Oyster Bay tree proposal baffles activists
Photo credit: Newsday/Bill Davis | A plaque already in place proclaims that trees do not live forever. The Fairhaven Beech is dead, and was cut down over a 2-3 day period. (Feb. 22, 2006)
Bamboo roots up problems with LI residents
An Oyster Bay Town proposal to strike from the code book an ordinance mandating permits for tree removal baffled environmentalists who said Monday that a repeal would threaten the local tree population and endanger the ecosystem.
"I don't understand why the town, after 30 years of having the tree ordinance, is out to repeal it with little notice," said Ben Jankowski, of the preservation group...
