Counting trees and planning the future are the goals of a new initiative recently approved by the Columbus City Council.

The number of trees around us often passes us by without notice, however the City of Euclid will soon know the exact amount. Starting on June 4 members of the Davey Resource Group, Inc began sending ...

Rich urban areas have far more trees than poor areas in the same city. In fact, the difference is so stark, income inequality can be seen from space, notes Tim De Chant on Per Square Mile, his blog ...

When Leigh Kelley began his internship with the city last year, little did he know that he'd been hired for “among other things” the strength of his counting skills. Or that those skills would be so ...

All eyes were on Maricopa County, Arizona, last month as election officials were counting every vote. But in the meantime, another group has been busy counting every tree. However, these benefits are ...

Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia blasted several line items in Orlando’s budget as “wasteful” spending, but by far the largest was $450,000 to count its trees. “Maybe they’re trying to ...

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