Jenny,
I very much enjoyed the video. It reminded me that you are, indeed, correct about there being an important mission for ENTS in the cities - where the people are. Monica has been wanting to visit NYC for a long time, but I am always the drag. She used to live in NY. BTW, did you know that several years ago, the NY Times asked me to come down to New York to determine which was the largest tree in the Big Apple? I was petrified at the thought of driving in NY by myself, so I talked Bruce Kershner into going down with me. He grew up on Staten Island and was very skilled at maneuvering in NY traffic. No problem for hi, Plus, he saw an opportunity to pitch our upcoming book. The contest was between a tree in Queens and a tree on Staten Island, both tulip poplars. In the end, the difference in volumes was too close to call. I pronounced them co-champions. Sneaky, huh? Well, Monica and I are off to the Academy of Music to hear the Commonwealth Opera perform a Mozart opera, Cosi fan tutti. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "JennyNYC" <[email protected]> To: "ENTSTrees" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 9:33:59 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [ENTS] NYC - needs ENTS ENTS, I realize that it's going to be awhile before I'm good enough at measuring to compile any tree or forest data in NYC. Don't you think someone needs to come here and do some work in a few places? There's so so much ENTS info on nearly every forest on the eastern seaboard, but I don't think anything for NYC, right? Urban forest data is going to become more and more important in the future - and it's critical enough now that data compiled on NYC forests and individual trees by such a reputable group as ENTS would be extremely helpful. I know you all hate the city, but you'd be providing an important public service, whether it's readily apparent or not. Do you agree or disagree with this? Chew on that while you watch my oh so enticing (not!) video of Madison Sq. Park: http://vimeo.com/7753541 Madison Sq. Pk.: - 6.2 acres -located: 23rd to 26th streets between 5th and Madison -formally opened as park in 1847. Used as a public space since 17th century. Species of trees: London Plane, Ginkgo, Oak sp., mature Ailanthus, American Elms, locusts http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&v=2.2&sll=37.6819,-95.4518&hl=en&q=madison+square+park,+new+york+city&ie=UTF8&hq=Madison+Square+Park&hnear=Madison+Square+Park,+New+York,+NY+10010&ll=40.74216,-73.990871&spn=0.003942,0.008948&t=h&z=17 (my apartment is about where the "zoom man" is standing.) Thanks....Jenny -- 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] -- 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]
