By KATELYNN WINEBRENNER
Tree cover on residential properties decreased in College Park between 2009 and 2020 despite overall growth throughout the rest of the city, according to a new assessment.
In...
BY HEATHER MARLÉNE ZADIG
Fall foliage in Hyattsville may have seemed a little less spectacular this fall than in previous years, though not because the colors were less vibrant: There are simply fewer...
By Jessica Arends
Since Earth Day’s inception on April 22, 1970, the celebration has grown and spread throughout the globe — now, over a billion people in more than 190 countries celebrate the annual...
By Kit Slack
On May 10, the College Park City Council passed a law intended to protect the city’s big, older trees.
Starting July 1, residents will need a permit to cut down trees that are 36”...
BY WINTER HAWK AND KIT SLACK
Saturday, Oct. 23, Defensores de la Cuenca (Defenders of the Watershed) collaborated with the city to raise awareness of the importance of trees. The five-part event in...
By James Cirrone
The College Park City Council heard testimony from close to 30 residents during the August 10 public hearing on the proposed tree ordinance. The ordinance is intended to boost the city’s...
By Alexandra Radovic
Something about this summer didn’t feel the same to Robinne Gray. Songbirds didn’t flock to the feeders surrounding her home in Berwyn Heights. The tall trees that had...
Hyattsville lost 30% of its tree canopy, about 236 acres’ worth, between 2009 and 2018, according to an Oct. 19 presentation to the city council by Joe Joyner of the Davey Resource Group.
The city...
Man dies in police custody
Edwin Morales, a 29-year-old Mount Rainier man, died in Hyattsville police custody on the afternoon of Oct. 14, following a bicycle and foot chase, and a short struggle.
According...
Dear Miss Floribunda,
I really enjoyed your interview with Dawn Taft last month, and I love the whole idea of city tree giveaways and mass planting. Coming from a small town in West Texas not shaded by...
Editor's Note: The recent removal of trees on Jefferson was not related to the Oct. 6 Shade Tree Review presented to the Hyattsville City Council. After clarification from the city, the story below has...
