Kirklands consulting arborist Scott Baker prepares a rope for a tree test he conducted in May 2014. Kirklands contractor, Marshbank Construction, will be removing all but nine of Park Lanes existing trees. Most of the ones that will remain are at the streets Main Street and Lake Street gateways.

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During the past 12 months, the Park Lane project team has been working with residents and business owners to redesign Park Lane into a greener, more walkable and vibrant corridor. Park Lanes new plaza-style street will feature a one-level surface of brick pavers and a new stormwater system that will better protect Lake Washington from the pollutants that drain to it every time it rains.

Starting Jan. 5, Kirklands contractor, Marshbank Construction, will begin working on that new vision. This will involve some dramatic changes, such as closing the street to automobile traffic and progressively removing all of the existing sidewalk and pavement.

One of the most visible changes will be to Park Lanes treescape. The contractor will be removing all but nine of Park Lanes existing trees.

Some of them are diseased, said Project Engineer Frank Reinart. Most of them are old and some of them are in the way of new utilities. But the underlying reason we are replacing the trees is to make Park Lane more walkable and accessible for pedestrians of all abilities. The current conditions of the trees make it hard for people, in groups or with assistance, to walk the length of Park Lane.

Reinart points to the maple in front of Cactus Restaurant. That trees base and root mass protrude above the sidewalks surface, reducing to a couple feet the walkable space between the base of the tree and the street on one side, and Cactus fenced dining area on the other side.

A wheelchair cant fit through that space, he said. A person walking with a child might be forced to step into the street. And this is only one such example on Park Lane.

Pedestrian access is the primary reason for removing many of the trees. But other reasons exist. The maples in front of Zeeks Pizza and Cactus, for example, are aging. The maple on the northwest corner of Main Street and Park Lane conflicts directly with the projects replacement water main. Ten more treesmost of them mapleswould not survive the root damage they would sustain while crews build the streets new underground utilities and its walking surface.

Altogether, the project will remove 27 trees, including an ailing oak removed earlier this year. It will plant 35 new trees with five different species be planted. Those species include the more familiar Red Maples and Red Oaks, as well as the tall and slender Musashinos and the broader Redspire Pears and Pink Flair Cherries.

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White Rock Coun. Helen Fathers speaks at the Dec. 15 council meeting.

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White Rock tree-preservation proponents can breathe easier, after city leaders voted last week to approve bylaw amendments that would require all residents to apply for a permit before taking down a tree.

However, not all councillors were in favour of the amendments, which put a moratorium on tree removal in the city until a 20-year Urban Forest Management Plan for future tree removal on private and public lands receives public consultation in the new year.

Coun. Megan Knight, who voted against the amendments Thursday evening at a special council meeting, said that her concerns focused on the timeline of the amendments.

She noted that the turnaround was quick and that residents should have more time and transparency before the amendments went through.

By a 4-3 vote, council voted to amend its tree-management bylaw, 1831, to include protected trees within the municipal boundaries of the City of White Rock in place of designated areas as per a map.

According to the bylaw, protected trees include those that have a trunk diameter at breast height (DBH) greater than 30 centimetres, or has a combined DBH of its three largest trunks greater than 30 centimetres.

According to Coun. Helen Fathers, prior to the amendments, neighbours could have different rules for removing trees.

You and I could live on the same street and you could live on the east side and I would live on the west side of the street, and you would have to apply for a permit and I can just do what I like, she explained.

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NEW MARKET The Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Foundation has expedited the removal of ash trees as part of the restoration of the Third Winchester battlefield.

The foundation says the move was prompted by the damage being done by an emerald ash borer infestation. Dan Reinhart, the foundations resource management specialist, says theres concern that the invasive insect could spread and become a safety risk to battlefield visitors.

The foundation will use salvageable wood to build additional fencing as well as sell some lumber from the downed trees to help offset the costs of the project.

Work will begin in January and is expected to be completed within three months.

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The State cites safety as a concern because of the distance the trees Tafel planted are from the roadway. A distance of at least 6 feet. "There are hundreds of telephone poles and other trees planted around the city that are closer to the roadway than these trees," Tafel said. Tafel has been given thiry days to remove the trees, or the State Highway Dept. will remove them and charge Tafel for the labor. Dec. 1, 2014(Photo: Alton Strupp/The Courier-Journal)

The state highway department has agreed to delay the removal of 17 trees that were planted along Brownsboro Road without permit.

A temporary reprieve was granted after a lawyer representing the City of Rolling Fields asked for more time to resolve the matter.

"We are honoring their request for an additional month," said Matt Bullock, the chief engineer for the Kentucky Department of Highways District 5.

"The City needs a bit of time to try and find an informal solution," Rolling Fields attorney John Singler wrote to Bullock on Dec. 12. "It would be most appreciated if you could hold off the chainsaws for a month to allow us to get together and see if some kind of mutually agreeable solution can be found."

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The trees were planted earlier this year after road construction had forced the removal of a number of shade trees. State officials said the trees will grow too big, will become a threat to motorists and increase road maintenance costs.

State officials have said any object including trees placed in a right of way of a state road needs an encroachment permit, and that Kentucky officials seek to preserve a "clear zone" to limit dangers to motorists. No trees can be planted in a clear zone with trunks wider than four inches in diameter at maturity, they said.

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An 8-year-old girl has died after being hit by a falling tree branch at Pitt Town Public School in Sydney's north-west on Friday. Nine News.

Just seconds after the school bell sounded and children were crossing the Pitt Town Public School playground to retrieve their lunch from their bags, there was a snap and a loud thud.

A large branch from a 50-year-old gum tree fell and landed on top of three students and a teacher on Friday afternoon at the small school in semi-rural north-western Sydney.

Eight year-old Bridget Wright, a horse lover and high-achieving year 4 student, was pinned beneath a limb of the towering tree and died after being rushed to Westmead Hospital.

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While, yes, some tree-lovers are well versed in the art of tree pruning, an improper pruning job can cause serious harm to the tree itself, the article states. Professionals know how to perform the necessary pruning to ensure that your trees are as strong as possible and can withstand the imminent gusty clime.

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The article notes that, while most trees can be properly pruned to ensure their structural integrity, its also possible that the tree is simply too damaged or old to prune properly. In some cases, homeowners actually dont realize the risk theyre taking by trying to preserve a trees existence when it actually poses a danger to their home and family.

A professional arborist will be able to advise you regarding the health of your trees and whether or not they should be pruned or removed, says Precision Tree Service.

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