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  • Leigh Bielenberg's Testimony before the Atlanta City Council

    This five minute segment is of Leigh Bielenberg’s testimony before the Atlanta City Council. The full 45 minutes of the Atlanta City Council discussion on starting an independent audit on the Arborist Division on the Bureau of Buildings may be viewed here. Below is an image from the Atlanta Cyclorama in which is believed to…

  • Atlanta City Council Discussion on Starting an Independent Audit on the Arborist Division of the Bureau of Buildings

    As the Creative Loafing article asks, Why Was Atlanta Arborist Tom Coffin Fired? Tom Coffin has tirelessly fought to save Atlanta’s trees.  Why was he fired?  The Atlanta City Council meeting involves beginning an independent audit of the Arborist Division of the Bureau of Buildings. Some friends of ours have been fighting to preserve an…

  • The oak tree revisited

    In the summer we helped host a couple of benefits for the tree that’s the subject of the below article, the first benefit rained out by hurricane Dennis. I’d like to note first that the AJC reports that Atlanta is still the city of trees with a canopy that spreads “forever”. What they don’t state…

  • Canopy is cool benefit (had an unexpected guest)

    An unexpected guest came to the Canopy is Cool benefit. Well, unexpected as per a couple of weeks ago when the date was set. Dennis the Menace. No, we were not suffering major hurricane tribulation, we were just stormy, but many people had the impression it was an outside benefit and first it drizzled and…