"Land can become something we nurture and the Internet something we develop." Neil Norton, TreE-Mail #14, 7/2000

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Metro Atlanta Tree News

1. Has the DeKalb County Tree Oridinance made a difference. You make the call and reveiw some very interesting statistics. Click Here.
2. The DeKalb Board of Commissioners passed the 75-foot stream buffer protection requirement 12/28/2000, as part of the environmental protection section of DeKalb's Land Development Ordinance (Chapter 14, Articles I and II. The vote was 7-0. The previous buffer was 25 feet. This predict this victory to be the most controversial and impactive of all environmental legislation passed in the last year.
3. A group of committed DeKalb citizens wanted to preserve the county's significant existing trees, and to eliminate clear cutting. It didn't work. What can be done in 2001 to encourage preservation of more trees in DeKalb? Read More.
4. Curious about Tree Banking. A proposed tree banking ordinance is under consideration in DeKalb. Visit our page dedicated to Tree Banking.
5. In DeKalb County tree fencing (typically orange) "shall be installed at the critical root zone." Critical Root Zone means "an area of root space that is within a circle circumscribed around the trunk of a healthy tree using a radius of 1 foot per inch DBH (diameter at breast height)." If you see a blatant disregard for proper tree fencing make a call to the proper authorities. If you are not sure whom that might be and you live in metro Atlanta go to protect.