Monday, April 15, 2013
The 50/50 Parkway Tree Planting Program will offset some of the costs for Oak Forest residents who want to replace trees removed because of emerald ash borer infestation.
As a way to help undo some of the damage caused by the emerald ash borer, the City of Oak Forest has set up an initiative that will let homeowners offset some of the costs of planting new trees in the parkways in front of their homes. READ: What's That Pink Dot? City Marks Trees Infested with Emerald Ash Borer for Removal The new 50/50 Parkway Tree Planting Program works like this, according to a city press release: An infestation of emerald ash borers is marked by the metallic-green beetles eating their way under the bark of ash trees, permanently damaging the trees. The beetle, which only attacks ash trees, was first sighted in Oak Forest in December 2009. In that time, the Oak Forest Public Works Department has been responsible for …
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Oak Forest Public Works Director Troy Ishler announced that the city removed the final infested Ash tree from city parkways on Tuesday, Feb. 26. The city removed more than 1,800 trees over a two-plus year span.
After more than two years of chopping, cutting and sawing, the Oak Forest Public Works department finished removing every infested Ash tree from Oak Forest parkways Tuesday morning, Feb. 26. In total, the city removed 1,849 trees from city parkways over the two-plus year span, with 500 trees removed by a contractor, said Public Works Director Troy Ishler. “I'd like to personally thank the public works department for the outstanding job they've done on this,” Ishler said. “They've gone above and beyond what they normally do to handle such a huge project and they've done very well.” During the Oak Forest city council meeting, Ishler announced that since all the trees were removed, the next phase of the project—stumping and reforestation—was …
Saturday, August 18, 2012
The City of Oak Forest will being uprooting ash trees infested with emerald ash borer beginning Monday, Aug. 20.
Beginning Monday, Aug. 20, the City of Oak Forest will begin removing ash trees infested with emerald ash borer on Ridgeland Avenue between Victoria Drive and 151st Street. Homer Tree Service will start cutting trees down at Victoria Drive and work north toward 151st Street. Portions of Ridgeland Avenue will be temporarily closed for short periods due to debris removal and necessary cleanup. The work is anticipated to be completed by week’s end, but may be extended, depending on weather conditions. For further information, please contact the Oak Forest Public Works Department at 708-535-4090. Emerald Ash Borer infestations are not restricted to ash trees on city parkways, according to the city. The city bid the contracted tree removal …
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Oak Forest will begin to replace its 1,800 infected ash trees in the fall, thanks to a $20,000 reforestation grant.
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Emerald Ash Borer? What Emerald Ash Borer? Come next spring, the addition of $20,000 worth of trees will beautify Oak Forest into "a new suburb" in some areas, said Public Works Assistant Director Rich Rinchich. The department will use a reforestation grant to help replace some of the roughly 1,800 ash trees pulled from public parkways due to infestation by the metallic green beetle. The ash trees account for roughly 24 percent of the city's urban forest in parkways. READ: What's That Pink Dot? City Marks Trees Infested With Emerald Ash Borer for Removal "We're hoping we can stretch this grant, and get up to possibly 200 trees replanted," Rinchich said. The species of tree will be determined according to location, based on the trees' …
Friday, September 23, 2011
Some trees will have to go, and the Public Works Department will remove those infested within the next 12 months.
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Friday, September 23, 2011
The Oak Forest Public Works Department has begun marking ash trees infested with Emerald Ash Borer, a metallic green beetle that kills the trees, in the city's parkways. The trees are marked with pink dots and are scheduled to be removed in the next 12 months. The city is removing dead and dying ash trees from the parkways in order to manage its urban forest. If your tree is marked with a pink dot, please remove any plantings, edging or landscape blocks that surround the tree. For more information, please join us at the Community Awareness Fair at Oak Forest High School on October 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or visit the Emerald Ash Borer page on the city's website. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Will the city remove the stump once the tree is …
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Richard Simon
11:45 am on Wednesday, April 17, 2013
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