Eversource Tree-Trimming Comes to Durham and Middlefield

DURHAM, CT — Crews from the Eversource utility company will be in the Durham and Middlefield areas for the next few months trimming drought-stricken trees, according to officials.

"The effects of a drought on tree systems are cumulative, and the region has experienced drought conditions for two of the last three years," said Sean Redding, Manager of Vegetation Management for Eversource in Connecticut, in a statement. "This year is expected to be the warmest on record, and the high temperatures coupled with lack of rainfall are affecting the trees. In order to prevent tree-related outages, our crews are working to identify signs trees are experiencing drought stress, such as early fall color and shedding of leaves and branches."

Trees along roughly 33 miles of roads in Durham are slated for trimming, and about 10 miles of roads in Middlefield, reports the Meriden Record-Journal.

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