This is a great video showing how to use and carry a crosscut saw safely. I like the fact that the US Forest Service does this. I'm not sure why they still use these saws, but then again they are reliable!
University of Basel. "Forest discovery: Trees trade carbon among each other." ScienceDaily. 14 April 2016. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160414144711.htm
Penn State. "Trees rely on a range of strategies to hunt for nutrient hot spots." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160718160933.htm (accessed July 25, 2016).
Massaria Disease (Splanchnonema platani) is a perplexing fungal canker of London Plane trees common throughout Western Europe. It has been implicated in numerous limb fractures in urban areas throughout the U.K. since 2009. Forest Research are working to isolate spores and to create a strategy for dealing with this disease This canker normally develops on the upper side of [...]
Trees within the public rights-of-way of the City of Portland are considered the property of the City. However, the City Code (Title 11) transfers management of the trees, and liability for any damage caused by them to 'the most adjacent property owner'. How then should property owners deal with this situation.