This story has been updated. History fell over on Thursday evening. A rush of wind and rain felled a 300-year old red oak tree along East Ponce De Leon across the street from Glennwood Elementary, ...
Avondale Estates recently celebrated its 31st year as a Tree City USA, a recognition bestowed by the Arbor Day Foundation. While the city has held that distinction longer than many other Georgia cities, leaders have ...
The city of Decatur says its contractor is removing several trees today as it continues its preliminary construction work on the Oakhurst Streetscape project. According to the Decatur Minute, “Three large trees to be removed ...
The city of Atlanta is making the first “significant revision” to its tree ordinance since 2001. The city is running some of the proposed changes by local Neighborhood Planning Units, community advisory boards that weigh in on ...
The city commission of Avondale Estates on Tuesday announced that there will be a special called work session on Wednesday, Nov. 5, to discuss the city’s tree ordinance. The meeting, which begins at 5:30 pm, ...
By Kim Hutcherson, contributor The City of Atlanta may be tweaking its tree ordinance to get more flexibility for its Tree Preservation Fund. The Fund would be allowed to buy property to be preserved as ...
The Avondale Estates Garden Club is holding its second annual Tree Walk next month and is asking for nominations from residents who want to be a part of the tour. Nancy Martin said the Garden ...
This might sound familiar to Decatur residents. Some Brookhaven residents are frustrated with the pace of development in the city and are asking elected officials to enact a moratorium on tree cutting, according to the ...
The city of Decatur published its proposed tree conservation ordinance and commissioners will consider approving it when they meet on Tuesday, Jan. 21. (The regular Jan. 20 meeting falls on Martin Luther King day.) In ...
During the Jan. 6 City Commission meeting we finally got some answers about what Decatur’s new regulations on removing trees might look like. But we were also left with a few questions. Hopefully they’ll get ...