Trees in the News
City Trees Worth Nearly 13 Million
By Ed Brennan, Benicia Patch. Benicia oversees the well-being of 4,320 trees, 43 of which should get the axe because of structural defects or poor health, according to a new inventory of the city’s trees. The report presented Thursday valued the city’s trees at nearly $13 million and named the Bradford pear as the city’s […]
Finding New Ways to Get Kids Interested in Trees
California ReLeaf In October, the Benicia Tree Foundation tried something new. They gave away an iPad to get area youth interested in their urban forest. Students in 5th through 12th grade were challenged to correctly identify the most trees species within the City of Benicia. Ninth-grader Amanda Radtke won an iPad from the city for […]
City of Benicia – Developing and Implementing a Tree Program
November 1, 2010 In 2008, after a multi-year public process, the City of Benicia started its new tree program with the adoption of an updated tree ordinance. The goals of the program include completing an inventory of City trees, increased tree planting, adoption of a modern tree management plan that specifies proper maintenance practices, public […]
Some City Trees May Discourage ‘Shady’ Behavior
PORTLAND, Ore. November 1, 2010. Along with energy conservation and storm-water reduction, scientists may soon be adding crime-fighting to the list of benefits that urban trees provide. Researchers with the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest (PNW) and Southern Research Stations have published a new study that suggests that certain types of city trees may help […]
Trees Eat Pollution Better Than Expected
Some common and dangerous air pollutants found in cities can be absorbed by plants at far greater rates than ever suspected. The discovery has big implications for modeling how vegetation affects pollutants, as well as how particles in the atmosphere affect human health and global warming. The finding comes from a fruitful and unusual collaboration […]