C-B-A, culture - biodiversity - amenities: these are the three pillars on which the protection of tree avenues is based in the French Environmental Code (Article L350-3). In the ‘Resources’ tab, you will find links to articles and videos that explain this protection.

A new article by our executive director was published this spring by VertigO, a peer-reviewed journal in environmental sciences: Allées d’arbres en Europe et espèces des Listes rouges – De la connaissance à l’action(Tree-lined avenues in Europe and Red List species - From knowledge to action). It provides a basic typology of tree avenues, and precious data on the biodiversity of avenues as well as guidelines for biodiversity-friendly management, in line with French law. Highly recommended reading!

The landscape is not frozen in time. Neither are the avenues. They change with the seasons. They grow and age. They are buffeted by strong winds and attacked by disease and pests. They lose trees and welcome new ones.

We want these transformations to remain in our memories. That is why, this year, we are launching an ‘artistic observatory’ of an avenue: artists such as Constance Fulda (France), Wayne Gudmundson (United States) and Dan Llewelyn Hall (Great Britain) are invited to keep, in their own way, a record of the now ‘historic’ avenue of Trampot. Read our section ‘Artistic Observatory 2020’ to know more.

Our executive director was invited to talk about tree avenues at a conference organised by the Wallonia Public Service and Hainaut Développement. This was a further opportunity to explain the benefits of tree avenues to an audience of around 500 participants. Click on the image to read the text of her presentation (in French). It focuses on beauty, biodiversity, road safety and management.

That's it, the exhibition panels have been taken down. They have been packed away in boxes, safely stored, ready for new exhibition destinations. Contact us if you would like to host them!