JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It’s been several days since a tornado swept through a Grove Park neighborhood, leaving residents to clean up the aftermath. Electrical crews were still replacing fallen utility ...

Utility vegetation managers are responsible for risk assessment in a large population of trees across the utility forest. To develop risk assessment practices specific to the utility vegetation ...

Electric utilities operate thousands of miles of overhead power lines and typically maintain hundreds of thousands of trees or more. Tree risk assessments conducted by utilities consider the risk ...

During the winter, when trees enter their dormant season, homeowners should prioritize inspections to ensure their health and safety. While you might think that summer is a better time to do visual ...

The newest assessment of the historic 400-year-old Davis Meeker Garry Oak tree that partially hangs over Old Highway 99 south of Tumwater was released on Feb. 7. It turns out, the tree is healthier ...

The Tumwater City Council has sent out a Request for Qualifications for another risk assessment of the historic Davis-Meeker Garry oak, bringing a fifth tree professional to help decide whether to cut ...

In the eye of hurricane season, you need hardy trees that can withstand the strong winds that come with the storms that can topple trees. That’s why University of Florida tree scientists Ryan Klein ...