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Texas to assess and remove thousands of trees damaged by Hurricane Ike

Friday, June 12, 2009

Texas forestry officials plan to launch a triage program in Galveston to determine how many of the 11,000 Hurricane Ike-damaged trees on city property can be salvaged. Removing the ravaged trees by the middle of September would allow the state to qualify for federal payments that could cover up to 75 percent of the city’s removal cost.

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Sustainability

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