A presentation to the Woodland Hills Warner Center Neighborhood Council offers a look at two options that California Landmark Group is weighing for the redevelopment of a site along Ventura Boulevard the enaction of AB 2334 opened up new possibilities for the redevelopment of the property California Landmark Group submitted a second entitlement application for the same site this time proposing the construction of a seven-story approximately 105-foot-tall building featuring 578 apartments above 7,401 square feet of ground-floor commercial space with a two-level the project would employ density bonus incentives to achieve greater development rights than would have otherwise been permitted 48 of the apartments would be set aside for rent by very low-income households The project, slated for an approximately 3.88-acre site located at 21241 W. Ventura Boulevard calls for replacing low-rise commercial uses and surface parking with a new seven-story Both options are portrayed in plans with a Spanish-style design featuring white stucco exteriors and red tile roofs a decision on which option will be built remains dependent on future market conditions Approvals have yet to be issued for either alternative and will require a hearing before the City Planning Commission Twitter / Facebook / LinkedIn / Threads / Instagram / Bluesky Woodland Hills’ Scoop Smith wins the 100 meters in a time of 10.78 seconds during the Baldwin Invitational on Friday. “If they forgot about me, they forgot about me,” Smith said. “I’ll wake them up at Wips.” Sidelined for a month with a hurt hamstring, Smith gave his opponents an early wakeup call Friday by winning the 100 meters at the Baldwin Invitational in 10.78 seconds. The time was more than a tenth of a second slower than his WPIAL-winning speed from a year ago, but this was Smith’s first invitational meet of the season. The WPIAL championship is May 14. His top goal this spring is to get there with a healed hamstring. “I was kind of babying it, just trying to get it back to 100%” Smith said. “I wasn’t rushing it. Today was the perfect day to kind of have my debut. It’s a good track meet – a lot of good sprinters out here – so winning means a lot to me.” Smith cruised into the finals with a 10.98-second run in the preliminaries, besting all 97 other runners. But barely breaking the 11-second mark had him feeling some doubt about whether his top speed was still there. In the six-person final, Smith’s closest competition came from Elizabeth Forward’s Connor Stokes (10.91) and West Mifflin’s Damarius Day (11.01). Both were a step behind. “I was kind of a little nervous, especially in the prelims when everybody had a bad time,” Smith said. “Seeing my (10.98-second) time was a little nerve-wracking. Like, ‘Am I that slow now?’ Going out there and winning (in the finals) definitely helped my confidence a lot.” There was rain and an extended lightning delay between the 100-meter prelims and final, forcing Smith and others to sit and wait. A couple of finalists — McKeesport’s Kemon Spell and Seton LaSalle’s Khalil Taylor — opted out. Both are sophomores and Penn State football commits. “I kind of laid down and tried to take a little nap,” he said. “When I came back out here, it was a good 30 to 40 minutes of stretching and exercise, trying to loosen up.” A 5-foot-7, 150-pound multi-sport athlete, Smith earned all-conference honors as a wide receiver in football and was an all-section guard in basketball. But it was his love for football that slowed down Smith’s track season. He injured his right hamstring competing at a seven-on-seven tournament in Atlanta for team 412 Elite. He skipped some other big track meets this spring — including the Butler Invitational a couple of weeks ago — hoping to avoid a repeat of last season’s frustration. A year ago, Smith also sustained a hamstring injury during the regular season. He went on to win WPIAL Class 3A titles in the 100 and 200 meters but aggravated the injury at the meet and missed the state championships. “I definitely thought about (last year) a lot,” Smith said. “Even coming into today, it was something in my head, just thinking, ‘What if I hurt it again? What if I mess up?’ But God got me through it, so I’m excited.” Smith said he hasn’t tried to change much about his on-track training from a year ago, believing that wasn’t a factor in his injury, but has focused on getting healthier overall. “It’s just a lot more about taking care of my body,” he said. “Exercising. Icing. Eating the right things. I definitely took account of that. Mind you, I’m still not the best eater. I still eat fast food sometimes, but I’m trying to work on it.” His personal best in the 100 meters was a 10.62 at the Butler Invitational last spring. He won the WPIAL title in 10.64 seconds and wants to defend that title in 12 days. “I’ve probably only about a week of track workouts,” he said. “I’m going to keep doing that. Hopefully by the time we get to Wips, I’m going to be a whole different person.” If Javascript is disabled browser, to place orders please visit the page where our photos are available to purchase. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article Print Three men were arrested on suspicion of killing another man during an alleged home-invasion robbery in Woodland Hills the Los Angeles Police Department announced Sunday Officers responded to an emergency call shortly before 1 a.m Saturday in the 22200 block of De La Osa Street and found Aleksandre Modebadze Modebadze was pronounced dead at the scene Homicide detectives later determined that assailants entered Modebadze’s home according to a statement issued by the LAPD officers arrested three men suspected to be involved: Paata Kochyashvili Each was booked on suspicion of murder and is being held in lieu of $2 million bail Kochyashvili was taken into custody at Sepulveda and Burbank boulevards while the other two suspects were located in Glendale The FBI’s Fugitive Task Force helped the LAPD with the arrests according to FBI media coordinator Laura Eimiller None of the men could be reached for comment and it was unclear whether any of them had an attorney Modebadze lived in a two-story home directly across from an elementary school in Woodland Hills a silver dog bowl sat in the yard of the home The blinds were drawn and yellow police tape remained tied around a nearby tree said it was common to see multiple cars parked outside the residence and groups of young people going in and out Some neighbors recalled seeing Modebadze walking one or two doberman pinscher dogs in the area Police ask for anyone with information about the death to call the LAPD Operation Valley Bureau at (818) 374-9550, (877) LAPD-24-7 or (800) 222-TIPS, or to log on to www.lacrimestoppers.org. Seema Mehta is a veteran political writer who covers national and state politics, including the 2026 gubernatorial race. Since starting at Los Angeles Times in 1998, she has covered multiple presidential, state and local races. In 2019, she completed a Knight-Wallace fellowship at the University of Michigan. Dakota Smith covers City Hall for the Los Angeles Times. She is part of the team that won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in breaking news for reporting on a leaked audio recording that upended City Hall politics. She joined the newsroom in 2016 and previously covered City Hall for the Los Angeles Daily News. She is a graduate of Lewis & Clark College and lives in Los Angeles. California Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map Today the Kroenke Organization announced its plans for a 52-acre development in Warner Center in Woodland Hills CA which will be known as Rams Village at Warner Center This is part of the near 100-acres in Warner Center acquired by the Kroenke Organization in 2022 and will include the permanent headquarters and training facility for the Los Angeles Rams This is a tremendous opportunity to develop a dynamic destination and create the Rams permanent headquarters within the City of Los Angeles and we look forward to working with the City to turn this vision into a reality." this proposed mixed-use neighborhood designed by Gensler will feature residential The 52 acres sit across all or portions of two blocks which are surrounded by Erwin Street to the North Oxnard Street to the South and Topanga Canyon Boulevard to the West The new neighborhood will include links to surrounding areas through landscaping and design elements open-air lifestyle destination that offers a sophisticated blend of retail which the Kroenke Organization also acquired in 2022 Topanga Village will continue to operate through the development of this new neighborhood "Los Angeles is extremely proud to have the Rams announce their new home in the Valley along with new major plans and commitments that will benefit not only the San Fernando Valley but our entire city," said Mayor Karen Bass "This proposed project will be transformative — bringing new jobs new housing and a first-of-its-kind major entertainment venue to the San Fernando Valley We are looking forward to working with Stan Kroenke the Kroenke Organization and the Los Angeles Rams to bring new energy and excitement to the community as this development comes to life." The anchor of Rams Village at Warner Center will be the Rams permanent headquarters and training facility which will include more than 350,000 square feet of state-of-the-art facilities The training facility will feature the two full-sized grass fields that are currently in place and the proposal calls for an additional 150,000 square foot indoor practice field that could seat up to 2,500 guests The land currently houses the Los Angeles Rams temporary practice facility which opened in August 2024 and which will continue to be used through the construction of the permanent headquarters Adjacent to the Rams headquarters is proposed to be two indoor performance venues one boasting 5,000 seats and one with 2,500 seats These venues will serve as the ideal settings to bring a variety of new entertainment options to the heart of the San Fernando Valley More than three million square feet of the development will be dedicated to a variety of residential concepts including high-rise The proposed development calls for nearly two million square feet of retail Rams Village at Warner Center will provide more than four acres of Publicly Accessible Open Space (PAOS) as required by the Warner Center 2035 Plan the neighborhood will include an additional 5.5 acres of public spaces for the community to enjoy In addition to the public space amenities throughout the project the overall plan includes sustainable features such as solar power generation stormwater retention and reuse and LEEDTM-certified equivalency across all sites "I look forward to working hand in glove with our community as we take this big step toward bringing the Rams Village at Warner Center to fruition," said Councilmember Bob Blumenfield "The Rams have been incredible neighbors and I'm grateful to Stan Kroenke and the Kroenke Organization for continuing to make unprecedented investments in the West Valley The jobs and economic development a project of this scale creates will be a game changer and I'm excited to continue down the road of building this transformative destination." Rams Village at Warner Center is located within the Warner Center 2035 Plan area one of the most effective and innovative planning documents ever adopted in the City of Los Angeles and a product of extensive community collaboration The proposed neighborhood is designed to conform with the provisions of the Warner Center 2035 Plan as well as local and state housing laws thus creating a vibrant pedestrian oriented neighborhood within the Warner Center and Woodland Hills communities Formal planning applications are expected to be submitted to the City of Los Angeles in the next several months Global Architecture firm Gensler spearheaded the plan's overall design including the new training facility for the Los Angeles Rams "Rams Village at Warner Center is particularly exciting for Gensler as it unites our experience designing sports training facilities with vibrant mixed-use districts Gensler is proud to partner with Stan Kroenke to bring this distinctive sports and entertainment-anchored district to life for the local community of Woodland Hills Rams Village at Warner Center is the latest sports and entertainment destination being developed by the Kroenke Organization along with Hollywood Park in Inglewood Hollywood Park is the largest urban mixed-use development under construction in the Western United States owned and being developed and operated by Kroenke Anchored by an up to 890,000-square-foot retail area and surrounded by creative office space Hollywood Park offers new sophisticated residences The mixed-use development is all linked by walkable paseos and plazas and centered around the 3.1 million square-foot SoFi Stadium one of Southern California's most striking architectural structures and the adjacent 6,000-seat performance venue Stylish residences and a modern open-office campus will complement the entertainment and retail district creating a world-class destination for both local and international guests Hollywood Park is an iconic global destination for millions to enjoy the Denver City Council approved a transformative 55-acre commercial and residential district around Ball Arena which Kroenke Sports & Entertainment plans to develop into a 10- to 12-million-square-foot mixed-use neighborhood Midway Rising is a comprehensive master plan that includes a new 16,000-seat multi-purpose Entertainment Center a mixed-use commercial and entertainment district and 4,250 new homes for San Diegans of all backgrounds More information about Rams Village at Warner Center can be found at www.therams.com/rams-village The NFL is set to release the 2025 schedule for all 32 teams on Wednesday a team will take their Draft operations to a fire station when the Los Angeles Rams draft from Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Air Operations showcasing their commitment to community resilience and honoring the first responders who protect the city they call home Los Angeles Rams Suite Ownership provides companies and individuals with an elevated gameday experience as well as VIP events and year-round access to SoFi Stadium for meetings and events And now the Rams are excited to announce new benefits and exclusive perks for Suite Owners in 2025 and beyond SoFi Stadium will play host to a number of top concerts and sporting events this spring and summer The diverse acts range from Country to Hip Hop to K-Pop to monster trucks NFL makes multiyear commitment to playing regular season games in Melbourne; partners with the Victorian State Government and the Melbourne Cricket Ground for regular season game with Los Angeles Rams selected as the designated team Rams support organizations working around the clock to help keep the Los Angeles community safe The Los Angeles Rams will host the Seattle Seahawks for their Week 18 'Inspire Change' matchup The game will be broadcast on FOX and on local radio on 93.1 Jack FM and 980 AM La Mera Mera The Los Angeles Rams will host the Arizona Cardinals for their Week 17 Saturday Night Football matchup on Saturday The game will be broadcast nationally on NFL Network as well as broadcast on local radio on ESPN LA 710 and simulcast on JACK FM The Los Angeles Rams will host the Buffalo Bills for their Week 14 matchup presented by Hyundai on Sunday The game will be broadcast nationally on FOX as well as broadcast on local radio on ESPN LA 710 The Los Angeles Rams are proud to announce the "1946 Legacy Collection," a limited-edition collaboration with Mitchell & Ness who recently celebrated their 120th anniversary We use some essential cookies to make this website work We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK remember your settings and improve government services We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services You have accepted additional cookies. 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You can change your cookie settings at any time Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports England’s non-woodland trees have been mapped for first time revealing these trees make up nearly third of our nation’s tree cover Using one of the very latest methods of laser detection and satellite imagery the country’s top tree scientists at the UK Government’s Forest Research agency built a comprehensive picture of non-woodland trees across England The innovative map goes live today (Saturday 5 April) the groundbreaking map will allow conservation groups and local authorities to target tree planting efforts more accurately The map can pinpoint lone trees that could be connected to nearby wooded areas to create better habitat for wildlife in support of the Government’s manifesto commitment to expand nature-rich habitats and help achieve our legal target to increase England’s woodland canopy to 16.5% Our precious street trees improve air quality mark the changing seasons and provide us with peace “This groundbreaking new tree census will not only help us better understand our current tree canopy cover but allow us to identify areas where we can create more nature rich habitats for wildlife and people to enjoy as part of our Plan for Change”  “This has been a real endeavour by the team - the results are spectacular and will be invaluable to us as we strive to meet our legal target to increase tree planting cover “The map fills critical data gaps about our national tree assets helping us understand this natural resource and the benefits it brings Many people - from citizens to governments – will use the map to make evidence-based decisions to improve management and protection of our trees.”  By using a combination of aerial and satellite technology we have been able to locate and measure all trees outside of woodland (TOW) for the first time By combining the National Forest Inventory woodland map and the TOW map we have a complete picture of tree canopy in England “We used laser technology mounted on planes and images of the Earth’s surface captured by satellites to identify tree canopy cover across the breadth of the country This will be vital in informing future tree-planting and monitoring.” Trees outside woodlands are defined as single trees in urban and rural areas and are some of the most iconic trees in our landscape ranging from sprawling tree-lined hedgerows to the much-loved trees on our streets and in our parks  These trees play an important role in storing carbon and mitigating against the impacts of climate change such as flooding and over-heating of our towns and cities They also have a huge role in improving health and wellbeing - not least by reducing the impacts of air pollution The government has also recently announced up to £400 million for trees and peat Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details. Show Search Search Query Submit Search Don't Miss Print Just off the Topanga Canyon exit of the 101 Freeway sits a prime example of modern the Clarendon Apartments in Woodland Hills feature poolside cabanas a fire pit terrace and 24-hour community room with a kitchen and a billiard table The apartments themselves are spacious — on average two-bedroom units top 1,000 square feet and go for more than $3,000 a month In December, the 335-unit complex was acquired by the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles which is in the process of turning it into a mixed-income property sees the acquisition as a model to expand its affordable housing portfolio including in areas like Woodland Hills that are close to jobs and good schools The community room at the Clarendon Apartments in Woodland Hills “It is really important for us to create housing opportunities and open up access to neighborhoods that are stable,” housing authority Chief Executive Lourdes Castro Ramirez said about a third of the units will be reserved for low-income households defined as those making 80% or less of the area median income The remaining will be set aside for middle-income households but for a household of three in the lowest of the low-income branch a two-bedroom will cost a maximum of $936 a month — a few thousand dollars below current levels Some middle-income units won’t differ much from the market rate but the housing authority said overall average rent is still expected to be 32% less than what it was under the old owner The local housing authority is best known for owning traditional public housing complexes such as Nickerson Gardens in Watts and for administering the federal Section 8 voucher program, which subsidizes the rent that low-income tenants pay to private landlords Less known is that the authority owns about 150 other rental properties with a mix of market-rate and affordable units the housing authority set aside $30 million to ramp up acquisitions A two-bedroom unit at the Clarendon Apartments in Woodland Hills A two-bedroom unit at the Clarendon Apartments A one-bedroom unit at the Clarendon Apartments in Woodland Hills The first major property acquired using those funds was the $156-million Clarendon Apartments The agency put in $12.5 million from its $30-million fund as equity and issued tax-exempt bonds that it sold to private investors to cover most of the rest Financing for the Clarendon also included a $5-million, low-interest loan from LA4LA a new organization championed by Mayor Karen Bass that uses philanthropic dollars to fund affordable housing about 11% of the financing to acquire the Clarendon came directly from the government and philanthropy the housing authority and philanthropic funds — expect to earn at least some return on their investment “We can actually have the capital available at the scale we need it,” Dusseault said the Clarendon set aside 8% of the units for lower-income families but the agency is greatly expanding the number available and putting some rent restrictions on all units Annual rent increases for tenants will also be capped at 4% Despite that, the housing authority expects to earn about $1 million annually on the property in the first few years, according to an agency report money that can be used to provide its tenants more services or acquire additional units One reason the Clarendon is still expected to produce income is that as a government agency the housing authority doesn’t need to pay property tax The pool area at the Clarendon Apartments in Woodland Hills The wifi room at the Clarendon Apartments The business center at the Clarendon Apartments In that way, the Clarendon acquisition was similar to deals other cities have completed in recent years, in which they partnered with private real estate firms to acquire properties and lower the rent. The housing authority, however, said its model has the potential to produce more affordability than those deals, because unlike private firms, the agency doesn’t charge fees and it has access to a certain type of funding from the federal government that only housing agencies do. For example, the housing authority is receiving money from the Department of Housing and Urban Development that will subsidize rent for many of the property’s tenants that make very low or extremely low incomes. In all, there will be 24 units reserved for households making 30% or less of the area median income and an additional 42 for those making 50% or less of the median income — levels of affordability not achieved in most of the deals cities did with private partners. The housing authority hopes the Clarendon isn’t a one-off and is exploring ways to find more money for acquisitions. The fitness center at the Clarendon Apartments. At the moment, the agency said, all tenants are left over from the previous owner and can stay as long as they want. When they move out, they will be replaced by low- and middle-income residents who will pay rent deemed affordable based on their incomes. Out of the 335 units at the Clarendon, the vast majority are one and two bedrooms, which the housing authority says are most in demand for lower-income households. Unlike most buildings where low-income families live, tenants will have all the bells and whistles: new appliances, “smart” HVAC systems, a community business center and poolside cabanas under palm trees. “This is,” Castro Ramirez said, “a wonderful building.” Andrew Khouri covers housing and homelessness for the Los Angeles Times. Before coming to The Times, he wrote about commercial real estate for the San Fernando Valley Business Journal. He holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism and graduated from the University of San Diego with a degree in history. A Lufkin cardiovascular surgeon’s practice is permanently closed and he has stopped treating patients at Woodland Heights Medical Center after The Lufkin Daily News began an investigation this week into allegations of medical malpractice and billing discrepancies associated with the doctor Mario Matos-Cruz is at the center of serious allegations involving patient deaths and post-surgical complications with multiple public records and media investigations raising questions about the surgeon’s history a cardiothoracic surgeon hired by Woodland Heights Medical Center in late 2024 has been associated with troubling patterns during and after surgeries according to multiple lawsuits and investigative reports The Lufkin Daily News reached out to Woodland Heights Medical Center Wednesday regarding allegations surrounding Matos-Cruz’s past and surgical outcomes the hospital said Matos-Cruz is no longer seeing patients at Woodland Heights confirming his departure from the hospital Echavarria provided the following statement Wednesday in response to the allegations: “Providing quality care is a top priority at Woodland Heights Medical Center While we do not comment on individual cases or providers what I can share with you is that we take any concerns seriously and when indicated engage in a rigorous internal and external review process We conduct a thorough credentialing process on all members of our medical staff that includes education training and licensure to affirm they meet the requirements to obtain privileges at Woodland Heights.” Matos-Cruz’s online practice profile states that it is “permanently closed.” His name no longer appears in Woodland Heights Medical Center’s online provider search and the hospital’s original press release announcing his hiring has been removed from its website Matos-Cruz previously worked at Adena Health System in Chillicothe where he was one of three surgeons linked to a suspended cardiac surgery program and a series of multiple patient deaths A federal whistleblower lawsuit and multiple media reports allege that uncredentialed surgeries were performed and improperly billed to Medicare Matos-Cruz and a second surgeon parted ways with Adena in late 2023 Among the most troubling accusations: Matos-Cruz and a colleague were reportedly seen watching YouTube videos to prepare for unfamiliar heart surgeries according to reporting by the Scotio Valley Guardian a 74-year-old woman who underwent surgery by Matos-Cruz and Dr torn trachea and other surgery-related injuries before her family removed her from life support according to medical records obtained by the Cincinnati Enquirer A federal False Claims Act lawsuit filed in October 2023 by Adena’s former vice president of quality and safety alleges that the hospital knowingly billed Medicare for transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedures performed by Matos-Cruz before the hospital had proper federal certification TAVR procedures were not to be performed until final approval by the board of trustees but three procedures were completed without final board approval The lawsuit claims the executive was fired after raising concerns about Matos-Cruz’s role and broader issues in their cardiac surgery program The Texas Medical Board does not currently list any disciplinary actions against him Ruben Ibarra Jr.'s email address is ruben.ibarra@lufkindailynews.com Email notifications are only sent once a day there are no recent results for popular commented articles Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - 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to be replaced by Dylan Wu and Kevin Tway And Zac Blair can breathe a sigh of relief as he initially missed out as he dropped out of the field in favor of former USA Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson when the exemptions were reordered But Blair then made his way back in to the starting line-up as a replacement when Brandt Snedeker later pulled out Keith Mitchell was something of a surprise withdrawal from the CJ Cup as he's in touching distance of a spot in the field for the next Signature Event of the season - the Truist Championship Subscribe to the Golf Monthly newsletter to stay up to date with all the latest tour news head-to-heads and buyer’s guides from our team of experienced experts The 33-year-old is tied for fifth in the AON Swing 5 and a good performance at the Byron Nelson to keep that spot would see him in the sixth lucrative Signature Event of the season Taylor Montgomery takes Mitchell's place in the field with another change being Joe Highsmith pulling out and being replaced by Matt NeSmith Youngster Blades Brown is another withdrawal with the 17-year-old superstar passing up his sponsor's invite to instead continue in his quest to earn Korn Ferry Tour status to help his end goal of earning a PGA Tour card Late exemptions at the CJ Cup were extended to Martin Laird Gary Woodland (WD) - Cameron Champ (IN) Keith Mitchell (WD) - Taylor Montgomery (IN) *Zac Blair is IN the field for the CJ Cup Byron Nelson Favourite interviews he's conducted have been with McIlroy Rickie Fowler and the enigma that is Victor Dubuisson A big fan of watching any golf from any tour sadly he spends more time writing about golf than playing these days with two young children and as a big fair weather golfer claims playing in shorts is worth at least five shots Being from Liverpool he loves the likes of Hoylake Birkdale and the stretch of tracks along England's Golf Coast but would say his favourite courses played are Kingsbarns and Portrush.  you will then be prompted to enter your display name firefighters battled a large fire Tuesday night in a building at East 8th Street and Woodland Avenue Crews from Fire Station 10 saw a column of smoke at about 7:10 p.m They left their station and found a large fire in a two-story Crews tried to fight the fire from inside the building but were ordered out because of the large amount of fire and the concern that the building would collapse Smoke and fire could be seen across the northeast area of the city and through the downtown and east side neighborhoods Because of the extensive damage to the building it may be difficult for fire department investigators to determine how the fire started KSHB 41 reporter Alyssa Jackson covers portions of Johnson County, including Overland Park, Prairie Village and Leawood. Share your story idea with Alyssa Report a typo was severely damaged during the Easter weekend storm according to an announcement from Washington County Parks & Recreation which stood 84 feet tall with a circumference of 14 feet was part of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources' Big Tree Program It was estimated to be more than 200 years old “The loss of this iconic tree is deeply felt,” said Andrew Eshleman “It stood as a living piece of our natural history and a source of pride for the county.” County crews are working to safely remove the damaged parts of the tree They are also considering options to repurpose the remaining portions The announcement thanked the public for their patience and understanding during the process noting that the removal and repurposing may take some time due to the tree's size and historical significance contact the Public Relations and Marketing Department at 240-313-2380 or pr@washco-md.net This story was created by Janis Reeser, jreeser@gannett.com, with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at cm.usatoday.com/ethical-conduct or share your thoughts at http://bit.ly/3RapUkA with our News Automation and AI team The Herald-Mail is growing its local news: Send your news to us Timberlake x Nike shoe collab early access Looking to add some yards to your drives this season Try these easy-to-implement swing tweaks from 2019 U.S Hitting the ball long is more important now than ever before If you can’t blast your driver in the neighborhood of 300 yards you have little chance to compete at the highest level it’s not quite as important to belt long drives you’ve got license for bragging rights in your regular game If you’re someone who’s looking to add some yards to your drives this season, it’d be wise to listen to the pros. Below, we’ve repackaged a piece that GOLF Magazine ran over a decade ago featuring Gary Woodland. Read it and you’ll learn how to smash the ball with ease. What it is: The way to add swing speed using your stance and swing width What it does: Creates width at every stage of your motion helping you store precious miles per hour instead of wasting them before impact.  Copy the moves below — the same ones that have upped my driving distance average to more than 312 yards in 2014 It’s science: The wider you make your swing One of the biggest mistakes I see weekend players make is that they set up with their feet too close together — often barely shoulder-width apart you lose balance and fall backward through impact I take my normal stance — which is fairly wide to begin with — then move my right foot to the right about six inches This adjustment gives me a more stable base for improved balance and sets me up to trace the widest arc possible because wide arcs give you more time to add speed My timing also seems to improve with a wider stance I make my most deliberate takeaway possible It’s a timing issue for me — the slower I start the more potential speed I can build into my swing I think of it as a gradual building up of energy Keeping it slow also helps me extend my arms so I can max out the width of my swing which limits how much speed I can release on my downswing I also have a very hard time making a full shoulder turn or a good transition at the top when I’m rushing Think of your backswing as a way to store energy — don’t use it all up at the start Zephyr Melton is an assistant editor for GOLF.com where he spends his days blogging he attended the University of Texas followed by stops with the Texas Golf Association He assists on all things instruction and covers amateur and women’s golf He can be reached at zephyr_melton@golf.com All of our market picks are independently selected and curated by the editorial team 50+ pieces of insiders-only content each month on GOLF.com GOLF Magazine’s 600+ Issue digital archive Weekly insider newsletters curated by GOLF’s top creators Free True Spec fitting with any club purchase $100 off any Fairway Jockey purchase of $500+ Already a member? Sign in ExpandStudents watch a mock scenario of first responders reporting to a crash Wednesday during an Operation Prom event at Woodland School in rural Streator thousands of lives are lost to drunken driving nothing compares to witnessing – or experiencing – the impact firsthand This is the premise behind Operation Prom Night Operation Prom Night is a simulation that involves a head-on collision between a driver who is impaired and an innocent victim going home from prom police departments and safety organizations to educate communities and prevent future tragedies “As we approach summer, let us remember to always drive safely and responsibly,” the school said a statement. Woodland High School thanked the participating organizations: Livingston County Sheriff’s Office, Reading Fire Department, Solon-Telford Funeral Home, Flowers Plus, Central Church of Christ, Marlee Reel, OSF Life Flight, Streator Fire and Ambulance Service, Mike Renner, Livingston County Coroner’s Office, Rhodes Auto Sales Service and Salvage and Long Point Fire Department. ExpandAutoplayImage 1 of 6First responders tend to a mock crash scenario Wednesday, April 30, 2025, during an Operation Prom event at Woodland School in rural Streator. (Photo provided by Jacob Burcenski) Copyright © 2023 Shaw Local News Network This notable tree stood at 84 feet tall with a circumference of 14 feet 6 inches and was recognized on the Maryland Department of Natural Resources – Maryland Big Tree Program the Chinkapin Oak was not only a local landmark but also a symbol of strength and longevity in our community “as it stood as a living piece of our natural history and a source of pride for the county.” Washington County crews are currently working to safely remove the damaged parts of the fallen tree The County is also considering options to salvage remaining portions to repurpose for other uses ensuring that the tree’s legacy will live on in a meaningful way We thank the public for their patience and understanding during this process Due to the size and historical significance of the tree its removal and repurposing may take some time as careful consideration is given to its next chapter For additional information, please contact the Public Relations and Marketing Department at 240-313-2380 or [email protected] places and unique spaces with creative and artful imagery Liberal leave is in effect for all non-essential personal on Tuesday Essential personnel are expected to fulfill their duties as usual The starting time for today’s Board of County Commissioners meeting will be reevaluated at 9:00 am Pittsburgh Union Progress After missing a good chunk of the season due to a hamstring injury Woodland Hills speedster Scoop Smith made his long-awaited season debut Friday Smith’s victory in the 100-meter dash was one of the highlights of the Baldwin Invitational the big annual meet right off of Route 51 that turned 51 this year a junior and the defending WPIAL Class 3A champion in the 100 weathered the storm — the meet included a two-hour weather delay — to take home the title in what was his first meet of the season Smith had been nursing a hamstring injury suffered playing 7-on-7 football After running the top time in preliminaries Smith scooted to a time of 10.78 seconds in the final to top the field that included runner-up Connor Stokes of Elizabeth Forward (10.91) and reigning Class 2A champion DeJuan Croumbles-Booker of Neighborhood Academy one of the WPIAL’s top all-around athletes I definitely had a lot of thought in my mental about running and about what my hamstring could feel like I just put my trust in God and just hoped whatever he has planned for me is going to happen So I went out here running and when I got into my first 10 to 20 meters I didn’t have any worries about the hamstring Woodland Hills’ Scoop Smith (10.77 seconds) wins gold in the 100-meter dash at the Baldwin Invitational. pic.twitter.com/gQsCHWU7J9 Smith called the performance a big confidence boost with the WPIAL championships less than two weeks away He ran a personal record time of 10.62 at last year’s meet and his goal is to run even faster this season “I’m trying to get into the 10.4’s,” he said Tomczyk claimed wins in both the 100 and 200 She had placed third in both races a season ago The Baldwin Invitational features a pair of signature races Penn-Trafford senior Jake McGhee and West Allegheny junior Grace Fritzman captured titles Friday with McGhee’s effort being particularly impressive McGhee trailed nearly the entire race before moving ahead of Grove City senior MJ Pottinger with about 100 meters left Pottinger was the defending champion and McGhee had never before beaten him McGhee finished in 4:15.71 and Pottinger in 4:17.32 “I started catching up to him in the last 200,” McGhee said “I knew it would have been dumb to kick the last 200 because that would be more work for me I knew if I got close enough to him the last 100 meters I could outkick anyone It made the experience worthwhile for McGhee who chose to compete instead of attending his senior prom “I skipped prom today just to come out here and have a great day but I knew I could come out and get it done,” said McGhee The event also included the debut of the Ed Helbig Two Mile named after the meet’s longtime director and former Baldwin coach who passed away last August following a battle with esophageal cancer Winchester Thurston senior Charlie Routledge claimed the title in the boys race and Fritzman topped the field in the girls race One of the WPIAL’s most productive running backs leaped to a PR and big win in the long jump faced some top competition from some much larger schools and produced a school record leap of 23 feet Qualk ran for 2,145 yards and 36 touchdowns on the football field his senior season “I couldn’t be more happy to break my PR by a foot and a half Last year I PR’d big and broke into the 22’s at this meet I felt like with this competition I’d be right up there with some of these guys.” North Allegheny senior Nicholas Humphries (23-3) was second and Penn Hills senior Ronald Porter third (22-11½) Clair senior Tayla Kurzawa also starred in the jumps winning both the triple jump (37-10) and high jump (5-3) Kurzawa placed third in the long jump (17-6¼) an event won by senior teammate Anna Engelman (18-2½) as she took top honors in the pole vault (11-0) winning the 110 in 14.65 and the 300 in 38.20 Brad is a sports writer at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The event blends competitive golf with philanthropy featuring a 156-player field on the 7,468-yard par-72 layout while raising millions for the Momentous Institute But PGA Tour made a last-minute announcement that shook things up that Cameron Champ will join the CJ Cup Byron Nelson field in McKinney who withdrew due to a back injury. Will Zalatoris also withdrew just one day before the tournament’s opening round and his spot was filled by James Hahn.  Both changes were confirmed by PGA Tour Communications via X (formerly Twitter) and reflect ongoing adjustments to the roster ahead of the season’s spring stop in the Dallas suburb Champ, a 29-year-old Houston resident and Texas A&M alum was at home when he learned he would replace Woodland and immediately traveled to the Dallas area This marks his fourth start of the 2025 season; he owns three PGA Tour victories (2019–21) but missed 35 of 55 cuts over the past two years. Champ countered two early bogeys with nine birdies in Thursday’s opening round The withdrawals of Woodland and Zalatoris are part of a broader wave of eight last-minute changes to the Byron Nelson field Other notable WDs include Michael Kim and Nick Dunlap whose spots went to Dylan Wu and Kevin Tway World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler remains the lone top-10 player in the field as only seven golfers ranked inside the top 50 will compete this week Mount Vernon Police District – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau have arrested a man responsible for a non-fatal shooting in Woodland Park officers responded to the 3100 block of Woodland Lane in Woodland Park for a shooting suffering from gunshot wounds to the upper body He was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries detectives determined that the victim and suspect were involved in a verbal dispute over the delivery of a portable storage container unit prior to the shooting was quickly taken into custody by responding officers Swithenbank was arrested and charged with Malicious Wounding and Use of a Firearm in Commission of a Felony He was transported to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center and was held on no bond Detectives executed a search warrant on his home and recovered several firearms We are asking anyone with information regarding this incident to call our Major Crimes Bureau at 703-246-7800 Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by phone – 1-866-411-TIPS (866-411-8477) Download the ‘P3 Tips’ App “Fairfax Co Crime Solvers” Anonymous tipsters are eligible for cash rewards Please leave contact information if you wish for a detective to follow up with you.   Victim specialists from our Major Crimes Bureau’s Victim Services Division have been assigned to ensure the victim is 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Only five other forests in Indiana have received recognition from the Old-Growth Forest Network with Stout the first to be recognized in Henry County Other Indiana old-growth forests recognized by the network include Moraine Nature Preserve in Porter County Portland Arch Nature Preserve in Fountain County and Shrader-Weaver Woods Nature Preserve in Fayette County Visitors to Stout Memorial Woodland are "captivated by its towering oaks vibrant displays of spring ephemeral wildflowers and vernal pools," the release said fallen nursery logs and buttress roots are also elements that illustrate Stout’s long natural history and the varying ages of plant life present within its borders Stout provides crucial habitat for wildlife A homestead passed down through three generations Stout Memorial Woodland was donated to Purdue University as a research field station in 1964 and then acquired by Red-tail Land Conservancy in 2013 "The Stout family’s enduring commitment to maintaining the pristine condition of the woods prevented logging and grazing throughout their stewardship," the release said For more information on the history of Stout Memorial Woodland, visit its website Daily Weather Report Powered By: Stories you've missed since your last login: Recommended stories based on your interests: the Woodland Board of Education held its April Governing Board Meeting and a Special Organizational Meeting to welcome new board members after the April 1 election the Woodland School District 50 board held its April governing board meeting and a special reorganizational meeting to welcome new board members after the April 1 election Carla Little also was sworn in after being reelected to the board to serve another term Amy Sabor and Gari Matsey were not up for reelection this year and their service to the learning community continues the board selected new officers to leadership positions Sabor will serve as vice president and Zwiefelhofer is the new secretary The district thanked the members leaving the board: Anna Bennet The board also celebrated the Woodland Middle School Science Olympiad Team the annual Illinois Principals Association Student Leadership award winners and Woodland’s Dual Language Immersion Program Katie Satterlee will join the WMS team to fill an assistant principal vacancy Shaw Local News NetworkShaw Local News Network provides local news throughout northern Illinois Year 2016 | Landmarks Located beside Lake Johnson Pool and behind Athens Drive High School Crowder Woodland Center is on environmental education and fitness The facility offers a variety of nature and fitness programs.  Subscribe to Lakes Newsletter 919-996-3141ljwoodlandctr@raleighnc.gov Lake Johnson Park The pollinator garden is now an ecoEXPLORE hot spot EcoEXPLORE (Experiences Promoting Learning Outdoors for Research and Education) is an incentive-based citizen science program for children in grades K–8 Developed by the North Carolina Arboretum this innovative pilot program combines science exploration with kid-friendly technology to foster a fun learning environment for children while encouraging them to explore the outdoors and participate in citizen science Learn more about ecoEXPLORE and sign up today This interpretative display at the Thomas G Crowder Woodland Center includes information about protecting wetlands The exhibit is open to public during facility hours.  Explorer backpacks are available at Thomas G Crowder Woodland Center to check out for free.  919-996-3141lakejohnsonrentals@raleighnc.gov For more information about renting our venues, please see our Facility Rentals Brochure. 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of spatial spillovers and temporal legacies We fit Bayesian hierarchical occupancy models to data on 373 species from four taxa (ground beetles vascular plants and small terrestrial mammals) from a chronosequence of 134 woodlands (10 to >250 years old) in temperate agricultural landscapes in the UK Both spillovers and legacies affect species richness and community composition and Real-world combinations of spillovers and legacies result in different biodiversity responses compared with the individual factors in isolation Woodland patches in landscapes with more old woodland and lower amounts of historical woodland loss tend to host more bird and plant but fewer beetle species Failing to account for these drivers (in particular legacy effects) gives a distorted view of habitat suitability the same management actions may result in unexpectedly different outcomes depending on the spatial and historical context within the landscape A better understanding of spillovers and legacy effects on species distributions is required to design biodiversity-friendly A twenty-first century agricultural landscape Colonization and extinction dynamics of species in the central woodland patch will be influenced by spatial spillovers from the landscape context including between patches (a) and via linear features such as hedgerows (b) Between-habitat-type spillovers (in pink) refer to the influence of other habitats including measures of intensity such as amount of arable agriculture (c) and livestock density (d) The same landscape in the mid-twentieth century Historical land-use patterns that dictated biodiversity of the central woodland patch at the time continue to do so in the present These temporal legacies can be within-habitat type (in purple) including woodland age (that of both the central patch and surrounding patches) (e) and the loss of neighbouring woodlands (f) such as livestock density and cropping patterns (g) We sought to assess overall effects of woodland creation on biodiversity and study sites often lacked high numbers of specialist species owing to limited colonization of planted woodlands We therefore included all species irrespective of habitat affinity rather than limiting our analyses to only woodland specialists We considered predictors individually and in combination to explore species-level responses and the consequences for community-level richness and composition in woodland patches using a common model structure across the four taxonomic groups These models incorporated an extensive suite of site- and landscape-scale predictors covering both contemporary spatial and historical legacy patterns Using posterior estimates from the models we simulated assemblages of each taxonomic group in response to different landscape configurations These used real-world values drawn from the ranges of the original predictor variables thus propagating full uncertainty from the posterior We converted these probabilities to presence–absence using Bernoulli trials and examined both species richness and assemblage composition responses the greater the proportion of the posterior that is positive (or negative) and The darkest lines show species with a probability of direction of 100% Source data We anticipated that woodland patches in more intensively farmed landscapes (that is higher density of grazing livestock or higher amounts of arable agriculture) would host fewer species and have a different community composition compared with woodland patches in less-intensively farmed landscapes larger woodland patches should buffer external influences We examined the combined effects of current landscape (amount of woodland and trees outside woodlands) historical stability (proportions of old woodland and lost woodland) and agricultural intensity (livestock density and arable agriculture) on biodiversity in a hypothetical woodland patch of mean size (3.5 ha) We predicted that the three types of drivers would interact so that the specific spatiotemporal context would mediate the biodiversity responses in individual woodland patches although we expected the precise effects to vary among taxa Assemblage species richness in a 3.5 ha woodland in response to combinations of within-habitat-type spillovers (proportion of woodland cover in the landscape 0.01 versus 0.3); temporal legacies (proportion of old woodland in the landscape and proportion of woodland lost from the landscape 0.01 versus 0.15); and between-habitat-type spillovers (proportion of farmland under arable crops grey histograms are assemblages from ‘background’ landscapes and dotted lines are graphical only to aid comparison among panels Source data ‘Background’ landscape assemblages generated using random values for all predictors except site area Source data We investigated the influence of spatial spillovers and temporal legacies on woodland biodiversity patterns in two temperate We explored species-specific responses to site and landscape variables and the consequences for species richness and assemblage composition in woodland patches Many spillovers and legacies had relatively weak effects when considered individually we demonstrate that the collective spatiotemporal spillovers (reflecting real-world combinations of these drivers) resulted in stronger effects and often with different patterns compared with the individual spillovers in isolation larger woodlands in landscapes with greater levels of woodland cover and trees outside woodlands will support more species particularly in areas with less intensive arable agriculture the legacies of historical land-use patterns can mediate these beneficial effects A woodland patch in a landscape with greater historical stability (that is fewer changes in landscape-scale woodland cover) will host more bird and plant species plant and beetle species typically not found in landscapes with a less stable land-use history A deeper understanding of the relative importance of—and interactions between— current and historical drivers of species distributions can help inform the design and delivery of future land management actions These will intersect with rising demands for increased domestic food security changes in food demand and the trend towards consolidation of individual farms such as changing agricultural policy following the UK’s exit from the European Union Navigating these changes will require flexible strategies and cost-effective interventions rely on a thorough understanding of the drivers of wildlife distributions This understanding must encompass both spatial spillovers such as the impacts of agricultural land management on adjacent habitat such as the amount of semi-natural habitat lost to agricultural expansion in the last century ignoring how these spillovers interact can lead to erroneous conclusions being drawn on the effects of land-use change on species distributions This provided the proportion of the landscape covered by isolated trees linear hedgerows and woodlands smaller than 0.5 ha Current woodland and trees outside woodland were expected to drive within-habitat-type spillovers and old and lost woodland was expected to influence temporal legacies All variance inflation factors were <2.5 suggesting that collinearity was not liable to cause unstable and uncertain parameter estimates All predictor variables were centred and scaled before analyses Survey design for the three animal taxa included repeated visits allowing us to implement a hierarchical element to estimate detection probability Detection (1) or non-detection (0) of the ith species at the jth site on the kth visit is an output of combined detection and occupancy processes where Y is distributed (~) according to Pi,j,k the probability that the species will be detected assumed to remain constant across all visits) The plant data came from a single exhaustive survey so we assumed perfect detection and modelled occupancy as True occupancy for all four taxa was modelled as We initially explored the marginal response of species-level occupancy to individual site- and landscape-scale variables while holding all other predictors at their mean We used model posterior predictions to simulate assemblages of each taxon for different combinations of spillover effects exploring assemblage-level species richness and composition the proportion of current woodland and the proportion of trees outside woodlands in the landscape For temporal legacies we focused on woodland site age the proportion of old woodland and the proportion of lost woodland in the landscape For between-habitat-type spillover effects we examined the agricultural intensity variables the proportion of arable agriculture and livestock density and their interactions with woodland site area as we assumed that this would mediate any effects we consider all three drivers in combination examining the effects of contemporary context (current woodland in the landscape and trees outside woodlands) historical 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Moment” as he explores the unique ecosystem of bottomlands moisture-rich environments are home to a diverse array of species Watch the video to discover the key features and characteristics of these fascinating sites If you have any questions regarding trees, forests, wildlife, wood products, or other natural resource topics, feel free to contact us by using our Ask an Expert web page DULUTH — Plans for a project that could bring 60 condominiums to Duluth’s Woodland neighborhood took a significant step forward Thursday night when the Planning Commission voted 6-0 to rezone about 8 acres of land overlooking Hartley Park Titanium Partners proposes to construct two 30-unit condominium buildings at 5130 Woodland Ave. Developer Brian Forcier said the clustered condominiums will provide needed housing with minimal disruption of the surrounding landscape He notes that most of the development would be located in an area already cleared for a previous residential development that stalled before its completion due to a fire But Titanium will need the property to be rezoned from R-1 short for “residential-planned” to proceed with the project said that developing the land under the current zoning actually would lead to the loss of more trees as the property likely would be carved into 15 individual lots four-bedroom/three-bath homes probably would sell for $800,000 to $1 million each “I didn’t feel that was affordable or attainable for many of our citizens,” Forcier said Forcier said he hopes to market the condominiums at prices that likely will range between $400,000 and $600,000 He noted that those prices are comparable to what many existing Woodland houses are commanding these days and could encourage older empty-nest residents to relocate to a more worry-free setting our hope is that it will open up a shadow market of homes in the community for young families,” Forcier said But Terri Kronzer said the current zoning serves a purpose in protecting the integrity of the surrounding single-family residential neighborhood “I’m appalled by the notion that this would even be considered,” said Robin Mainella Annala who has called the neighborhood home for more than 40 years “The outcry from Woodland residents and the public alike should make it perfectly clear that this development is not wanted.” Both Kronzer and Mainella Annala also expressed concerns about traffic from the proposed development a partner at Northland Consulting Engineers said Woodland Avenue was recently rebuilt by St Louis County with a design that anticipated the sort of development Titanium now proposes He pointed to the addition of a turn lane and a reduction in flow from two lanes of traffic to one in each direction at the entrance of the proposed condominium development Bolf also noted the road was built to handle a traffic flow that is more than double what it now carries and the project now being considered would add nowhere near enough to cause capacity concerns Planning Commissioner Andrea Wedul thanked folks who came to speak Thursday and said “I see there’s obviously a lot of passion for the neighborhood.” But she said that must be weighed against other considerations And I know there’s a fear whenever we build anything that it’s going to be something bad,” Wedul said she agreed the condominiums could free up additional housing inventory in the community as people relocate “I really hope we try to embrace people coming in,” Wedul said “We need that revenue to actually pay for what we have already.” saying: “The municipality desperately needs the tax revenue We need investment in projects like this to go forward.” While the Planning Commission approved the proposed zoning change Wednesday the Duluth City Council will have the final say and the matter could go to a vote by April 14 at the soonest the group of residents is circulating another petition to recall Woodland Park City Councilmember Catherine Nakai A group of Woodland Park residents is gathering signatures to oust five Woodland Park city council members through recall petitions The petitions attempt to remove Councilmember Jeffrey Geer and Councilmember Catherine Nakai from office the five council members voted to take a step toward repealing a 1.09% city sales tax that sends more than $3 million to the Woodland Park School District (WPSD) each year "The city manager and staff had physically sat down with their people and explained and showed them exactly what we wanted," said Councilmember Smith "All we want is the line itemization for the moneys that are going to the school district and how those specific things are being paid for." Several city council members said receiving the one-page sales tax report was the final straw after years of back-and-forth with the school district over setting financial reporting guidelines the Woodland Park City Council is scheduled to vote on repealing the sales tax altogether during a public hearing on March 6 a group of residents is siding with the school district is leading the effort alongside two other Woodland Park residents listed on the petition Dickenson said the four council members who voted in favor of the sales tax repeal are not listening to the voters nearly 58% of Woodland Park voters rejected a ballot question that would have repealed the 1.09% sales tax we're just going to repeal it on our own,'" said Dickenson "It seems like a personal attack on the school board itself and the children and the teachers are the ones that are going to really pay the repercussions for that." The 1.09% sales tax was put in place by Woodland Park voters in 2016 to raise more money for the district to spend on educational purposes the WPSD received $3.2 million from the sales tax revenue which is about 10% of the district's general fund the group needs 721 signatures from registered Woodland Park voters on each of the three petitions recalling Councilmember Geer The petition recalling Councilmember Harvey needs 577 signatures by April 29 The petition recalling Councilmember Nakai needs 577 signatures by May 5 Colorado law says the number of signatures needed to trigger a recall election for a city official is 25% of all votes cast for that office in the previous general election it's worth noting that service members who retire and then teach at the Academy are considered civilian instructors .css-s4id4f{font-family:Suisse Intl,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.9rem;line-height:2.2rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-0.01em;}Official Money Gary Woodland throws dart and ends Sunday with birdie at Houston Open Gary Woodland didn’t win the Texas Children’s Houston Open, but his emotional runner-up finish is a big-picture victory in his comeback from brain surgery less than two years ago – and a reminder that his presence on the PGA TOUR, even after all he has been through, is far from ceremonial. Woodland matched a course-record 8-under 62 in the final round at Memorial Park Golf Course, charging from six strokes back and nearly tracking down winner Min Woo Lee. Woodland shared second place with world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler at 19-under 261, one stroke back of Lee. “It was great just to get those juices flowing again, just to see some results for that matter,” said Woodland after notching his best finish since winning the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links. This week’s significance for Woodland, though, extends well beyond the leaderboard. Woodland returned to the TOUR at the 2024 Sony Open in Hawaii and finished No. 140 on that year’s FedExCup Fall standings, battling physical, mental and emotional symptoms all the while. Gary Woodland opens up about brain surgery, road to recovery Gary Woodland sinks a 35-foot eagle putt at Houston Open After converting a short birdie on the 72nd hole at Memorial Park, Woodland tapped his chest before waving to the appreciative fans. It was a small gesture, physically, but one that said everything. Last month, Woodland became the seventh recipient of the PGA TOUR Courage Award, which is presented to a person who, through courage and perseverance, has overcome extraordinary adversity, such as personal tragedy or debilitating injury or illness, to make a significant and meaningful contribution to the game of golf. He accepted the award at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, saying in a press conference that week that he felt things were on the right track. Gary Woodland receives PGA TOUR Courage Award “I've got big goals and big dreams, and I'm starting to see signs of my game getting to where I want it to be. I'm excited for the rest of this year for sure,” Woodland said at the time. “The last thing I'm going to let this do is let this thing in my head stop my dreams, and that's why I fight every day. I want to be there for my kids and my family, but I want to chase my dreams, too. I've got a lot of dreams out here.” Those dreams are moving closer to reality. Copyright © 2025 PGA TOUR, Inc. All rights reserved. and the Swinging Golfer design are registered trademarks The Korn Ferry trademark is also a registered trademark and is used in the Korn Ferry Tour logo with permission An official website of the United States government Latest Earthquakes Geological Survey’s land cover products can be used to monitor changes in forests and woodlands over time where various environmental factors have contributed to significant changes in tree cover over the past few decades extreme heat events and severe wildfires are occurring with greater frequency in California (Westerling 2016).  The 2012-2016 multi-year drought was one of the hottest in more than a century (Lund and others 2018) land cover scientists at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center conducted two studies in California one focused on forests and the other on woodlands especially during the 2012-2016 drought.  They used the land cover and land cover change component from the USGS Land Change Monitoring Assessment and Projection (LCMAP) datasets which are based on Landsat satellite data (Brown and others 2020; Zhu and Woodcock 2014) The first study (Dwomoh and others 2021) focused on the woodlands dominated by California’s blue oaks (Quercus douglasii) the largest and most diverse ecosystem in California (McDonald 1990; Reiner and Craig 2011; Stahle and others 2001) These woodlands are of particular concern because they are threatened by environmental stressors such as drought wildfire and changing precipitation patterns (Cartwright 2019; Morueta-Holme and others 2010) A follow-on study looked at forests and woodlands across California with respect to how these stressors influenced tree cover over time (Dwomoh and others 2023).  The studies compared the timing and location of tree death and decline in relation to environmental disturbances scientists merged multiple land cover maps from the annual LCMAP v1.0 and v1.1 datasets with publicly available environmental-related data including vapor pressure deficit minimum and maximum temperature and total precipitation Vapor pressure deficit is a measure of atmospheric dryness and an indicator of drought severity (Juang and others 2022; Restaino and others 2019).  Drought conditions between 2012-2016 were characterized by hotter temperatures higher vapor pressure deficit and lower precipitation The boundary of blue oak study area (Dwomoh and others 2021) is outlined in red It essentially surrounds the Central Valley which includes the San Juaquin Valley in the south and the Sacramento Valley in the north Blue oaks are found on the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range the Tehachapi Mountains (south of the San Juaquin Valley) and the Coast Ranges that run from the northern border to the southern border on the western edge of the state (McDonald 1990; Waddell and Barrett 2005) based on ecoregions (Dwomoh and others 2023) Within these ecoregions are the blue oak study area and all other forests surrounding it The ecoregion study area is based on 8 Level III ecoregions which are geographic areas with similar climate The ecoregions selected for this study represent tree-dominated ecosystems.  The wildfire outlines (magenta) are of the 20 largest wildfires in California between 1985 to 2020 taken from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS) fire severity data (Eidenshink and others 2007) The location of the Wragg fire that occurred in 2015 is found north of San Francisco in the blue oak study area The Northern (Nor) California (CA) animation outline is in black The goal of these two studies was to see how environmental disturbances affected forests and woodlands Both studies found that there was a loss of tree cover over time The study of all forests and woodlands throughout California suggested that higher temperatures and frequent droughts accelerated tree cover loss across the state Tree cover loss through medium to high severity fires was especially large in exceptionally dry and hot years.  an upward trend in minimum temperature is evident with warmer nights These conditions allow fires to burn longer into the night usually at a time when fires lose energy and slow down ultimately increasing fire spread (Balch and others 2022).  LCMAP land cover data identified areas where trees died and other areas where the health of the trees declined highlighting both tree cover loss and change in condition California experienced significant tree cover loss between 1986 and 2019 with the rate of loss increasing in the later years of the study period A slider on the map below shows LCMAP Primary Land Cover for California for the years 1985 and 2021 Comparing the 1985 image to the 2021 image shows dramatic changes in the tree cover over time.  The animations below are from Butte and Plumas counties in northeastern California from 1985 to 2021 The Landsat satellite images are true color In both the LCMAP land cover and the Landsat images gradual decline in tree cover over time can be seen as well as an abrupt loss of tree cover due to wildfires that frequent this area The scale bar for Butte and Plumas counties in California shows 125 kilometers and the scale bar for the Wragge Fire shows 5 kilometers The animations below are from the Wragg fire that occurred in 2015 north of San Francisco in the blue oak study area In both the LCMAP land cover and in the Landsat images gradual change in tree cover over time can be seen as well as the abrupt loss of tree cover due to the Wragg wildfire The map below shows the annual time series of standardized minimum temperature anomalies which indicate how much nighttime low temperatures vary from the historical average across California from 1986 to 2019 (Dwomoh and others 2023) Each year highlights where the warmest nighttime temperatures were happening across the state.   Even with geographic variability in tree cover trends across the ecoregions these studies illustrate a strong relationship between fire-related tree cover loss vapor pressure deficit and minimum temperature The observed trends indicate drier and warmer conditions which have played a role in  tree cover loss and may continue to shape future patterns (Madakumbura and others 2020) Findings of the blue oak woodlands study were referenced by the California Wildlife Foundation’s recommendations for revisions to the state’s Joint Policy on Hardwoods Range Management in Advisory Committee of the California State Board of Forestry & Fire Protection the publications for both studies have been included in the bibliography database of the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) The two papers are listed among the recent research on land change to support their reporting on indicators of environmental variability in California Although LCMAP as an operational mapping effort has ended an improved and updated USGS National Land Cover Database (NLCD) known as Annual NLCD debuted in 2024.  Annual NLCD continues the year-by-year land change beginning in 1985 that was offered by LCMAP but features more detailed thematic land cover classes potentially allowing for the same analyses to yield results with enhanced spatial and thematic detail.  the three forest-type classes available in the Annual NLCD—deciduous evergreen and mixed forests—will enable future studies to achieve greater precision and nuance when leveraging the updated data to assess environmental disturbances Warming weakens the night-time barrier to global fire Lessons learned implementing an operational continuous United States national land change monitoring capability: The Land Change Monitoring Ecological islands: conserving biodiversity hotspots in a changing climate Trends in tree cover change over three decades related to interannual climate variability and wildfire in California Hotter drought escalates tree cover declines in Blue oak woodlands of California A project for monitoring trends in burn severity Record-setting climate enabled the extraordinary 2020 fire season in the western United States Glob Juang, C. S., Williams, A. P., Abatzoglou, J. T., Balch, J. K., Hurteau, M. D., & Moritz, M. A. (2022). Rapid growth of large forest fires drives the exponential response of annual forest-fire area to aridity in the western United States. Geophysical Research Letters, 49(5), e2021GL097131. doi: https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL097131&nbsp; Lessons from California’s 2012–2016 drought Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Recent California tree mortality portends future increase in drought-driven forest die-off Climate change risks and conservation implications for a threatened small-range mammal species Conservation easements in California blue oak woodlands: testing the assumption of livestock grazing as a compatible use Forest structure and climate mediate drought-induced tree mortality in forests of the Sierra Nevada Ancient blue oak reveal human impact on San Francisco Bay salinity Level III ecoregions of the continental United States: Corvallis US EPA–National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory Oak Woodlands and Other Hardwood Forests of California Increasing western US forest wildfire activity: sensitivity to changes in the timing of spring Continuous change detection and classification of land cover using all available Landsat data Listen to an Eyes on Earth podcast episode about the blue oaks of California we zero in on the use of USGS Land Change Monitoring and Projection (LCMAP) products to examine the effects of drought on California’s Blue Oaks LCMAP datasets are built from Landsat data and reveal the land cover and change of every pixel in the conterminous United States we talk about the latest release of the National Land Cover Database (NLCD) It has long been the foundational land cover source for scientists and decision-makers across the United States and now the next generation of USGS land cover mapping is here This video is a recording of a previous webinar entitled: “The New Annual (1985-2023) National Land Cover Database: Improving on a 30-year Legacy.” This webinar was recorded on October 24 Learn more about the California tree cover studies Populations around the world are increasing (US Census Bureau As agriculture tries to keep up with feeding this growing population really look at what covers the landscape: Sprawling housing developments Geological Survey today released a newly updated and improved National Land Cover Database We become intimately familiar with the land where we live The backyard maple where three baby robins left their nest on the fourth.. 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