Vasef is the executive director of Friends of Trees, a nonprofit organization that has planted 900,000 trees and native shrubs in western Oregon and southwest Washington since 1989. The recent report ...

Every town needs a tree nursery. The advantages of having a dedicated tree nursery are boundless. Neighborhoods across Western New York struggle to care for their tree-lined streets. When trees are ...

Santa Barbara Clean Energy (SBCE) is starting a Community Tree Program, a pilot initiative in partnership with the city of Santa Barbara Creeks Division. The program offers free native trees to ...

This is just one example of guidance Nebraska towns receive from University of Nebraska–Lincoln experts to create more robust ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara Clean Energy (SBCE) is excited to announce the launch of its Community Tree Program, a new pilot initiative in ...

Our Town Coshocton issued a press release Nov. 27 that a community Christmas tree had been modified without prior consent. The tree is privately owned by OTC and on a private lot. Karen Mills posted a ...

Tobacco production and brick making are needed sources of income for the Zimbabwean village of Guruve, but are also contributing to the rapid deforestation of woodlots to feed the growing industries.