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Campaigners are demanding council transparency following a decision to press ahead with the felling of an old oak tree. It comes at the end of a four-year dispute over the future of the Old King ...

It has been a decade, but the holiday lights that shone down upon the Minnesota River Valley in Bloomington are glowing once ...

A 300-year-old valley oak has conquered younger adversaries in a political scuffle in Yountville, as the Yountville Town Council voted 3-2 Tuesday night to let the fragile old tree stand despite ...

An old oak tree rooted in controversy was assigned a historical landmark on Tuesday following a unanimous vote from the LA County Board of Supervisors. Developers in 2002 were poised to knock down the ...

Tensions are rising between the City of Tumwater and local activists over removing a 400-year-old Garry Oak Tree. On Friday, a Thurston County judge issued a stay on its removal, meaning that the City ...

The ax is finally coming down on a slew of mature, but sick oak trees along Market Street near some of Wilmington's most historic neighborhoods. Crews plan to start removing the first of 18 large ...

A several centuries-old oak tree in an Eaton city park fell victim Friday to the strong winds caused by remnants of Hurricane Helene. Zack Wilson, an Eaton park supervisor, said the tree called “The ...

Residents are upset that an old oak tree was cut down to make way for a new hotel at the beach in Biloxi. The removal of the trees is something that’s been discussed for about a year, since the ...

It began its life about the time of the Mayflower’s journey to America. After 400 years, it thrives on the edge of Pico Canyon Park in unincorporated Santa Clarita Valley, saved from being knocked ...