Thank you to Alpine Tree Service and American Tree Service! Thanks to Alpine for not only answering a Sunday call, but they came out a few hours later. You shared your wisdom and wouldn’t even take a ...

A letter writer (Dec. 9) insinuated that the owner of the downtown property who wants to remove a heritage redwood may be profit motivated. I too own a county (not city) property negatively affected ...

As a long-time grower, it's been heartening to see more focus on the value of trees. But I am concerned that, while we are planting trees, we are not taking good care of them. It's depressing to see ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Contrary to what they might think, HOAs aren't tree experts. A homeowner recently turned to the ...

As an ecologist in Tucson for 53 years, I comment on Gerry Maggiora’s recent letter about the City of Tucson’s plan to plant a million trees. Shady, tree-lined streets is an eastern U.S. vision that ...

Michele, I appreciate your concerns about city’s plan to prune trees in Bidwell Park. (LTE, April 1). You obviously have the best interest for the Park’s trees and animals in mind. Having said that, ...

In her Saturday letter, Stephanie Steffen bemoans the fact that ash trees are dying in Las Vegas. She tells us that they are doing so because the grass beneath them has been removed as part of ...

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Spring has sprung, trees are in leaf, and songbirds are singing in celebration of Arbor Day. In Alaska, Arbor Day is observed on the third Monday in May. It is celebrated on different days in other ...

Let me see if I have this right. Local governments decree that turf must be removed to conserve water. Residents pay to subsidize the removal. This kills a lot of mature shade trees. The dead trees ...