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Lansing added protective language to an easement agreement with Consumers Energy to safeguard mature trees.

Consumers Energy must now get City Council approval before trimming or removing trees for future work.

The utility plans to remove 24 smaller trees to replace a natural gas line from the 1950s.

Residents and local groups advocated for the new language to protect historic trees at Fenner Nature Center and Evergreen Cemetery.

LANSING — The mature, perhaps historic trees at neighboring Fenner Nature Center and Evergreen Cemetery are safe for now.

Lansing City Attorney Gregory Venker confirmed Nov. 17 that new, protective language was placed in an easement agreement with Consumers Energy after some vocal residents protested that the utility "could do anything

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