Council’s tree Strategy Should Recognise Nuisance Trees
Having a strategy to deal with nuisance trees was one of my many election promises. Placing a weighting on the nuisance a tree represents must surely apply to any responsible tree strategy. . It is timely, as we lament the loss of significant trees as blogged last...Are the Trees in Black Forest Going Missing. And Clarence Park.
The saga of trees in Black Forest going missing continued yesterday with a tree in Byron Road being felled. I found myself cutting my shopping short early yesterday. A distraught rate payer rang me concerned that a lemon scented gum on the property next door was...The State Government holds the key to Tree Canopy Cover Targets
The City of Unley has long believed the State Government holds the key to Tree Canopy Cover Targets. More to the point the key to tree canopy cover targets lies in the Government’s new DPI Act. This is the new new Act governing development in South...Loss of canopy cover in the City of Unley blamed on Council.
The public debate, fuelled from within Council, on the loss of canopy cover in the City of Unley has been blamed on the Council. We have had a loss of cover in recent years from 26% of the Council area covered with trees to 21%. A reduction of 20% of the original...What is the Value of the Trees of Unley
Yesterday I focused my blog writing on the extreme emotions around trees. Today I look at the value of the trees of Unley. As I blogged yesterday trees, and therefore the trees of Unley, are both an asset and yet a liability. Trees are a considerable asset to the...
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