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‘They were 2 feet away from having a dead 6-year-old’: Portland family sues city for $4.7M over tree permit
Joel and Sarah Bond had filed for a removal permit back in January 2022, but Portland’s Bureau of Urban Forestry denied the ...
‘They were 2 feet away from having a dead 6-year-old’: Portland family sues city for $4.7M after a fir tree they were were prevented from chopping crashed into their ho…
A Portland, Oregon family was stunned when a 150-foot Douglas fir tree crashed into their home during the January 2024 ...
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In the face of severe water scarcity, the municipality focuses on planting native, drought-tolerant trees like velvet ...
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City Council to Overturn Hearings Officer's Approval of PGE Forest Park Plan
Portland General Electric’s proposed utility project in Forest Park, which would require removing nearly 400 trees in order ...
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Escape Downtown Portland At Oregon's Serene Urban Park That Includes An Extinct Volcano
If you're wanting a serene escape from downtown Portland's hustle and bustle, visit this peaceful Oregon park built on top of ...
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Wildfire Risk Management: PGE's Approach and Initiatives
Portland General Electric’s holistic approach to mitigation serves as a model for preventing wildfires in the Northwest.
Editorial: Portland City Council misses the forest for the trees
Portland City Council’s tentative vote to reject Portland General Electric’s project to upgrade transmission capacity is a ...
Portland City Council moves to reject controversial PGE Forest Park transmission project
The Portland City Council moved Thursday to reject a PGE transmission upgrade project in Forest Park that would require the ...
South Portland slaps Portland jetport with tree violation notices
Maine's largest airport cleared trees without the city's permission and may have to replace them, pay fines or take the ...
City sued for $4.7M after refusing permit for tree that later fell on family's home
In 2022, the Southwest Portland family had applied for a tree removal permit, which the city denied. Two years later, a ...
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WW’s Ranking of Celebrity Trees of Portland
Here in Portland, we don’t have too many bona fide celebrities walking the streets, unless you count all public figures, like the entirety of the Portland Trail Blazers and the 12 members of the City ...