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Environment
4:21 pm
Mon April 8, 2013

Event Aims to Map Downtown Louisville's Tree Canopy

Credit Census Data / Wikimedia Commons

Louisville’s Urban Design Studio is looking for help cataloging downtown trees.

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Environment
4:09 pm
Wed February 13, 2013

Experts Say Tree Removed for Speed Expansion Was Only 60 Years Old

Credit Speed Art Museum
The mystery tree in 1974, left, and recently, right.

The Speed Art Museum has produced photos (see image) showing the supposedly 300-year-old tree that was removed last year to make way for the museum’s expansion. The first picture is from 1974, the second is more recent.

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Environment
4:45 pm
Tue February 12, 2013

The Mystery of the Old Campus Oak: An Erica Peterson Adventure

Credit Erica Peterson / WFPL

WFPL takes a cue from film noir. Self-appointed tree detective Erica Peterson looks into the mystery of whether a recently-removed tree on the University of Louisville's campus was, in fact, more than 300 years old.

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Environment
6:27 pm
Mon February 11, 2013

De-Treed For Speed: Museum Expansion Fells Oak Tree

UPDATE: Experts say the original estimate of the tree as more than 300 years old (made by a University of Louisville biology professor) is very inaccurate. This story's headline has been changed to reflect the new information. Click here for an update to the story.

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