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Tree care important for safety - The Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon, USA Page 1 of 5 <br /> � .� RECREATION CLICK& FIND: <br /> Mom w told you.. d +' Advertising Index Online Dating <br /> i f It GUIDE <br /> 0 "Go <br /> outsideand . t _ Restaurants Discovery 200 <br /> 4 4 L A 2 r rt C Coast to the Cascades Volunteer Work Home &Garde <br /> arkteaSter 1,r}, t,tit www .registerguard .com I eugene , arego ® , r <br /> HOT LINKS: UO Football I UO Hoops I Story Search I Front Page I NW Now I The Wire I R-G Free Trial I Site Map I Fee <br /> FINDERS: Classifieds I Events I Restaurants I WebCams I City Info I Web Directory I Autos I Jobs I Coupons I Form <br /> ADS/DELIVERY: Place Classified I Order R-G I Deliver R-G I Delivery Issues I R-G eStore I NIE I Home&Garden <br /> NEWS January 4, 2003SFI <br /> ocal COC <br /> ivio <br /> Nation/World <br /> Business Tree care important for safety <br /> Sports Apply Cr Pre <br /> Duck Basketball <br /> Duck Football By SCOTT MABEN Q Onhn <br /> Prep Index The Register-Guard <br /> Features <br /> Opinion Forward <br /> 2QBelow They tower over us and shield us from the <br /> Northwest elements, but trees aren't as invincible as they story ,: <br /> Now <br /> (hourly) look. ' <br /> Printer- <br /> 30-day Obituary friendly lin; hortitorthi <br /> Index <br /> Search In urban areas especially, the oak, the maple, version <br /> the fir and other varieties are routinely `,� <br /> THE WEEK sabotaged by development, ill-advised landscaping, reckless <br /> Sunday maintenance and other detrimental deeds, arborists point out.krior CLICK&FIN <br /> Monday <br /> Tuesday Selected <br /> Wednesday Poor tree care was a key factor in the loss of thousands of Newspaper <br /> Thursday trees in the brief but powerful windstorm that sliced through Ads Online <br /> Friday <br /> Saturday <br /> the southern Willamette Valley last February. Web Directo <br /> Saturday Franchise <br /> Opportunit <br /> WEATHER Aiming to limit such storm damage, forestry officials will co- eStore <br /> AP for Eugene sponsor a series of seminars next month on how to keep trees (Books, R-G <br /> NWS for from becoming hazards. The day-long sessions in Albany, Umbrellas) <br /> AccuWeatherthen for <br /> or <br /> Eugene Roseburg and Coos Bay are aimed at landscapers, utility Travel Great Escap <br /> soap <br /> Statistics workers, highway maintenance crews and others who work Guid <br /> Passcams- Advertiser <br /> Road reports <br /> around trees. Index <br /> School,other Free R-G <br /> Closures "A lot of people have misconceptions about trees," said Paul Trial <br /> Tide tables urban and community forester for the state Department subscriptio <br /> CITY INFO of Forestry. "They don't know how close they can get with the <br /> Eugene mower, they don't know how much they should water, they ZAP <br /> Springfield. don't know how many roots they can sever." 2 it <br /> r'' <br /> Cottage Grove T Y <br /> Florence <br /> Newport Human influences can determine whether some trees OnlineT <br /> Bend withstand strong winds while others "snap like matchsticks," listings <br /> Corvallis <br /> g he said. More than 1,000 trees in the Eugene area alone fell or <br /> were uprooted during the Feb. 7, 2002, cyclone that wreaked <br /> ADVERTISING havoc across Coos, Curry, Douglas, Linn, Lane and Benton <br /> AdConneet counties. Scores fell on homes, cars and powerlines. <br /> Place classified <br /> C <br /> View classifieds <br /> Home&Garden Seminar organizers don't want that to happen again and are eugene.c <br /> How to attempting toget the word out about tree care. an affiliate <br /> Advertise p g independe <br /> http://www.registerguard.conl/news/2003/01/04/1 b.cr.hazardtrees.0104.html 1/8/03 <br />