The city of Lakewood is considering approving permits that would allow a landowner to cut down an oak tree that is at least 900 years old to make way for a semi-truck parking lot. Birds could be heard chirping in the tree’s enormous branches on Wednesday afternoon when The News Tribune visited the site in…
Hong Kong authorities are using artificial intelligence and laser-based sensors to improve environmental impact assessments for major projects, with plans to use these tools for sustainable development in the Northern Metropolis. The Environmental Protection Department has been employing two systems – one for detecting bird species and another for monitoring trees – at Hong Kong…
Susan Orozco thought she had seen everything in her 40 years living in Boyle Heights, until she received a Christmas Day surprise — a tornado. The Lee Street homeowner was weathering the week’s relentless storm when she heard a roar just after 10 a.m. and figured the rain might have picked up. That was until…
Q: Greetings and Salutations, Ask Us Guy: As I raked the seemingly endless amount of leaves dropping from our trees for the second time this fall, it occurred to me that removing this nutrient-rich yard waste might have unintended consequences. Are we, as professional homeowners, inadvertently depriving our trees of needed nutrients by raking the…