A falling tree killed a Minnesota resident from Eden Prairie earlier this month. The resident, 56 year old Nina MacKay, was out walking her two dogs when a falling basswood tree with a trunk diameter of 70 cm toppled and struck her. According to F...
A development tender for an extensive tree ropes recreation course compiled by the Forestry Corporation is going before The Hills Council. The Forestry Corporation hopes to build the ropes course in the Cumberland State Forest near West Penant Hills....
Barthurst resident Terry Jones has lodged an official request for council reimbursements totalling more than $3,000. Jones is seeking the payment for expenses paid to approve the removal of several dangerous trees from his property on Braham Street. ...
Under new planning rules in Colac Otway Shire, farmers will not be able to remove fallen trees and perhaps even rocks. The shire council will implement the rules as biodiversity and native vegetation maps are updated by the Department of Environme...
Throughout May, the 'War on Weeds' took place on the Sunshine Coast and involved locals replacing their garden weeds with free native trees. Jenny McKay, Community Programs Portfolio Councillor, explained that weed swaps occurred over a period of ...
Plans are in place for a new project to plant 60,000 trees on farms at Bundanon's Erie Park. The riparian zone of the Shoalhaven River will be reconnected with surrounding bush across approximately 23 hectares. The revegetation project will come a...
According to the environment group World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Australia, Queensland can reach its agricultural production targets without clearing new farm areas of trees and other native plants. The state's target is to double production by the year ...
Nursery industry experts are partnering with researchers to develop designer eucalypts that will be ideal for smaller home gardens. The designer trees will also be suitable for planting in a variety of urban landscapes. The results are a product of d...
Hunter Water has almost completed planting more than 300,000 trees close to the Grahamstown and Chichester Dams. The project, which has taken 18 months to complete, is among the largest such endeavors ever undertaken in the Hunter region. The tree...
