We want to share information about another citizen group spearheading efforts to preserve the historic Hamline Library. Learn more at the link below. renovate1558.org

Comparing other major cities investment in trees: Barcelona metro area has a population of 5.7 million. And 320,000 trees. They are playing catch up. #growingshade

Listen to MPR, today,re: Saint Paul plans to roll out spending the 1% additional tax. SOS Spokesperson, Gary Todd, was interviewed w. message of accountability. Summit Hill Association Summit Avenue Residential Preservation Association (SARPA) Ramsey Hill Association

SOS, Save Our Street, had oral arguments before the Minnesota Court of Appeals this morning. Our attorneys and supporters showed up looking bright-eyed and committed to the cause. Decision in 90 days. #Savetrees #savehistoricsummit #savesummit

Saving the trees has been a major focus for #SOS #SaveSummitAvenue. So Grand Avenue has us feeling very disheartened. The city planted saplings last year to replace Ash trees.....only to cut these beauties down to one-inch stumps this year for road reconstruction. #taxwaste

Saint Paul City Council will vote on the city bike plan tomorrow/Wednesday, according to Pioneer Press report. ow.ly/5uL550RmBBG

Here are a few more reasons why we have little faith in any promises the City of Saint Paul makes when it comes to protecting our urban tree canopy. Saplings planted early last year at Fairview and Summit Avenue fell victim to construction crews months later. This spring: DEAD.

The leaves have sprung and tree branches are swaying in the breeze. Want to know more about these climate-fighting warriors? National Public Radio put together a list of recommended books. mprnews.org/story/2024/04/…

The arborist who completed the tree impact study for SOS takes part in this adventurous group playing music from tree tops! The Midway-Frogtown Arborators. We think it's an awesome way to show love for the trees! #Savingtrees #trees #growingshade startribune.com/meet-the-twin-…

Paying our respects to a granddaddy of them all -- a white cedar in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area estimated to be more than a century old. #savingtrees #savatree #climatechange #BWCA ow.ly/LBp750Rxpij

What's hot now? The suburbs. Why? Taxes? Dwindling downtown action? Uninterrupted bike paths constructed along farmland-to-housing developments? startribune.com/minnesotas-urb…

Here's the SOS response to the MN Court of Appeals decision today. conta.cc/3xP5cAH

Our neighbors to the deep south in Houston, Texas have launched a gallant campaign to save a stand of mature oak trees in the way of making sidewalk improvements and drainage issues. khou.com/article/news/l…

SOS Citizen Bob Cattanach has won a landmark court order over delayed Data Practices Act requests "U of M media ethics and law professor Jane Kirtley, who is an expert in the field, called the judge’s order pretty rare. Click to hear full report. kstp.com/kstp-news/top-…

Here are two key soundbites from Bob Cattanach following the court's decision to award him exemplary damages for slow DPA response. City of Saint Paul Mayor Melvin Carter jamie tincher Mitra Jalali ⚡️ميترا Rebecca Noecker

It's not just cyclists and pedestrians that want shade, people taking the bus do too! How many bus stops have shade in Saint Paul? Stay in the fight to save Saint Paul trees! Ask your city council member to pass a tree preservation policy now.

The Metropolitan Council has opened the comment lines for YOU. Weigh in on their Imagine 2050 plan. It closes on Oct. 7. SOS made its comment: Save the mature urban tree canopies! engage.metrocouncil.org

Kristi Isberg: "I commuted to work by bike from Como Park to the Univ. (Mpls) for 13 years (until 2020 & WFH) & felt perfectly safe using the bike lane...To remove beautiful, healthy trees to make room for more off-street bike lanes is ridiculous, most real bikers don't want it."

Should bike helmets be mandatory? route-fifty.com/infrastructure…

Let's all keep track of this funding -- and hope it does go towards making our streets safer for pedestrians!!! Call your Council Member to learn where it will be spent in your ward. stpaul.gov/news/saint-pau… Mayor Melvin Carter @paulst7ea3 Mitra Jalali, St. Paul City Councilmember - Ward 4