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To help neighborhoods with a lack of tree’s R-Neighborhood planted 121 tree’s in those neighborhoods.

FLORHAM PARK – The applicant of a proposed assisted living and memory care facility at the corner of Elm Street and Columbia Turnpike has reduced the number of proposed units

Rochester officials say it will help the city reach its goal of achieving a 35% tree canopy across the community by 2035.

ROCHESTER, Minn.-The City of Rochester has been awarded a $1 million Urban and Community Forest Grant from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service.

Tree canopy is being recognized as a critical tool in combating our changing climate.

Rochester officials say it will help the city reach its goal of achieving a 35% tree canopy across the community by 2035.

Rochester officials say it will help the city reach its goal of achieving a 35% tree canopy across the community by 2035.

A reader wonders if this year has been especially bad on our arboreal friends.

Trees removed by the city as a result of infestation have been converted to a variety of uses.

According to a Rochester City Ordinance, ash trees infested with Emerald Ash Borer must be destroyed. The Parks & Recreation department is working to keep that wood from going to waste, giving infected trees new life.