This week’s Green Issue is coming out just in time for Earth Day, and while you’ll see plenty of stories covering a wide range of topics inside this issue, we put a good amount of our focus on trees. They’re the topic of a new, proposed tree preservation code at the city level, so they made a newsworthy topic. They’re also a resource for carbon capture, forest bathing and just plain good storytelling. Read this week’s Feature section for a host of stories focused on trees and how to respect them… by repurposing this newspaper and caring for them while pruning, for example. Oh, and it just so happens that Arbor Day is April 28, so we’re getting something of a two-fer out of this issue! Thanks for reading, as always.
Read the Green Issue stories:
Tree Tips: A certified arborist with 20 years of experience offers tips on mulch, fertilizer and more
A Case for the Bidet: When it comes to saving trees, one big solution may involve your bathroom habits
Three Great Tree Reads: Great books for Earth lovers and other humans
Reuse the News: You’ve read it all. Now, here are five ways to recycle this newspaper.
A Crusade to Save Bend’s Trees: The City of Bend is looking at amending its tree code, and one former City Council candidate who’s been on a crusade to amend the code for years has some ideas
Re-wilding Oregon Conference: Gathering focuses on desert and forest ecosystems, carnivores, native fish and the America the Beautiful Initiative
Get Green with The Environmental Center: Repair Café and Happy Hour in the Garden cultivate community though learning and sustainability practices
Tree Beer Festival Ahead for Bend: And what the heck is a tree beer
Home Energy Scores Coming to Bend: A quick rundown of the new process
Natural Beauty with Axiology: Bend-based, plastic-free, vegan beauty brand prioritizes sustainable practices and honest ingredients
At Bend’s Original Vegan Food Cart, Sustainability is an Everyday Thing: A Broken Angel recently moved to The Pantry, where the two businesses focus on sustainable and plastic-free food service
Soak Up Nature with Forest Bathing: Ancient Japanese therapy practice invites people to slow down and feel the healing energy of trees
This article appears in Source Weekly April 20, 2023.
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Some trees are worth more than others.
There is a lot of concern about cutting large trees around Phil’s trailhead but no one seems to care about the 1,00o or so trees over 21″ that Arnold Irrigation is going to cut