The Bulletin

Bend tree code debate unfurled before hearings officer

The city of Bend’s code to protect trees from development is on the line as an affordable housing developer mounts a legal argument that the new regulations infringe on state law. The public has a two ...
The Bulletin

Bend tree code faces early test as 1,500 trees come down for housing

Nearly one year after Bend passed an ordinance to preserve the city’s tree canopy from development, the policy is at work. The result: nearly 1,500 trees will be torn down to make room for a large ...
Post and Courier

Q&A with ‘Tree of Codes’ director Ong Keng Sen

“Tree of Codes,” a work by Australian composer Liza Lim, will make its U.S. premiere at this year’s Spoleto Festival. The transcultural opera is directed by Ong Keng Sen, who makes his fourth ...
Post and Courier

‘Tree of Codes’ soprano Marisol Montalvo sings her way back to Spoleto after 24 years

Almost a quarter-century after making her Spoleto Festival USA debut, soprano Marisol Montalvo is back. And once again, new music is what brought her here. Montalvo, who is currently singing the lead ...
Newsday

Brookhaven Town considers code to give some trees landmark status

Brookhaven Town officials are mulling legislation that would preserve and protect town trees with historical value. The Landmark Tree Code would be added to the existing town code and bar trees ...