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    Rare Chimera Redwood Tree Finds New Home In Cotati - June 26, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

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    COTATI (CBS SF) The fate of a rare redwood tree in Cotati has been decided after the SMART agency agreed on a new location near the citys new rail station.

    The coast redwood tree has grown alongside railroad tracks in Cotati for over six decades, and was saved from removal by the efforts of an arborist and the neighboring community.

    The tree, which grows green and white foliage is called a chimera, and displays both colors from separate sets of DNA. Arborists say the chlorophyll-deficient redwood may be the only chimera capable of producing both male and female cones, making it valuable for scientific research.

    When it was pointed out that this tree had some unique characteristics, SMART then determined that we should move that tree, Matt Stevens, SMARTs Community Relations Manager said.

    SMART announced that the move to City Hall was unfeasible due to power lines along the path on East Cotati Avenue, requiring 25 lines to be disconnected and reconnected.

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    Landowners upset over county vote on tree removal - June 26, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

    Trees around Ward Field must be removed, Caltrans says. Del Norte Triplicate / Adam Spencer

    The action to award the contract for obstruction removal of trees on private property is on the Boards consent agenda for todays meeting, which is open to the public at 10 a.m.in the Flynn Center, 981 H Street, Crescent City.

    Susan Daugherty, airport program manager for the Border Coast Regional Airport Authority, recommended that the Board award the contract to Mountain F. Enterprises, which was the lowest bidder on the original project with a bid of $477,000, but that project has been scaled back to fit the $113,000 available from Caltrans Division of Aeronautics.

    Gasquet homeowners affected by the project say the project was scaled back because a second survey required more public involvement to determine the need to cut 330 trees that were tagged for removal.

    Donna Ruggles, a Gasquet property owner who has been fighting the project, wrote a letter to the Board saying the project should not have been exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental QualityAct.

    It is clear from the record that the CEQA analysis for this project is inadequate and that categorizing this project as exempt from CEQA is inappropriate, Ruggles said in the letter.

    Del Norte County Community Development Department staff have said that the CEQA exemption is only based on the original project submitted by the airport authority in 2012 and not the 330 trees tagged for removal that the airport authority put out for bid earlier this year.

    During a community meeting in April attended by airport director Jim Bernard and county supervisors Martha McClure and Mike Sullivan, it was determined that the project would be limited to what was reviewed by county staff in 2012.

    But Ruggles letter to BOS also cited other reasons why even the smaller-scaled project should not be allowed to move forward. The county should not be able to use Title III federal funds for the countys match contribution because Caltrans Division of Aeronautics has stated that the match cannot be from a federal or state funding source, Ruggles letter states.

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    Village of Lemont approves contracts for tree removal, bridge repairs - June 25, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

    LEMONT The Lemont Village Board has agreed to pay Homer Tree Care Inc. to start removing some of its ash trees infected by the emerald ash borer.

    On Monday, the board voted in favor of removing at least 252 ash trees in Glenys and McCarthy Point subdivisions at a cost of $205 per tree.

    Public Works Director Ralph Pukula said his department is negotiating with Homer Tree Care on whether to remove more trees this year. The village has $60,000 allocated towards tree removal and replacement, with the intention of completely focusing on tree removal this year.

    Mayor Brian Reaves said the village is also looking at the alternative of doing a mass cut of its infected trees and paying the cost over several years.

    Reaves said the village is trying to be aggressive while still being cost effective. He estimated it would cost about $450,000 to remove all of the village's 2,000 ash trees. Replacements will cost about $300 per tree, he said.

    "It's a million dollar problem we have now," he said.

    Pukula said the tree removal could start in mid-July.

    Reaves said the public works department should try to personally inform residents whose ash trees are being cut down.

    The board also approved a bid for $211,068 to repair the Stephen Street bridge over the I&M Canal and the Old Lemont Road bridge over the Des Plaines River.

    According to the meeting agenda, the work will consist of: sealing the concrete cracks in the structure decks and substructure; repairing the concrete; installing new bearing retainer angles; cleaning and painting existing bearings; placing stone riprap; replacing existing preformed and neoprene expansion joints; installing vertical clearance signs; repairing and cleaning structure drainage systems; and completing all incidental and collateral work.

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    Napa says ABC streets tree removal necessary for safety - June 25, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

    What started as a city street improvement project has morphed into a fight over the trees that line the ABC streets neighborhood.

    When ABC streets residents first heard that the city was finally repaving their cracked and warped streets, they were pleased. But the $3 million project, which is slated to be finished by the end of the year, also requires cutting down about 220 trees in the area, according to city staff.

    The neighborhood had an extensive amount of sidewalk work and road work that needed to be done, said Napas Deputy Public Works Director Phil Brun. The goal is to get into an older neighborhood thats really in need of street paving and also install ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) ramps and repair failed curbs and gutters and missing links of sidewalk.

    As neighbors noticed last week, the project includes cutting down trees that were planted more than 50 years ago, and that the city said are either unhealthy or are causing problems for the sidewalks.

    Trees have a lifespan, just like people, Dave Perazzo, the citys parks, trees and facilities manager, said Tuesday. These trees we are talking are Arizona Ash, which have a relatively short life span about 30-40 years.

    Perazzo, who said the area is home to about 600 trees in all, pointed out that older trees are at a risk to fall or become diseased. He said that workers analyzed every single tree in the area before determining which ones would need to be cut down.

    But area residents were not pleased with the citys decision, taping signs to trees last week that were slated to be removed that begged city crews to not cut down the old-growth. Perazzo said the city understood the new trees wouldnt be as large, offer as much shade or be considered as pretty as the older growth ashes, but pointed out that safety was the citys main concern.

    Our job is to look out for the best interest of the community, he said. We dont want to leave trees behind that could become a hazard. Weve done that in other neighborhoods and had trees fall. We dont remove trees for no reason. Safety is our reason.

    Perazzo said the city will not only replace every single tree it removes, but will also plant additional trees in front of bare residents, as long as the homeowners will commit to maintaining the new trees.

    We need buy-in from the property owners, he said. Some say they will be happy to water them, others say they dont want to. Were having a tree commission meeting (Wednesday) that weve invited some residents to attend.

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    Age-Old Tree to be Cut Down on UO Campus - June 25, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

    EUGENE, Ore. A tree on the University of Oregon campus thats more than 70 years-old is on the chopping block, because of construction at the Erb Memorial Union.

    But a landscape architecture professor says hes not giving up his efforts to stop the removal of the age-old tree.

    Professor Whitey Lueck says landscapes and buildings arent separate, they work together.

    And it would be taking away a piece of history from campus.

    EMU director Laurie Woodward says the tree, a London Plane tree, was considered in the new EMU design.

    But there wasnt a way to work around it.

    Woodward says they didnt focus on this one tree, but all of the trees that might have to come down.

    But professor Lueck says the design committees process wasnt thorough enough.

    I really have no choice to but to make a small stink at that point rather than have to explain to my students next year, or five years or ten years from now why I didnt stand up for that tree, said professor Lueck.

    The whole staff has been, is sad to see them go. Its not a decision that anybody made lightly, said Woodward.

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    FAA to Review Tree Removal Plan at Crisfield Airport - June 25, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

    CRISFIELD, Md.- A plan to remove trees around the Crisfield-Somerset County Airport is moving forward.

    Somerset County officials recently approved a five-year capital improvement plan that will be submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration. The plan calls for the removal of trees and other obstructions along the path pilots use to land, according to Jennifer Lutz, who works for URS Corporation, a consulting firm that is working with the county.

    In a statement, Lutz said, "the purpose of the project is to meet current FAA requirements outlined in 14 CFR Part 77,Objects Affecting Navigable Airspace, and FAA Advisory Circular 150/5300-13A,Airport Design." Lutz also said the proposed project is a safety maintenance project and is needed in order to protect public safety and preserve the existing published arrival and departure procedures for the runways.

    Joe Lewis has lived near the airport for 69 years. Lewis supports the plan.

    "If the planes come in to land and take off, you don't want no obstructions in their view," Lewis said. " So, I think it's a good idea."

    Though safety is a top priority for Robert Lehman, who lives near the airport as well, he is not in favor of the obstruction removal plan.

    "I don't know what it's going to prove," said Lehman, who thinks an underlying reason for removal of trees is to draw more air traffic to the airport. "They're trying to change the basic category of the airport in hopes of getting more traffic. It just will not happen."

    In the statement, Lutz said the airport is undergoing an environmental assessment that falls under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to evaluate environmental impacts. Once the assessments are complete, Lutz said the airport will enter its next phase which involves negotiating easements for land acquisition.

    Meanwhile, the county will seek a grant, in 2016, for parcels where signed agreements were obtained. In 2017, a grant will be sought from the FAA to cover the cost of the design phase to remove trees. In 2017, an evaluation of the runway will be conducted in Somerset County.

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    Large tree removal isc stihl – Video - June 24, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder


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    Willingboro sets code to deal with tree maintenance, removal - June 24, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

    WILLINGBORO The township has new measures in place to make sure that trees are being maintained and removed properly, and that debris is not being left curbside for long periods.

    The Township Council last week approved an ordinance to amend the municipal code dealing with trees, forestry management and tree removal. The ordinance is intended to prevent the uncontrolled and excess destruction, removal and cutting of trees.

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    If a tree falls in your neighborhood, whos responsible? - June 24, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

    INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) The storms that rolled through Central Indiana Monday left behind damage in the metro area and thousands of folks without power into the overnight hours.

    The city of Indianapolis says if a tree falls onto a city street, the city may remove it. Call the Mayors Action Center at 317-327-4622 to file a report.

    If it falls on private property though, its the residents responsibility.

    According to Consumer Reports:

    These are guidelines only. Coverage types and amounts vary by insurer, so check with yours to be sure.

    As of 6:30 a.m., Duke Energy outages were less than 100 customers.Click here for current Duke Energy power outages.

    Indianapolis Power and Light crews were still working to restore power Tuesday morning. IPL said in all, 22,500 people were affected. As of 6:30 a.m., about 1,800 IPL customers were still without power.Click here for current IPL power outages.

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