Benicia’s Leadership in Urban Forestry Stands Tall as a Tree WATCH FOR NEWS ABOUT A CELEBRATION OF OUR FIRST HERITAGE TREE NEXT MONTH! The first Heritage Tree in Benicia is a native California Coast Live Oak (Quercus Agrifolia). The Heritage Tree was approved March 15, 2011 by the Benicia City Council. The tree is located […]
By Donna Beth Weilenman, Benicia Herald Staff Reporter A day after 18 of 20 newly planted tulip trees were discovered destroyed in Southampton Park, Benicia City Council unanimously designated a veteran oak in City Park as its first Heritage Tree. The tree’s designation will be recorded in the Solano County Recorder’s Office, and it eventually will […]
By Donna Beth Weilenman, Staff Reporter Benicia is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest of the vandal who cut through 18 young tulip trees in a city park over the weekend. One of the destroyed trees was tied to the city’s Tree City USA certification. Urged by Ken Paulk, a Parks, Recreation […]
In an effort to apprehend those responsible for the egregious and willful destruction of 18 tulip trees at Southampton Park, a $500 reward is being offered. This reward is for information leading to the determination of the identity of, and the apprehension of, any person who was responsible for the willful destruction of the trees […]
EIGHTEEN CITY-OWNED tulip trees along Chelsea Hills and Panorama drives were destroyed over the weekend. “It wasn’t some random act,” Mario Giuliani said. Estimated $3,700 in damage after weekend vandalism By Donna Beth Weilenman Staff Reporter Eighteen tulip trees planted last fall with the help of students were killed and two ballfields were damaged by a motorist in […]
By Tony Burchyns/Times-Herald BENICIA — Elected officials are set to name the city’s first “heritage tree” — a venerable coastal live oak with a leafy canopy stretching about 100 feet from end to end. If approved, the tree would get a plaque and it would be protected from being chopped down without going through a […]
By Donna Beth Weilenman Staff Reporter for the Benicia Herald The International Society of Arborculture is hoping many Californians will plant a tree between Monday and March 14. Those days are designated California Arbor Week, said Stephanie Bolmer, communications coordinator for the group. “Everyone grab a shovel and get ready to plant a tree,” she said. But […]
It seems like everyone wants to lead a “greener” lifestyle these days, except those in denial about global warming. Riding a bike is a green form of exercise, since you are not consuming power from the electrical grid, or burning fossil fuels. Compared with some forms of recreation, it is downright energy efficient. Walking or […]
Source: Benicia Herald VOLUNTEERS — including Larry Lamoreux, above, and Benicia Mayor Elizabeth Patterson, bottom (with Steve Goetz) — took advantage of good weather Saturday to prepare the ground at Benicia High School for the planting of 80 trees, the result of a collaboration between the Benicia Unified School District, Benicia Tree Foundation and the California […]
