Though local tree loss has not been thoroughly quantified, the North Carolina Forest Service has estimated that 40 percent of trees in Buncombe County but outside the city limits were damaged; one ...

Asheville’s tree ordinance, last revised by City Council in 1997, does call for the creation of a master street tree plan as the responsibility of the parks and recreation director, a post held ...

To keep pace with Asheville’s ever-increasing demand for water, Bee Tree was brought back online in mid-‘80s, and the William DeBruhl Water Treatment Plant was completed on-site in 1987.

AFD carried out structural and safety checks and took "appropriate measures" for the homeowner. A fallen tree weighs down a power line and blocks a sidewalk in West Asheville in 2020.

ASHEVILLE - When Keith Aitken, the city's new urban forester, moved to a .9-acre lot in North Buncombe County in 2005, his house sat on a clear patch of land. Almost immediately, Aitken planted ...

The group is pushing for an urban master plan and stricter tree ordinance, but in the meantime, the nonprofit has been working with a $100,000 Duke Energy grant to promote Asheville’s trees ...

One person was injured when a tree fell on a moving City of Asheville bus on Tuesday, according to police. Police said the bus was on Haywood Road about 2:30 p.m. when the tree fell.

ASHEVILLE – The owners of a West Asheville strip mall who illegally pruned a dozen cherry trees last fall will get a reprieve from a $19,000 city fine. The trees along the 800 block of Patton ...

A bear cub pulled from a tree in Asheville last spring for a "selfie" was just released back into the wild, according to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC).