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 ...

Pahlisch Homes is appealing a decision by the city of Bend to pass new codes meant to protect trees on private property from being cut when development occurs. An intent to appeal, dated Monday, was ...

Thistle & Nest, an affordable housing provider in Bend, says the city’s new tree code isn’t flexible enough and is raising the cost of building new housing in Central Oregon. At one of the affordable ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A group of organizations and businesses announced Wednesday they have joined in a legal action by Pahlisch Homes to require the City of Bend to pause the implementation of a new ...

The Whittier City Council on March 24 approved an extension to the city’s suspension of the city’s ordinance regulating tree removals, over the objections of the Whittier Conservancy and tree ...

Portland’s policy watchdog is calling out the city’s “confusing” and “poorly written” code on tree removal, saying the City Council’s refusal to clean it up has unfairly burdened homeowners. On ...

Portland Parks & Recreation is eliminating or reducing most tree permit fees starting in July – part of an effort to fix the intensely negative public perception of the city’s tree code and the Urban ...