As one-time president of the Garden Gate Circle of the Zephyrhills Garden Club, Raybelle Surratt decided that the club should plant a few trees around town. Twenty years later, the circle - under Surratt's guidance and with the cooperation of the city of Zephyrhills - has planted more than 700 trees in the city. And every one of them has a story. ...more

January 16, 2009

Counting every tree on public property in the city of Dunedin can be a difficult and costly task, but local parks officials want to try. City Manager Rob DiSpirito said such a tree inventory would give the city a wealth of information with which to better manage the urban forest on its land. The inventory would also improve public safety, he said. ...more

May 24, 2008

If a "grand" tree grows in Safety Harbor, the city will protect it. Last week, the City Commission voted to enact a "grand" tree ordinance. The ordinance contains regulations to protect trees labeled grand based on their size and other factors. ...more

November 17, 2007