For months, one neighborhood has rallied to protect a legacy live oak from a proposed multifamily housing development, raising concerns about the lack of legal protections for old-growth trees in ...

Atlanta is known as the "City in the Forest," but, largely due to ongoing development, the canopy is shrinking. While the city recently amended its tree protection ordinance to increase fees for ...

City Council voted unanimously to approve a development agreement for the project known as The Enclave of Ann Arbor.

An Inland Empire city has approved a development project within 450 feet of the third oldest known living organism in the world — a sprawling, shrub-like oak tree that is more than 13,000 years old.

Residents on Talbert Terrace SE are pushing back against a developer's effort to remove 27 trees near their homes. Credit: Darrow Montgomery For nearly 50 years, children growing up in the vicinity of ...

Nearly 200 historic trees on Johns Island were on the chopping block at a Charleston Board of Zoning Appeals meeting Dec. 7, and the debate surrounding their removal is stirring up questions about ...

MATTHEWS, N.C. — Apartments and storefronts replacing trees and green space in Matthews have some concerned about the town's changing appearance. The mayor of Matthews took to Facebook to express his ...

Wilmington has seen growth -- and lots of it -- over the past three decades. In a city that is just under 53 square miles and now a population of nearly 124,000 people, neighborhoods and developments ...

Charlotte’s trees are disappearing. Environmentalists say Charlotte should require more protection of its tree canopy, both beautiful and useful, especially in this age of climate change. Ride the ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Trees provide countless benefits for our environment. From air purification and providing ...

In a fast-developing city like Pooler, it's easy to see the gains. People, cars and businesses have multiplied in the past few decades, leading residents to applaud the conveniences and lament the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The anonymous family that owns the roughly six square miles of land in southern Lone Tree known as RidgeGate are a patient bunch.s They bought the property ...