaving trees behind (Scientific American, 6/26/08)
Two more Berkeley tree sitters come down (San Jose Mercury News, 6/26/08)
Trees cut in restricted zone, owner fined, code enforcement officer quits (York NH Weekly, 6/26/08)
Dead trees tell water tales (Stockton CA Record, 6/26/08)
New global timber fund opens to high volume (Seeking Alpha, 6/26/08)
In nature, fires help regenerate forest, but burn cooler (San Jose Mercury News, 6/25/08)
Chicago residents turn to chemical warfare against Emerald Ash Borer (Chicago Tribune, 6/25/08)
After the storm: how to care for damaged trees (Toledo Blade, 6/25/08)
Live Oak LA relocates 10 decades-old trees (Shreveport Times, 6/25/08)
Pipeline company may owe city thousands for tree removal (Helena MT Independent Record, 6/25/08)
Opinion: Power companies should bill homeowners for tree trimming (Salt Lake City Tribune, 6/24/08)
Electrical co-op sells homeowners shade trees at reduced price (Tucson Explorer-News, 6/24/08)
Help restore Vermont vistas: cut down a tree (Burlington Free Press, 6/24/08)
Tree leaves showing wear from wind and rain (Sioux Faqlls SD Argus Leader, 6/24/08)
San Diego tree trimmer dies from fall (San Diego Union Tribune, 6/24/08)
Elderly woman killed by falling limb (Worcester MA Telegram, 6/23/08)
Denver council defers decision on tree fines (Denver Post, 6/23/08)
What to do about trees? (Hernando FL Today, 6/23/08)
Trees cut down to prevent further drownings (KYTV, Springfield, MO, 6/22/08)
Real risks, surreal humor in Berkeley tree sitting protest (San Francisco Chronicle, 6/23/08)
Great Smokies await Emerald Ash Borer (Chicago Tribune, 6/22/08)
Opinion: A way to spare Kirby TX trees (Houston Chronicle, 6/21/08)
Ash borer found in Chicago (Chicago Sun-Times, 6/20/08)
Chicago fires first volley against ash borer (Chicago Tribune, 6/20/08)
Falling trees complicate firefighting in Great Dismal Swamp fire (Virginian Pilot, 6/20/08)
Will UC Berkeley's new tactics end tree-sitting protest? (San Jose Mercury News, 6/20/08)
San Francisco had inspected, failed to remove tree that killed woman (KGO-TV, San Francisco, 6/19/08)
Both sides happy with Berkeley tree-sitting ruling (San Francisco Chronicle, 6/19/08)
Man hurt cutting tree when cable snaps (Foster's NH Daily Democrat, 6/19/08)
California town approves removal of large redwood (Grass Valley CA Union, 6/19/08)
Alabama utility won't appeal tree trimming ruling (CNNMoney, 6/18/08)
Buffalo suburb says replacement plan in place after tree removal (East Aurora Advertiser, 6/18/08)
Arborists remove Berkeley tree-sitters' gear before ruling (San Francisco Chronicle, 6/18/08)
College's plam tree asset faces bleak future (San Diego Union Tribune, 6/18/08)
Environmental group monitors Pali Highway tree cutting (KITV, Honolulu, 6/17/08)
Toilet paper tradition threatens Auburn University's live oaks (Opelika Auburn News, 6/17/08)
Alabama Power could still appeal Jacksonville tree case (Trading Markets, 6/17/08)
Hundreds of Austin trees cut down accidentally (KEYE-TV, Austin TX, 6/17/08)
Denver City Council warns mayor to go easy on imposing fine on homeowners for ignoring tree warnings (Denver Post, 6/17/08)
Despite protests, hundreds of Boynton Beach FL oaks to be felled (WPEC-TV, Palm Beach FL, 6/16/08)
Louisiana citrus growers face new threat to trees (Houston Chronicle, 6/16/08)
Lacey, WA wants $163k fine from landscaper for topping trees (Seattle Post Intelligencer, 6/16/08)
Angry mom's standoff over a tree brings changes in how a city notifies residents of construction (Greenville SC News, 6/16/08)
Opinion: As Iowa's floodwaters recede, let's nurture the trees (Des Moines Register, 6/16/08)
Trees obscure signs warning of intersections (Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, 6/16/08)
Maryland town residents angry over aggressive tree trimming (Frederick MD News Post, 6/16/08)
Omaha resident fights tree removal (KETV, Omaha, NE, 6/15/08)
Reward offered in tree vandalism (Sacramento Bee, 6/13/08)
Colorado town frst to get money for new trees under tree fund program (Rocky Mountain News, 6/13/08)
Modern day lumberjack: protecting life and limb (San Jose CA Mercury News, 6/12/08)
Controversial tree at Mission San Luis Obispo removed (San Luis Obispo CA Tribune, 6/12/08)
How forests affect climate change (Science Daily, 6/12/08)
Maine town seeking fines, replacement for topped and felled trees (York County Coast Star, 6/12/08)
June blizzard damages city trees, shrubs (Great Falls MT Tribune, 6/12/08)
Suburb, Lake Zurich tree commission solving felled tree dispute (Chicago Tribune, 6/12/08)
From Canada to the Caribbean: Tree leaves control their own temperatures (Science Daily, 6/11/08)
Old trees in Presidio on watch list (San Francisco Chronicle, 6/11/08)
Storm water project put on hold to save 340 Glen Ellyn IL trees (Chicago Tribune, 6/11/08)
Tree fines worry council (Rocky Mountain News, 6/11/08)
Emerald ash borer poses threat to Ohio trees (Youngstown Vindicator, 6/11/08)
Downed trees have few consequences for sellers (Oklahoma City Record, 6/11/08)
Illinois DNR may confiscate firewood to stop emerald ash borer spread (Chicago Tribune, 6/09/08)
Opinion: Overcutting trees in the name of safety (Hartford CT Courant, 6/09/08)
Chicago trees taste pretty good (Windy Citizen, 6/08/08)
Saginaw city forester warned for years that trees posed power outage risk (Saginaw MI News, 6/07/08)
Let the landscape work for you ... windbreaks and shade trees (Kansas City Star, 6/07/08)
PA game officials hope wet weather, spraying will limit tree damage (Chambersburg PA Public Opinion, 6/06/08)
Can't grow grass under mature shade tree? Here's why! (Detroit Free Press, 6/06/08)
Sewer rehab destroying trees, angering residents (Greenville SC News, 6/06/08)
Ottawa can't see forests for trees in timber management (Toronto Globe and Mail, 6/06/08)
Baltimore electric utility fined $180k for over-aggressive tree trimming (Baltimore Sun, 6/05/08)
Penalities exacted nationwide from utilities for tree trimming since 2003 power outage (New York Times, 6/05/08)
Tahoe woman fined $100k for USFS tree cutting (San Diego Union Tribune, 6/04/08)
Chicago sets traps for emerald ash borer warning (Chicago Tribune, 6/04/08)
Trees safe after Glen Ellyn park board reversal (Chicago Daily Herald, 6/04/08)
State's trees in decade-long funk (North Kitsap WA Herald, 6/04/08)
Vail, Co project approved to make use of pine beetle-infested trees (Examiner.com, 6/03/08)
California man accused of felling pine trees for a pot garden (San Jose Mercury News, 6/03/08)
Pine beetles felling trees across west (Great Falls MT Tribune, 6/03/08)
Conservation group thins firs to give oaks a chance (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 6/02/08)
Plantings can help trees weather storms (Fremont NE Tribune, 6/02/08)
Seguin TX considers tree ordinance (Seguin Gazette Enterprise, 6/02/08)
Utility's tree-trimming fervor since 2003 blackout angers residents (Cleveland Plain Dealer, 6/01/08)
Hawaiian scientist producing "sterile" trees (KITV-TV, Honolulu, Hawaii, 6/01/08)
Cities weigh legal protections for trees (Detroit Free Press, 6/01/08)
Weather hinders oak trees' growth (San Luis Obispo Tribune news, 6/01/08)
Now's the time to get rid of Chinese popcorn trees (Biloxi MS Sun Herald, 5/30/08)
Beetle means trouble for New England ash trees (Burlington VT Free Press, 5/30/08)
Giving ash trees a fighting chance (Detroit Free Press, 5/30/08)
Kiawe trees come down, but not without a fight, in Kane'ohe (Honolulu Advertiser, 5/30/08)
Seattle city council members want tree ordinance extended to groves of trees, not just single "exceptional" ones (Seattle Times, 5/29/08)
Denver weighs a "pruned" plan to protect trees (Denver Post, 5/29/08)
Glen Ellyn IL Park officials say trees must go for flood control (Daily Herald, 5/29/08)
Municipal arborist inspects trees after second one falls on two houses (Woodland PA Progress, 5/29/08)
Followup: Chopped down trees a "mistake" (WWMT-TV, Kalamazoo, MI, 5/29/08)
Trees cut down ... misunderstanding or theft? WWMT-TV, Kalamazoo, MI, 5/28/08)
Time is right for apple tree tuneup (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 5/28/08)
Crew removed from public utility tree trimming over "aggressive" cutting (West Seattle Blog, 5/28/08)
Neighborhood organization appeals decision to let developer cut trees (Seattle Times, 5/28/08)
Scientists removes thousands of aspens to glimpse forest's future (Science Daily, 5/28/08)
Water is lifeblood for our plants and trees (Newburyport MA News,5/28/08)
Opinion: Greg and Dave debate being paid not to cut down your trees, carbon offset credits and liberals (Edison NJ Sentinel, 5/28/08)
Tree advocates say that existing laws are not enough (Charlotte NC Observer, 5/27/08)
Tyler TX measures value of parkland trees (Tyler TX Morning Telegraph, 5/27/08)
Opinion: Don't cut down ash trees - borer isn't here yet (Sioux Falls SD Argus-Leader, 5/27/08)
Tree ordinance would require removal permits, but exempt developers (Poly County FL Democrat, 5/27/08)
Sullivan's Island SC probes liiegal tree, shrub cutting (Carleston Post and Courier, 5/23/08)
California Supreme Court rejects environmental group attempt to stop logging on private land (San Jose Mercury News, 5/22/08)
Global warming? Late frost damages leaves but trees rebound (Connecticut Post, 5/22/08)
Old maple trees poached in Kitsap County, Washington (Seattle Times, 5/22/08)
Scientists starve aspens in global warming experiment (WLNS-TV, Lansing, MI, 5/22/08)
Billboard company winning war with trees (Gainesville FL Sun, 5/21/08)
Alkaline soil challenges trees (Indiana Living Green, 5/21/08)
Trees help lessen asthma rate, doctors say (Montreal QC Gazette, 5/21/08)
2007 drought blamed for dead urban trees (Toronto ON Star, 5/20/08)
Mystery surrounds disappearing trees (San Jose Mercury News, 5/20/08)
Panel to study Mill River plan that dooms cherry trees (Stamford CT Advocate, 5/20/08)
Protect your trees when you build (Mother Earth News, 5/20/08)
Ash tree insecticide gives tree owners hope (Chicago Tribune, 5/19/08)
Elongate hemlock scale found to be infectingt New Hampshire trees (WBZ-TV, Boston, 5/18/08)
Skyrocketing timber prices leaves experts puzzled and fearful of "bubble" (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 5/18/08)
California seeks to regulate "carbon credit" business (National Public Radio, 5/18/08)
Opinion: Treehuggers against trees? (Denver Post, 5/18/08)
Santa Monica drops the disputed 23 ficus trees (Los Angeles Times, 5/17/08)
Texas capitol trees take another storm beating (Dallas Morning News, 5/16/08)
Two accused of cutting trees on state land (Schenectady NY Daily Gazette, 5/16/08)
Girl Scout camp’s aggressive attack on oak tree wilt shows signs of victory (Nebraska City NE News Press, 5/16/08)
Residents fuming over electric utility’s butchering of trees in line-clearing project (Ft. Worth TX Star-Telegram, 5/16/08)
Indianapolis trees yield $5.7 million annual benefit, study says (Indianapolis Star, 5/15/08)
Saving toppling trees along the Kaskaskia River (Belleville IL Democrat, 5/15/08)
Tree savers lose appeal; Santa Monica set to remove ficus trees (Santa Monica CA Outlook, 5/15/08)
Scottsdale seeks vandals who cut trees in city wash (East Valley AZ Tribune, 5/15/08)
Appeals court blocks USFS plan to log Sierra Nevada tract (San Francisco Chronicle, 5/14/08)
Longview task force seeks to add fees, save trees (Longview TX News Journal, 5/14/08)
Tree trimmers watch as Saginaw Chippewa tree elders honor trees (Mt. Pleasant MI Morning Sun, 5/14/08)
Woodpeckers damaging trees (Mountain Home AR Baxter Bulletin, 5/14/08)
Growers seek fresh market peach trees to replace canning variety in wake of factory closure (St. Catharines ON Standard, 5/13/08)
Weakened soil leads to toppled trees (KTVI-TV, St. Louis, MO, 5/13/08)
San Jose passes the buck on trees (San Jose Mercury News, 5/13/08)
Carbon credit mess: New Zealand forest owners angry over government plans (New Zealand Herald, 5/13/08)
Motorcyclist killed by falling tree (Danbury CT News Times, 5/12/08)
Press release: State and non-profits work together to plant urban trees (Noblesville IN Daily Times, 5/12/08)
Drought, winds spell danger for trees (Hickory NC Record, 5/12/08)
San Diego chooses oaks to replace eucalyptus trees (San Diego Union Tribune, 5/12/08)
University of New Mexico student killed in tree-cutting accident (KVIA-TV, El Paso, TX, 5/12/08)
Jacaranda trees remain Pasadena's beautiful mess (Los Angeles Times, 5/12/08)
Lexington proposes changes in tree ordinance from ground up (Lexington MA Minuteman, 5/12/08)
Commissioner suggests using mobile sawmill to harvest Vancouver's dead park rees (Canadian Press, 5/11/08)
Greenery vs greenbacks: the problem of boulevard trees (Minneapolis Star Tribune, 5/09/09)
Hire a surveyor to determine property line (Baltimore Sun, 5/09/08)
Proper care and an arborist key to healthy trees (San Jose Mercury-News, 5/09/09)
Burying trees: brilliant or crazy? (New Republic, 5/08/09)
Inventory values Carthage park trees' value at $4 million (Carthage MO Press, 5/08/09)
State buys Snohomish County tree farm to ensure it stays green (Seattle Times, 5/08/08)
Trees said to lessen asthma rate (Vancouver BC Sun, 5/08/08)
More on Orland Park IL new tree ordinance (Southwest Star, 5/08/08)
U.S. cities now hot for trees (Chicago Sun Times, 5/08/08)
Citrus tree owners react to canker decision (WTVJ-TV, Miami, 5/07/08)
Canker jury orders Florida to pay $11.5 million for cutting of citrus trees (AP, 5/07/08)
Alabama home to 12 champion trees (Montgomery Advertiser, 5/06/08)
Michigan Supreme Court approves class action status for homeowners' suit on tree root damage to property (Associated Press, 5/06/08)
Insurance Info Institute explains insurance coverage for damage from fallen trees (insurancenewsnet.com, 5/06/08)
New chemical treatment takes aim at Emerald Ash Borer (WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, 5/06/08)
Famous "Avenue of a Hundred Trees" not to be cut for road widening after all (Augusta SC Chronicle, 5/06/08)
Alberta pledges C$55 million to fight mountain pine beetle (Montreal Gazette, 5/06/08)
Chicago suburb reg requires planting new tree for removal of old one (Southtown Star, 5/06/08)
Mountain pine beetle infestation underscores need for review of Candian forest policies (Financial Post, 5/06/08)
Jury begins deliberating on Florida's liability for felled citrus trees in canker case (Christian Science Monitor, 5/05/08)
Ontario plant closing dooms hundreds of peach trees (Windsor ON Star, 5/05/08)
Pennsylvania couple find cross and sunburst in remains of storm-damaged tree (Reading PA Eagle, 5/05/08)
Suburban Chicago stormwater project forces choice between woods and soccer field (Environment News Service, 5/04/08)
Beetle-ravaged forests prompt campground closures in Rockies (Associated Press, 5/04/08)
Opinion: End crab fishery, plant trees (Baltimore Sun, 5/04/08)
Trees leave homeowner out on a limb (Denver Post, 5/02/08)
Near power lines, short trees stand tall (Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, 5/02/08)
Scientists plan to collect tree DNA from across the planet (Staten Island NY Advance, 5/02/08)
Man accused of stealing date palm trees (Palm Springs CA Desert Sun, 5/02/08)
Plant trees with an eye to root, growth pattern (San Jose Mercury News, 5/01/08)
Shaded trees may trump solar panels (Cupertino CA Courier, 5/01/08)
Vandal's attack may doom Chambers Bay golf course's iconic fir tree (Tacoma WA News tribune, 5/01/08)
Opinion: Trees give value to homes, businesses (Springfield PA Sun, 5/01/08)
UK researchers say living with trees good for health (Press Association, 4/30/08)
Moving trees for sidewalks no small task (Forest Grove OR Times, 4/30/08)
Could cutting down and burying trees fight global warming? (Mongabay.com, 4/30/08)
Galesburg seeks to replace storm-damaged trees (Peoria IL Journal-Star, 4/30/08)
Opinion: Will city act to save trees? (Baltimore Sun, 4/30/08)
Colorado mobile home park owner defends tree cutting (Glenwood Springs Post-Independent, 4/30/08)
Maryland home to national champion bigleaf magnolia (Baltimore Sun, 4/30/08)
London, Ontario, plans tree census (London ON Free Press, 4/29/08)
Palm trees falling to disease (Long Beach CA Press-Telegram, 4/29/08)
San Rafael CA crews begin cutting down 100 liquidamber trees (Marin Independent-Journal, 4/29/08)
Opinion: Keep the trees! (Stamford CT Advocte, 4/29/08)
Playground trees, targeted by vandals, are replanted (Boston Globe, 4/29/08)
Scientists looks for healthy hemlocks to clone (Boston Globe, 4/28/08)
Playground trees vandalized in Boston (WBZ-TV, Boston, 4/28/08)
Franklin County, Washington, pays residents to care for their own fruit trees (KEPR-TV, Pasco, WA, 4/28/08)
Ten of Tarrant County's trees are state champs (Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, 4/28/08)
Opinion: Protecting old-growth trees (Eugene OR Register-Guard, 4/28/08)
Pear tree disaster - Baltimore removes street trees from famous boulevard (Baltimore Sun, 4/25/08)
Trees may be killing your grass (South Mississippi Sun Herald, 4/25/08)
Hug away! We celebrate the oldest environmental holiday today (Environment News Service, 4/25/08)
Opinion: Trees breathe life (Steamboat Springs CO Pilot & Today, 4/25/08)
The greening of America (Washington Post, 4/25/08)
Knowing your trees makes care easier (Montreal QC Gazette, 4/23/08)
Pine beetle outbreak turns BC forests from carbon sink into carbon source (Canadian Press, 4/24/08)
Residents question tree ordinances exclusion of private owners (Charlotte NC Observer, 4/24/08)
Citizens committee speaks up for trees (Allentown PA Morning Call, 4/24/08)
Season ripe for thinning fruit trees (Las Vegas NV Review-Journal, 4/24/08)
Chicago suburb OKs summer tree inventory (Chicago Tribune, 4/23/08)
Pine engraving beetle eating trees in the Bitterroot (Missoula MT Missoulian, 4/23/08)
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