My article on trees, ice storms and power is available at the Lexington Herald-Leader.  Comments on the article are welcome at Sustainable Kentucky.

You may want to see the first part of my slide show “Ice, Trees and Power”  Part 2 will be available this evening.

The worst ice storm in Kentucky’s history struck the state in early February 2009, wiping out power to nearly 1 million homes and businesses. In urban areas, most power outages were caused by trees striking power lines. In my op-ed piece to appear in the Lexington Herald-Leader, I argue that most damage due to ice storms could be avoided with better urban forest management.

This slide show describes the damage done to trees by the ice storm. In the second part of this presentation, I will describe how future damage can be minimized by better forest management.  (Note: For best results, please click the View Full Screen button at the bottom of the screen.