Benton County residents are getting a prime piece of wooded park land in North Albany as part of a deal to develop an adjacent subdivision and repave the northern end of Crocker Lane. As a result a grove of big old oaks and other stately trees near the corner of Crocker Lane and Valley View Drive […]
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Tags: Albany City Council, Benton County parks, Crocker Lane, Myles Breadner
Tags: Albany City Council, Benton County parks, Crocker Lane, Myles Breadner
Saving a woodland: Status report
Neighbors of a planned addition to Benton County’s North Albany Park were concerned when they saw loggers had felled some big trees they thought would be preserved. But cutting down 190 mature trees — while preserving more than 500 others — was part of the approved subdivision plan without which the natural area might not be saved […]
Tags: Albany Heights II, Benton County parks, Crocker Lane, Jeff Powers, Myles Breadner, North Albany County Park, saving trees, tree removal, Valley View