Trees threatened in Pierce County and efforts to protect them
Pierce County is grappling with competing priorities of urban development and ecological preservation. Conservation efforts, ...
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Op-Ed: Convert Street Parking to Trees to Hit Seattle Canopy Goals Sooner
Seattle could meet its 30% tree canopy goal much quicker by converting a quarter of its 500,000 on-street parking spaces. The ...
Federal funding cuts are crushing California's small mountain towns
Michelle Beutler cleared 67 trees off a U.S. Forest Service road in two days. It was the spring of 2023, after a record-breaking winter in the Stanislaus National Forest in California’s Sierra Nevada.
Fired Forest Service workers warn of Northern Nevada wildfire dangers after mass Trump cuts
"It really is mismanagement at its worst, and it's going to have a devastating impact for states like Nevada," Sen. Cortez ...
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Jeffco plans more tree cutting in its parks to stem wildfires
The initiative is designed to mitigate fire risk, but some residents say the work is drastic, and needs more community input.
How the Trump and DOGE cuts could ruin National Parks this summer
Thousands of Park Service and Forest Service employees have been fired, leaving few left to clean bathrooms, maintain trails ...
Palm trees are about as L.A. as it gets. But is it time to bid them a frond farewell?
When it comes down to it, L.A.’s palm trees are like the lilies of the field, glorious to behold but neither toiling nor ...