Sidewalks on our residential streets can be damaged by tree roots uplifting them. Certain species of trees have caused more severe offsets than others and often require heavy root pruning in order to properly repair the sidewalks. Current practice is for these trees to be first evaluated by a certified arborist prior to sidewalk removal […]

This is a message to anyone in the 3rd District that doesn’t want the 30 trees planted along Sixth Street in Alamitos Heights.
Apparently several of the trees were “blocking” a view of Recreation Park golf course and so someone took upon themself to uproot or cracked about a dozen of the saplings. A neighborhood “furor” […]

The Press Telegram did a multi-part series on the problems of broken sidewalks in the City — most particularly in the suburbs. It was a good series because it highlighted the on-going problem created by former City Councils — infrastructure was not attended to and now the costs to repair not only sidewalks but streets […]

The California Department of Food and Agriculture will hold a public informational meeting on February 19, 2008 between the hours of 5 pm and 7 pm concerning the current infestations of an exotic insect, the Diaprepes root weevil.
The Diaprepes root weevil feeds on more than 270 varieties of ornamental, native and commercial plants; including roses, […]

Ok, I have been taken to task by a reader of the blog that my posting on hitting “a quarter of a million” and then indicating that the counter showed 226,000 was not equal to a quarter of a million. She’s right…but it actually has hit the 1/4 million mark and I will admit I […]

City Council heard a presentation this Tuesday on a proposed effort to establish a Long Beach Forest Master Plan. The plan would help the city identify and address the environmental benefits of the urban forest within unique public environments.
Specifically, the plan will address City trees within public rights-of-way, City parks, recreational facilities and the Harbor […]

 It’s “Jacaranda Time” in the 5th Council District. But this picture is not from the 5th District or even Long Beach — it is from Australia — where for the past 72 years the people of Grafton have held a week-long celebration called a “Jacaranda Festival” that is internationally known as a great event.
Since taking […]