Nov 10 Environment Here’s How You Can Help Improve West Louisville’s Tree Canopy A few years ago, the city learned it's losing trees at a rate of about 54,000 per year. And West Louisville has among the worst tree canopies in the city. By Ryan Van Velzer Nov 10 Environment Here's How You Can Help Improve West Louisville's Tree Canopy Ryan Van Velzer
Oct 21 Environment Depaving Downtown: Trees Replace Asphalt In Effort To Reduce Urban Heat On Saturday, about two dozen volunteers gathered east of downtown Louisville to tear out a section of concrete and asphalt to make room for some trees. By Ryan Van Velzer Oct 21 Environment Trees Replace Asphalt In Effort To Reduce Urban Heat Ryan Van Velzer
May 16 Environment Spring Comes Quickly In Louisville. Can We Blame The Heat Island? Trees bloom sooner in Louisville than they do in surrounding areas. How much of that is due to the fact that the city has one of the fastest growing urban heat islands in the country? By Ryan Van Velzer May 16 Environment Spring Comes Quickly In Louisville. Can We Blame The Heat Island? Ryan Van Velzer
Mar 20 Environment This Experimental Technique May Save Some Hazardous Louisville Pear Trees Chris O’Bryan of Limbwalker Tree Service is using a European tree trimming technique called pollarding to try to save two older Bradford Pear trees in Butchertown. By Ryan Van Velzer Mar 20 Environment This Experimental Technique May Save Some Hazardous Pear Trees Ryan Van Velzer
Nov 30 Environment After A Year Of Debate, Louisville Lawmakers Pass Tree Ordinance The new ordinance says any tree removed from the public right-of-way has to be replaced, with the cost falling to the adjacent property owner. By Amina Elahi Nov 30 Environment After A Year Of Debate, Louisville Lawmakers Pass Tree Ordinance Amina Elahi
Nov 28 Community Louisville Metro Committee Sends Tree Ordinance To Full Council For Vote The Council committee voted to approve the ordinance, which would require any tree removed from a public right of way to be replaced. By Amina Elahi Nov 28 Community Louisville Metro Committee Sends Tree Ordinance To Full Council Amina Elahi
Jul 28 Commentary Commentary: Development Should Have Spared St. Matthews Tree One of the busiest intersections in St. Matthews looks drastically different now. But it’s not the loss of the retail businesses that's most concerning. By Keith Runyon Jul 28 Commentary Commentary: Development Should Have Spared St. Matthews Tree Keith Runyon
Jul 25 Community Metro Council Hears From Residents On Proposed Tree Ordinance Louisvillians who would be affected by a proposed tree ordinance spoke their minds Tuesday at a Metro Council public hearing. By Kyeland Jackson Jul 25 Community Metro Council Hears From Residents On Proposed Tree Ordinance Kyeland Jackson
Jul 24 Environment Public Can Weigh In On Proposed Tree Ordinance Tuesday The measure would require all trees removed from public property — including the rights-of-way — be replaced. By Erica Peterson Jul 24 Environment Public Can Weigh In On Proposed Tree Ordinance Tuesday Erica Peterson
May 15 Environment Proposal To Protect City Trees Will Get A Hearing This Week If the ordinance receives full Metro Council approval, it would require any tree removed in the public right-of-way to be replaced. By Erica Peterson May 15 Environment Proposal To Protect City Trees Will Get A Hearing This Week Erica Peterson
Apr 13 Environment Weekend Symposium Focuses On Benefits Of Urban Trees Partnership for a Green City generally puts on several symposia a year, but Saturday's will be the first focused solely on trees. By Erica Peterson Apr 13 Environment Weekend Symposium Focuses On Benefits Of Urban Trees Erica Peterson
Jan 27 Environment Metro Council Will Consider Effort To Slow Tree Canopy Decline It would require property owners to replace trees they remove from public rights-of-way. By Erica Peterson Jan 27 Environment Metro Council Will Consider Effort To Slow Tree Canopy Decline Erica Peterson
Dec 12 Environment Could Tree Planting Be A Medical Intervention? A new study looked at 245 cities around the globe, and quantified how much trees can help make the cities cleaner and cooler. By Erica Peterson Dec 12 Environment Could Tree Planting Be A Medical Intervention? Erica Peterson
Dec 5 Community Metro Council To Take Up Tree Ordinance Early Next Year Some Louisville Metro Council members want to pass a law to protect more trees on publicly-owned land. By Jacob Ryan Dec 5 Community Metro Council To Take Up Tree Ordinance Early Next Year Jacob Ryan
Nov 21 Environment Louisville Gets $1 Million For Tree Planting Mayor Greg Fischer announced the anonymous donation Monday and launched a call to the public to match it with another million dollars. By Erica Peterson Nov 21 Environment Louisville Gets $1 Million For Tree Planting Erica Peterson