12-22-2016, 09:30 PM
(12-22-2016, 09:15 PM)MidTowner Wrote: It's very possible. But, it's even more imperative that mature trees who may have lost roots during the transplanting process receive adequate water. Municipalities and institutions seem bad at this in the best of times...
Our Forestry departments are under-funded. It's unlikely they would spring for larger trees even when it's called for (I agree it would be in this case).
I don't know that I would be. You're right we're limited by funding. I'm willing to wait for more trees, than have fewer trees sooner.
But that's just me.
The whole thing bugs me though. In the huge thicket of trees where they're considering widening the trail, they wouldn't cull 80 trees to widen the trail to a (barely) appropriate width. But just north of there, they've cut down nearly everything. Where's the sense.
When we cut down stuff, we don't get anything, then when we need to cut stuff down to build something, then we decide not to.
I realize that's not all a city decision, but it is my perception of it right now.
I am *very* anxious to see what changes staff make to the IHT plan.