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Volunteers wanted for tree planting on Northcross Drive

The Allandale Reporter  Sun, 11/09/2008 - 7:08pm

by Paul SmithThe City of Austin is planting about 30 new trees along the medians of Northcross Drive next January 10th, 2009.

These trees are free, and the city has committed to watering them the first two years. But we...



 

Tree of the Year ceremony

Austin City Connection News and Event Highlights  Wed, 10/08/2008 - 7:00pm

Tree of the Year program honors two Austin trees with a community celebration, 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 10, at Central Park at 38th Street and Lamar Boulevard.



 

New Orleans' Rebuilt Levees Pass Gustav's Test

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Wed, 09/03/2008 - 5:00am

As New Orleans residents begin to return to the city, they'll find uprooted trees and some ongoing power outages, but not the more devastating damage that was feared.

That's thanks, in part, to the rebuilt levees that protected the city. Work to make them stronger continues.

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Grants will help nurture Austin's urban forest

Austin City Connection News and Event Highlights  Wed, 08/20/2008 - 7:00pm

$350,000 in funding available to help preserve and grow Austin's canopy of trees.



 

Austin Trees Inspected After Man Hit By Falling Branch

KEYE - CBS 42  Mon, 08/11/2008 - 5:22pm

City of Austin crews are now checking trees in Zilker Park after a branch fell on a man seriously injuring him.



 

150 Austin trees accidentally cut down

KEYE - CBS 42  Mon, 06/16/2008 - 10:00pm

A lush, wooded area in Oak Hill is now almost barren, after a construction crew accidentally bulldozed about 150 trees.



 

Loss of trees could chop property values

KEYE - CBS 42  Fri, 05/16/2008 - 9:59pm

There's a downside to the spring storms many homeowners may not think about. The loss of trees on your property could lower your property value.



 

Ancestors had leg-up to trees

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition  Fri, 05/16/2008 - 7:03am

A new study explains how the tiny ancestors of humans, apes and monkeys may have taken to the trees.