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• Resource Spotlight: Twelve educational PowerPoint presentations, including: Pruning Trees; Planting Trees; Selecting Trees; Nursery Stock Standards; Sidewalk Solutions; and an Introduction to Urban Design, courtesy of Dr. Ed Gilman. Plus a Spanish version of Planting Trees. Sponsor: Rainbow Tree Care
  
  

• New Quick Poll: Should city forests be considered capital assets? Register your vote at the Quick Poll on TreeLink and click to see the immediate results.
  
  
  

• Inside TreeLink : Read “The Simple Act of Planting a Tree” -- an urban forestry classic by Andy and Katie Lipkis.
  
  
  

• On the News Desk, Sponsor: Almstead Tree & Shrub Care.
  • Program Helps Forests Recover From Hurricanes
  • Bayou Oaks Residents: Activism Saved Neighborhood
  • Deciding If a Tree Is Healthy or Hazard