Thanks for the pics and links Jenny. I don't know the north end of the park but I was at the Natural History Museum (79th st) last Friday and all of the trees in its immediate area seemed to be fine. -Jon
On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 2:58 PM, JennyNYC<[email protected]> wrote: > > Here is a link that has some good info and better pix: > > http://www.centralparknyc.org/site/PageServer?pagename=stormdamage_appeal > > Jenny > > > On Aug 28, 2:20 pm, JennyNYC <[email protected]> wrote: >> ENTS, >> >> Finally went up to look at the terrible damage to trees in the >> northwestern section of CP after a violent storm. >> >> The clean-up work is going quickly so, the most prominent trees have >> already been cut, but as I ventured into the less populated parts, I >> got a better idea. Then my sandal broke and I couldn't continue >> traipsing around barefoot so my mission was incomplete! -Jenny >> >> (Oh, the article mentions that some famous elm trees were destroyed, >> and, while some elm trees may have been destroyed, not the 'famous' >> ones that run along an esplanade.) >> >> pix:http://picasaweb.google.com/JennifDudley/CentralParkSotormDamage81909... >> >> Here is short AP story >> >> Central Park's storm damaged trees to be mulched >> Associated Press - August 20, 2009 10:45 PM ET >> >> NEW YORK (AP) - A New York City official says hundreds of trees in >> Central Park were so badly damaged in this week's storm that they will >> have to be mulched. >> >> The storm swept through the urban oasis on Tuesday night, snapping >> some of the Manhattan park's famous American elm trees in half and >> uprooting others. Officials say between 500 and 600 trees were >> severely damaged. >> >> Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe says the wood can't be reused as >> firewood or turned into furniture or lumber. He says Manhattan, >> Brooklyn, Queens and parts of Staten Island are part of the Asian >> longhorned beetle quarantine area and any dead or damaged trees have >> to be chipped up. >> >> Officials estimate it will cost at least $500,000 to replace the >> park's destroyed trees. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
