On 23 June in Lviv, on B. Khmelnytskyi Street in the area of buildings No. 28–32, two hazardous poplars are scheduled to be felled. According to the Halytskyi District Administration, specialists have inspected the trees and found them to be dying and dangerous, so a decision was taken to remove them in order to prevent them from falling during strong winds.
To ensure the safe execution of the works, traffic will be temporarily closed on the section of B. Khmelnytskyi Street from Zamarsynivska Street to Detka Street. The restrictions will be in place from 10:00 to 14:00, and public transport does not run along this section.
«Special machinery will be used for the removal of the hazardous trees. As large vehicles will be operating and the trees themselves are large, traffic on B. Khmelnytskyi Street will be temporarily closed from 10:00 to 14:00 on the section from Zamarsynivska Street to Detka Street. Public transport does not run here. We will try to complete everything as quickly as possible so that the inconvenience for pedestrians and drivers is kept to a minimum», — explain the Halytskyi District Administration.
The Lviv Department of Ecology and Natural Resources notes that the number of incidents of trees falling in the city has been gradually decreasing over the past five years. After the 2021 storm, which caused the most damage, the city stepped up inspections of green spaces and intensified the removal of hazardous trees. In contentious cases, an Arbotom impulse tomograph is used to determine the condition of trees.
Environmental specialists stress that during severe weather conditions, particularly in squally winds or heavy rainfall, it is still impossible to completely rule out the fall of individual trees.
At the same time, Lviv continues to renew and expand its green spaces. In 2025, a total of 5 472 plants were planted on the city’s streets and in its parks, including 1 165 trees and 4 307 shrubs. Using budget funds, 45 trees and 1 098 shrubs were planted in parks, and 139 trees and 1 846 shrubs in the city’s districts.
A significant share of the new plantings was purchased with funds from benefactors and sponsors as part of the “Give the City a Tree” campaign: 981 trees and 1 363 shrubs were planted. Particular attention was paid to greening educational institutions: in cooperation with the Department of Education and gardeners, 67 trees and 305 shrubs were planted in 17 schools and nursery schools.