trees

The city of Anniston is proud of their city that’s dubbed “Tree City USA”. The community northeast of Birmingham recently had to remove two trees that were one hundred and fifty years old. City officials say the trees were at the end of their life cycle. Anniston hopes to use dollars from the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a preventative measure to maintain its trees so this does not happen again.

Community members are invited to nominate their favorite tree for the City of Auburn's third annual Outstanding Tree Awards.

A Southern Magnolia tree located on the Bryce Preserve at The University of Alabama has been recognized as the current largest of that species in the state during an event held on campus this month making it an Alabama Champion Tree.

Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle and Huntsville’s Green Team will lead a tree planting day in John Hunt Park on Saturday, March 25. The two-hour event on Saturday runs 9-11 a.m. Volunteers may drop in anytime and all ages are encouraged to participate.

Enjoying cooler and cleaner air in Birmingham could come down to planting more urban trees.That’s according to a new study from the Nature Conservancy.…