Both the Town and Village of Red Hook, in New York’s Dutchess County, are certified as “Tree Cities.” They both meet program’s core requirements, which are to maintain a tree board/department, have a tree care laws on the books, dedication… Read more »

Here in the mid-Hudson Valley and Catskills region, we can reasonably expect a good amount of snow, ice, rain and wind every winter. Sometimes, because of a combination of weather, pre-existing tree conditions and diseases, and just plain bad luck,… Read more »

These days, it seems like every city in the Mid-Hudson Valley is a certified “Tree City,” meaning it has an authorized Tree Commission, a Tree planning Ordinance, a budget of $2 per capita for trees, and an Arbor Day proclamation… Read more »

Although statistics aren’t kept on the number of injuries and fatalities caused by falling limbs and trees, there’s reason to believe that the risks are on the rise. According to an expert from the American Hiking Society: “A lot of… Read more »

As the winter of 2023-2024 approaches, the forecast by the NOAA Climate Prediction Center is that an El Niño winter is coming. In Ulster, Dutchess, Columbia and Greene County, the Hudson Valley and Catskills region, and the Northeast as a… Read more »

Although old age, environmental factors, weather patterns and accidents can cause trees to require our services as a tree removal, trimming feeding & cabling company, a little-understood factor is invasive species.  Invasive species, as the name suggests, are plants and… Read more »

Catskill, NY is the county seat of Greene County, an area that we know well for its collection of unique and beautiful trees. In 2019, Catskill joined dozens of other municipalities across the state in becoming a “New York State… Read more »

Trees are a big deal in Kingston, NY. The city has been named a “Tree City USA” for 27 straight years, because it meets the following conditions: • Maintains a tree board or department.• Has community tree ordinance.• Spends at… Read more »