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Article: Tree care important for safety.(Environment)(Precautions: Upcoming classes will cover how to prevent trees from becoming hazards.)
- Article from:
- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- January 4, 2003
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Byline: SCOTT MABEN The Register-Guard
They tower over us and shield us from the elements, but trees aren't as invincible as they look.
In urban areas especially, the oak, the maple, the fir and other varieties are routinely sabotaged by development, ill-advised landscaping, reckless maintenance and other detrimental deeds, arborists point out.
Poor tree care was a key factor in the loss of thousands of trees in the brief but powerful windstorm that sliced through the southern Willamette Valley last February.
Aiming to limit such storm damage, forestry officials will co-sponsor a series of seminars next month on how to keep trees from ...