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Ministry: Trimming Overhanging Trees & Hedges
The Ministry of Public Works is reminding the public that owners of property adjacent to a road are responsible for trimming back overhanging trees and hedges on their properties to stop vegetation from projecting into the road or sidewalk. “Overhanging trees and hedges can cause safety hazards to road users including obstructed visibility, injury... Read more of this article
Local Company Featured In Tree Care Magazine
Brown and Company Ltd. has been featured in the June issue of the Tree Care Industry Magazine in the Accredited Company Profile The magazine is the official publication of the Tree Care Industry Association in the USA and has a circulation of approximately 24,000. The article can be accessed here. The Tree Care Industry Association [formally the National... Read more of this article
Resident & MP Remove Trees Hanging In Road
After seeing a vehicle drive over the line to avoid overhanging trees on St David’s Road, area resident and business owner David Roque made calls to express his safety concerns, and after he was unsuccessful in getting the trees cut, Mr Roque took matters into his own hands and went out yesterday [April 29] and cut the trees himself. Mr Roque... Read more of this article
Clarien Donates 300 Saplings For Earth Day
Three hundred native and endemic Bermuda Cedar, Palmetto, Olive Wood, Yellowood and Bay Grape saplings were donated in today’s [Apr 22] Clarien Bank Earth Day sapling donation to the community. The saplings were offered on a first come, first served basis from 11.00am to 2.00pm. Full advice was provided to customers and residents on how to safely... Read more of this article
Video: Students Cedar Plant Tree For Earth Day
Earlier today [April 22] students from Victor Scott Primary School joined Premier Michael Dunkley, Health, Seniors and Environment Minister Jeanne Atherden and Education Minister Wayne Scott in planting a Bermuda Cedar Tree in commemoration of Earth Day. Today’s tree planting took place at the Arboretum, which was one of the parks hardest hit last... Read more of this article
Clarien Bank Donating Saplings For Earth Day
Clarien Bank Limited today [Apr 20] announced free sapling donations in celebration of Earth Day. Three hundred native and endemic Bermuda Cedar, Palmetto and Olive Wood saplings will be donated to clients and residents on Wednesday, April 22. The community sapling event will be followed on Friday, April 24 by plantings of saplings at Gilbert Institute... Read more of this article
Minister Gordon-Pamplin Plants Jacaranda Tree
Minister of Public Works Patricia Gordon-Pamplin recently helped to plant a Jacaranda tree recently at the grounds of The House of Assembly. “An anonymous donor provided the Jacaranda tree for planting in the grounds. The Parks Department had to remove a rotten tree from the House of Assembly grounds earlier this Summer,” a spokesperson... Read more of this article
AFP Donates Tree To Mark Philanthropy Day
AFP Bermuda marked National Philanthropy Day last week by honouring the Bank of Bermuda Foundation by donating a cedar tree in the Foundation’s honour here at Verdmont, one of the National Trust properties most affected by the recent storms. Am AFP spokesperson said, “This will become an annual event, recognising a person or organization involved... Read more of this article
Clarien Staff Continue Reforestation Project
Clarien Bank continued its community reforestation project today [Nov 10] — which aims to help restore the island following the impact of the recent storms — by planting Bermuda Cedars, Palmetto and Olive Wood saplings at WindReach Bermuda. Clarien employees joined the WindReach staff in planting the saplings in an effort to help make... Read more of this article
Tree Removal: BEST Object, Ministry Apologise
[Updated: Ministry of Public Works issue an apology and explanation concerning the removal of the tree] BEST released the photos below which they said offer confirmation that the “mature poinciana behind the old Magistrates Court building on Reid and Parliament Streets was cut down over the weekend.” Last week, the environmental group issued... Read more of this article
BEST: “Treat Trees According To True Value”
The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce [BEST] said they were “alerted this morning to a notice in the Official Gazette that the tree behind the old Magistrates Court building on Reid and Parliament Streets was to be removed”. BEST said, “While the wording in the official notice clearly refers to removal of the tree, the... Read more of this article
Video: City Says Ewing Street Trees To Stay
Mayor Graeme Outerbridge and other officials from the Corporation of Hamilton held a press conference today [Aug 14], where they said that the trees on Ewing Street will stay, and also pledged they will make greater efforts to listen to residents concerns. The planned removal of the trees resulted in a protest by area resident Mrs Sherma Simmons plus... Read more of this article
