“Yes, I am the Lorax who speaks for the trees, which you seem to be chopping as fast as you please. I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues. And I’m asking you sir, at the top of my lungs – that thing! That horrible thing [...]
Archive for the ‘Trees’ Category
* Law gives billboard companies power to cut down trees
Posted in Conservation, Take Action, Trees on February 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
* Bill Board Bill Update: Temporary rules would shave trees off of NC roadsides
Posted in Conservation, Trees on January 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Roadways in North Carolina could very well end up looking a lot more barren and clipped, once the effects of the pro-billboard industry law passed by the N.C. General Assembly last year go into effect this spring. Today (Jan 19), the N.C. Rules Review Committee (a slightly obscure rule-approving group in the N.C. Office [...]
* Martin Luther King Day of Service – Jan 16th
Posted in Conservation, Events, Sierra Club, Trees, Volunteer on December 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Mark your calendar, tell your friends, and sign up ( Pre-registration is requested at REI.com/Pineville: http://www.rei.com/event/34210/session/42914) for a great day of service! Sierra Club Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service 2012 January 16th, 9:00 – 12:00 Little Sugar Creek Greenway at Belmont Please arrive no later than 9am to check-in and sign waivers. Parking is [...]
* 2,000 New Trees – Creek ReLeaf a Huge Success
Posted in Conservation, Outings, Sierra Club, Trees, Volunteer on December 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Thanks to all the Sierra Club members and other volunteers that supported the 2011 Creek ReLeaf. Special thanks to Steve Copulsky for representing the Sierra Club on the planning team. And extra special thanks to Charlotte Public Tree Fund president Rick Roti and the entire planning team and other volunteers that worked many, many months on [...]
* Assault on Charlotte Tree Canopy Continues
Posted in Charlotte, Conservation, Mecklenburg, Take Action, Trees on November 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Charlotte Mecklenburg Storm Water Services continues to provide our elected officials with less than complete and accurate information about the proposed Post Construction Control Ordinace revisions. This was clearly demonstrated in a persistent questioning from Councilperson Cater at the October 17th meeting of the City Environment Committee: Carter: There is a proposal for decision tonight [...]
* Monday would be a great day to attend your first City Environment Committee meeting
Posted in Conservation, Take Action, Trees on September 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Have you ever attended a City of Charlotte Environmental Committee meeting? Monday would be a great day! Why? The proposed changes to the Post Construction Control Ordinance is on the agenda and we need citizens to be there to show your support to KEEP the ordinance intact. The retail builders have a major push to [...]
* Peacock, Carter, Burgess, Dulin, Howard – Don’t Weaken the PCCO!
Posted in Conservation, Politics, Take Action, Trees on August 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This editorial appeared in the Charlotte Observer, Saturday, August 20th: Think before cutting with Charlotte’s trees City council should preserve ordinance protecting vegetation. Posted: Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011 Charlotte has been trying – at least recently – to keep its trees. That’s not been an easy thing historically, thanks to the development and growth our [...]
* CharMeck SWAC Vote Rejects Proposal to Weaken Tree and Stream Protection
Posted in Charlotte, Conservation, Politics, Take Action, Trees on August 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
At their August 18, 2011 meeting, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Advisory Committee (SWAC) voted on two requests from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services to change the city’s Post-Construction Control Ordinance (PCCO). If adopted, these changes will reduce protection for tree canopy, natural areas, stream corridors and water quality throughout Charlotte. SWAC voted against the request to [...]
* Charlotte Trees and Streams At Risk – Public Hearing July 25
Posted in Charlotte, Conservation, Mecklenburg, Sierra Club, Take Action, Trees on July 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s an update on the Proposed Revision to the City Post-Construction Controls. City’s trees, streams at risk By Rick Roti Special to The Observer Jul. 24, 2011 “Just three years after adoption of the PCCO, six months after adoption of improvements to the city’s tree ordinance, and only weeks after the Charlotte City Council adopted [...]
* Charlotte Tree Canopy Goal
Posted in Charlotte, Conservation, Politics, Sierra Club, Trees on July 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Have you hugged a tree today? Have you read the Charlotte Tree Canopy Goal document? Take a moment and read the draft document and plan. Send me an email if you would like to join others in preserving and protecting our trees! Draft Charlotte Tree Canopy Goal On June 28, the Council approved a 50% [...]
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