NEIGHBORHOOD ALERT: Tree Trimming
The city of Austin is currently trimming tree branches away from electric lines in out neighborhood.
Neighbors affected should be alerted by the city directly.
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All LONA-sponsored events are done for 2011. Please visit our events matrix for happenings in 2012.
Health Alerts
Typhus Alert in Travis County
Typhus illness has been in the Austin area since 2008. To promote awareness and prevention of typhus, the Austin / Travis County Health and Human Services Department offers the following information and tips:
More information on typhus can be found on the Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department's website at http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/health/healthcare_epi_typhus.htm
- Use effective and safe flea control measures to ensure your pets, yard and home is flea free.
- Eliminate food sources that might attract wild animals to your neighborhood.
- Keep your yard clear of heavy undergrowth and debris that might serve as a nesting place for animals.
- Limit your exposure by avoiding places that may be infested with ticks/fleas and wear heavy clothing (long sleeved shirts, long pants, socks and shoes).
- Use insect repellants containing DEET.
Neighborhood WildlifeFeeding Deer is a Violation of City Ordinance
In 2009, the Austin City Council passed an ordinance prohibiting the "Intentional Feeding of Deer." Supplemental feeding contributes to overpopulation of deer by artificially increasing birth and survival rates. This results in property damage from over-browsing of local vegetation and ornamental plants. Moreover, it congregates unnaturally high numbers of deer into busy urban areas where they become traffic hazards, less fearful of humans and more susceptible to disease transmission within the herd.
Within the city limits last year, the Austin Police Department reported 63 deer-involved vehicle collisions and 517 dead deer were removed by the City of Austin's Solid Waste Services Department. For more information, contact the Austin-Travis County Health Department at 972-5692, or visit www.austintexas.gov/animals/deer.
Source: Austin Energy Customer News, June, 2011
Oak Wilt
The best time of year to prune your live oak trees is between November and January. Here is further information, courtesy of our neighbors in Northwest Hills.
Watering Restrictions
Austin’s Stage 2 Watering Restrictions are in effect as of September 6, 2011. Restrictions include cutting back on watering your lawn from two city-designated days per week to one.
Complete information can be found at the City of Austin’s Water Conservation web site: http://www.cityofaustin.org/water/conservation/default.htm.
However, don’t forget to water your trees!
Watering Trees
Special actions are needed to protect our trees during the current record-breaking drought. Michael Embesi, City of Austin Arborist , recommends implementing the following guidelines:
Use these watering guidelines to define and launch your custom tree watering plan as soon as possible within Austin’s Stage 2 Restrictions.
- http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/trees/downloads/watering_guidlines.pdf
- http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/parks/downloads/wateringtreesduringdroughtfinal.pdf
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