Two sections of Fairfield have been selected for a pilot program in the state's mandated "enhanced" tree-trimming program.

The pilot program in the Greenfield Hill and Mill Plain areas of town, which will be carried out by the United Illuminating Co., is designed to help "the public to better understand how this program will be implemented in Fairfield and how it will affect the town," First Selectman Michael Tetreau announced.

The local sites were selected from among those with a history of a higher-than-normal power outages caused by trees, including areas that have emergency evacuation sites and medical facilities, Tetreau said.

The program, he said, has been "carefully evaluated" by Ken Placko, the town's recently retired tree warden, the town's Forestry Committee, and UI's certified arborist and manager of vegetation management.

The tree-trimming program in Greenfield Hill is concentrated on Congress Street just east of Burr Street to Hillside Road, and on Burr Street from Congress going north to Aran Hill Road.

In the Mill Plain area, the program is on Unquowa Road, from the train station parking lot to Mill Hollow Park, and on Mill Plain Road from Interstate 95 to Glover Street.

The project was approved by the state Public Utility Regulatory Authority as a way to address the increased frequency and severity of storms -- and subsequent power outages -- in the last several years.

UI's goal, according to the news release on the program, is to establish a "Utility Protection Zone," defined by the area extending horizontally 8 feet to the side of electrical conductors.

Major points include:

UI has selected and marked trees for removal on both private and public properties with a red tag in the pilot areas.

Originally posted here:
Tree-trimming program tested in Greenfield Hill, Mill Plain areas

Tree Removal Service Long Beach ,CA | (562) 450-5332 | Low cost tree removal service company
Call (562) 450-5332 for Tree Removal, Tree stump removal, palm tree removal at low cost. We are the best tree removal service company in Long Beach ,CA. Contact us to day for a free quote.

By: Brandon Coleman

See the original post here:
Tree Removal Service Long Beach ,CA | (562) 450-5332 | Low cost tree removal service company - Video

Lebanon A proposal to remove more than 30 acres of trees from airport property along Poverty Lane is set to receive another look by the City Council tonight.

Residents submitted letters to councilors in November and December, urging them to revisit the pending tree-clearing project. Among the objections raised are concerns about the effect on property values, impacts on wildlife habitat , and potential increases in noise and light from the airport and nearby Interstate 89. They have also questioned the need for the tree clearing.

After initially rejecting the project which in addition to denuding 33 acres of trees will include removing 38 obstruction lights, replacing them with two 110-foot slow flashing beacons, and moving a fence the council approved the $1.2 million project in phases in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Ninety percent of the work is set to be paid for through federal funds, with the state and city each contributing 5 percent.

Though councilors set tonights meeting to discuss the issue, there is no indication they intend to change course. They have said the project is necessary to improve visibility for pilots along the southern side of the east-west runway, northwest of Poverty Lane and south of Interstate 89, and to comply with federal regulations and requirements by the citys insurer.

People who do this for a living at the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) say this is a risk, Mayor Georgia Tuttle said of the trees in a phone interview Tuesday. When a pilot flies into an airport with fog, storm or rain, they have to have more than a narrow landing zone.

In a memo included in the councils packet for tonights meeting, Airport Manager Rick Dyment said that the city committed to comply with FAA safety guidelines when it entered into an agreement with the federal government to operate and maintain the airport in 1941. Subsequently, the city has agreed to 39 FAA grant assurances tied to federal funds.

Dyment particularly pointed to FAA grant assurance No. 20, which requires that the airport take appropriate action to assure that such terminal airspace as is required to protect instrument and visual operations to the airport ... will be adequately cleared and protected by removing, lowering, relocating, marking, or lighting or otherwise mitigating existing airport hazards and by preventing the establishment or creation of future airport hazards.

FAA spokesman Jim Peters said in an email that the tree removal project is in accordance with federal regulations and will help to ensure the safety of the airport.

Federal air safety regulations require airports to identify and mitigate obstructions that may impact airport operations, Peters wrote. The obstruction removal project will enhance the safety of Lebanon Municipal Airport by removing obstructions.

With the support of federal funds, the city completed an obstruction study in 2009, which identified some of the hills and trees surrounding the airport as interfering with safe landings and takeoffs. It would be totally unrealistic to remove all obstructions, Dyment said in an interview on Tuesday.

Go here to see the original:
Logging Plan For Lebanon Airport Up for Review

Lebanon Most members of the Lebanon City Council stood by their previous decision to move forward with a project to remove more than 30 acres of trees on airport property along Poverty Lane, despite some residents pleas that they reconsider the work during a discussion at City Hall on Thursday.

City officials reiterated their reasons for supporting the tree removal, saying that the trees are obstacles for pilots landing or departing from the airports east-west runway, the tree removal is required by the Federal Aviation Administration and, should the city fail to move forward with the project as planned, it would risk losing federal grant money and insurance for the airport.

We have to follow FAA guidelines, said Mayor Georgia Tuttle to the 25 residents and airport users gathered. If we dont do the safety project because its a known danger ... they wont allow us to have insurance because we are declining to fix something that we know about.

In addition to clearing 33 acres of trees, the $1.2 million project includes removing 38 obstruction lights, replacing them with two 110-foot slow flashing beacons, and moving a fence. Ninety percent of the project is expected to be funded by the FAA, with the state and the city each contributing 5 percent.

The sole city councilor to speak in support of revisiting the issue, Steve Wood, whose Poverty Lane orchard abuts the airport, suggested the city consider scaling back the project to remove only the tallest trees. He argued that the decision to remove the trees was not in the interest of safety, but the citys response to threats by the FAA.

We have not acted in the interest of safety, he said. We have acted as children being told by Daddy what to do.

Wood said that the city struggles to maintain the current safety precautions it has in place, noting that there are 8-10 bulbs out in the existing obstruction lights.

If were so concerned about liability, why arent we replacing the light bulbs? he asked. We should revisit this.

Airport Manager Rick Dyment said replacing the 38 obstruction lights with two taller slow flashing beacons will make them easier for airport staff to maintain.

Due to concerns relating to the projects potential effects on property values, the environment, sound and light, residents requested that the council return to the negotiating table with the FAA to see if the number of trees to be removed could be reduced or delay the project until the city completes an airport master plan, which officials said would take two years.

Read this article:
Lebanon Airport Trees Will Be Cut

Tree Removal, Tree Trimming, and Lot Clearing in Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234
Chestnut Run Excavating and Tree Service performing tree removal and lot clearing in Egg Harbor Township (EHT) NJ 08234. Need tree removal or lot clearing in...

By: Chestnut Run Excavating and Tree Service

View original post here:
Tree Removal, Tree Trimming, and Lot Clearing in Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234 - Video

Farming Simulator 2015 : ASHE TREE REMOVAL! ( Gameplay ) E22
Farming Simulator 2015 is AMAZEBALLS! Subscribe! http://goo.gl/vf70b Twitter: https://twitter.com/sl1pg8r Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sl1pg8rLP Google+...

By: Sl1pg8r - Minecraft, Mods, and MOAR!

Read more:
Farming Simulator 2015 : ASHE TREE REMOVAL! ( Gameplay ) E22 - Video

West Palm Beach Tree trimming
Tree trimming and Palm Tree Trimming in west palm beach.

By: Tree trimming Tree removal South Florida

Originally posted here:
West Palm Beach Tree trimming - Video

Tree Removal Service Las Vegas ,NV | (702) 660-4224 | Low cost tree removal service company
Call (702) 660-4224 for Tree Removal, Tree stump removal, palm tree removal at low cost. We are the best tree removal service company in Las Vegas ,NV. Conta...

By: Shawn Torres

Go here to see the original:
Tree Removal Service Las Vegas ,NV | (702) 660-4224 | Low cost tree removal service company - Video

Larry #39;s Christmas tree removal
How to take your large Christmas tree down.

By: tinawilliams97

Here is the original post:
Larry's Christmas tree removal - Video

Mayor invites activist for tree talk

Kota Kinabalu: Mayor Datuk Abidin Madingkir has invited environmental activist Dr CY Vun to discuss views on ways to preserve trees in the City.

Madingkir said while he is not an agriculturist, he is a nature lover and appreciates the presence of trees in his surroundings.

He headed the committee that set up the Tenom Agriculture Park (Taman Pertanian) while serving as Permanent Secretary in the Agriculture Ministry in 1996. The park impressed former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir who described it as among the best he had ever visited.

"Together with a team of botanists and agriculturists, including well known botanist Tony Lamb, we created the Taman Pertanian," he said.

Vun had earlier described Madingkir as perhaps among the worst of the three Mayors the city has had so far when it comes to tree-cutting. His remarks followed the cutting of five trees a stone's throw from the City hall headquarters and doubted City hall's version that the trees had to be removed because they had been poisoned by unscrupulous quarters.

City Hall said the cut trees would be replaced with new shady ones.

The Mayor said he was surprised why Vun was comparing winter season and spring time to Sabah when there was only one season here, except for the monsoon or rainy season.

He said the removal of dying and damaged trees in the City was done after much consideration and the physical condition of the tree itself.

"Before removing any tree, our Landscape Department team will conduct physical inspections on the said tree, according to the Tree Risk Assessment Guidelines of the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) and the National Landscape Department," he said.

Go here to see the original:
Mayor invites activist for tree talk