The city of Bend’s code to protect trees from development is on the line as an affordable housing developer mounts a legal argument that the new regulations infringe on state law. The public has a two ...

Bend’s tree preservation ordinance should save trees without seriously hurting the ability to meet housing needs. That may not be its precise purpose, but it’s our view of what its purpose should be.

Thistle & Nest, an affordable housing provider in Bend, says the city’s new tree code isn’t flexible enough and is raising the cost of building new housing in Central Oregon. At one of the affordable ...