Trees in the News
Council OKs ‘Heritage Tree’ designation
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 […]
Benicia offers $500 reward on tulip trees
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 […]
$500 REWARD FOR TREE VANDALISM
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 […]
Tree Violence in Tree City
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 […]
First ‘heritage tree’ to stand tall in Benicia
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 […]
Committee takes conservative route with city tree fund
By Donna Beth WeilenmanStaff Reporter – The Benicia Herald Benicia Tree Committee agreed Monday night with its staff adviser that the city’s tree fund should be spent cautiously. “We’re in a budget crisis,” Mario Giuliani of the office of the director of Parks and Community Services told the panel. The committee oversees the fund, which […]
Oak may become Benicia’s first ‘Heritage Tree’
By Donna Beth WeilenmanStaff Reporter – The Benicia Herald A decades-old coastal oak in City Park may become Benicia’s first “Heritage Tree,” Parks, Recreation and Cemetery Commission Chairman Nancy Cockerham said Thursday. The Tree Committee, a commission subcommittee, will hear a report on the tree’s nomination Monday. The city’s Tree Foundation nominated the tree for […]
Parks, Rec and Cemetery Commission Says Tree Should Receive Special Status
By Clarisa Morales Roberts – Benicia.Patch.com Benicia is poised to have its first Heritage Tree if City Council approves a Parks, Recreation and Cemetery Commission recommendation made at their meeting, Wednesday night, February 9 at City Hall. The Benicia Tree Foundation recommended that a Coastal Live Oak in Jenson Park be designated as a Heritage […]