Mar 24, 2021 | Trees
According to the City of Sacramento Tree Ordinance, you can’t cut certain trees down without a tree removal permit. The ordinance covers various tree types that grow on private and county-owned properties. If you are unsure whether a permit is required to remove a...
Apr 20, 2018 | Trees
In March of this year, the USDA awarded California an additional $14.8 million, a welcome shot in the arm to California’s farmers. It is part of the ongoing effort to fight control or eradicate invasive pests and diseases that threaten the state’s agriculture. It’s an...
Apr 5, 2018 | Trees
When we think of disease-stricken trees, the average person doesn’t usually think of them looking like survivors of a recent fire. But that is what gives fire blight the name: Affected trees in bloom display leaves that look shriveled and burnt. And while major apple...
Mar 23, 2018 | Trees
Sacramento’s urban forest is known worldwide – Here’s why it’s worth protecting Sacramento is known as the City of Trees for a reason… even if a certain water tower doesn’t say it anymore. MIT’s Treepedia project confirmed it in 2017: Sacramento is the greenest...
Mar 9, 2018 | Trees
The East Coast has been receiving a pounding from deadly nor’easters, but adverse conditions haven’t been limited to that side of the country alone. March Madness started a little earlier for California over the past weekend. The first days of the month were marked by...
Feb 23, 2018 | Trees
Temperatures dropped below freezing this week as a high-pressure system hovering over California broke down. This allowed a massive cold-front from Canada to flow into the state, with dramatic results. Drone footage taken by Sacramento Valley Water showed off the...
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