A portion of East Beechwood Drive NW in Atlanta will be closed for tree removal from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on October 16, 2025.

An Atlanta ordinance regarding tree removal is moving forward to a full city council vote after some provisions were pruned in a committee meeting Wednesday. At the meeting, Council member Michael ...

The Atlanta City Council could triple penalties for illegal tree removals and enacted strict preservation requirements, increasing fines to $200,000 per acre for unpermitted removals and requiring ...

The price a developer will have to pay when cutting down a tree in Atlanta is set to increase by 350% after the Atlanta City Council passed the first major revision to the city's tree ordinance in ...

As Atlanta City Council prepares to vote on sweeping changes to the city’s Tree Protection Ordinance (TPO), Atlanta stands at a critical crossroads. In its current form, the proposed ordinance aiming ...

On June 16, Atlanta City Council members voted to approve a new tree protection ordinance, which, despite its title, still fails to protect trees on developing properties in our city. Atlanta suffers ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Atlanta officials settled on a new version of the city's ...

Atlanta is known as the "City in the Forest," but, largely due to ongoing development, the canopy is shrinking. While the city recently amended its tree protection ordinance to increase fees for ...

ATLANTA — A 10-year-old girl died early Saturday after a tree fell on her family’s home in southwest Atlanta, according to police. Atlanta Police Department said they responded around 3 a.m. to the ...

The Atlanta City Council has tripled penalties for illegal tree removals and enacted strict preservation requirements, increasing fines to $200,000 per acre for unpermitted removals and requiring tree ...