A Million Trees? Only If We Can Keep Them Around
In February, the U.S. Forest Service published a report indicating that cities around the country are losing around 4 million trees per year. Of the 20 cities included in the…
In February, the U.S. Forest Service published a report indicating that cities around the country are losing around 4 million trees per year. Of the 20 cities included in the…
Last year, the Uptown Circle, in Normal, IL, was honored with the IL-ASLA President’s award. Now it’s been awarded an EPA “Smart Growth” award as well. Rob Gray wrote about…
All areas of study and their industries have to cope with inaccurate but often widely accepted mythologies, and arboriculture is no exception. There are a few of these that we…
Today’s guest post is from international tree consultant Jeremy Barrell, arborist and principal at Barrell Tree Care. You can see more photos of the Bomber Command Memorial Silva Cell installation…
In March the CBC Community Blog asked people whether cell phone towers look better when disguised as trees. The results were pretty clear – over 71 percent of people said…
A Silva Cell installation at the University of North Carolina campus in Chapel Hill, NC, took place in a plaza by the (LEED Certified Silver) Genome Science Building on the…
This post was written by Theresa Riley and originally appeared on BillMoyers.com. It is reprinted with permission from the author. The poet Joyce Kilmer once wrote: “I think that I…
This post is written by Melinda Housholder and originally appeared on Loose Leaf, the blog of American Forests. Earlier this month, I attended a workshop in Davis, California, called “Urban…
We previously took a look at how to do an emergency utility repair where a Silva Cell system is installed. Today we’ll look at how to do a planned repair….
Today we’ll look at how to do an emergency repair of a Silva Cell system. This simulated repair was done at a demonstration site in Toronto and was a joint…