--- On Tue, 9/7/10, Aaron Birk <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Aaron Birk <[email protected]> Subject: bye bye trees! To: "Tony Larson" <[email protected]>, "Adams Berzins" <[email protected]>, "ana b hernandez" <[email protected]>, "david cicero bevacqua" <[email protected]>, "Carol Maxwell" <[email protected]>, "Carolyn Huckabay" <[email protected]>, "Cheryl Gaffney" <[email protected]>, "Genevieve Coutroubis" <[email protected]>, "Julie Krug" <[email protected]>, "Lucinda Christian" <[email protected]>, [email protected], "ron lipsky" <[email protected]>, "Deirdre" <[email protected]>, "Michael Dolich" <[email protected]>, "Steven Duckworth" <[email protected]>, "Maddy Davis-Hayes" <[email protected]>, "nicolas esposito" <[email protected]>, "John Emory" <[email protected]>, "Natanya Apfelbaum" <[email protected]>, "Lee Fogel" <[email protected]>, "Fatima Adamu" <[email protected]>, "fran staret" <[email protected]>, "margaret ferrigno" <[email protected]>, "Gina Renzi" <[email protected]>, [email protected], [email protected], "Liza Goodell" <[email protected]>, "Shelley Hedlund" <[email protected]>, "julia horn" <[email protected]>, "Rowen Haigh" <[email protected]>, "Jaimie Peltzman" <[email protected]>, [email protected], "Kate Speer" <[email protected]>, "Katherine Haney" <[email protected]>, "Ky Mettler" <[email protected]>, [email protected], "linda pongonis" <[email protected]>, "Laurie Pickard" <[email protected]>, "Rose Levine" <[email protected]>, "Annette Monnier" <[email protected]>, "Marc Steel" <[email protected]>, "Meg Wise" <[email protected]>, "micah woodcock" <[email protected]>, "Nancy Wygant" <[email protected]>, "Nataliya Braginsky" <[email protected]>, "nicole bindler" <[email protected]>, [email protected], "Paul Glover" <[email protected]>, "Ricky Perez" <[email protected]>, "Justice Spiral Q" <[email protected]>, [email protected], "William Shapiro" <[email protected]>, [email protected], "Andy Upright" <[email protected]>, "Lauren Zalut" <[email protected]>, "Zach Weiss" <[email protected]>, "Zornitsa Stoyanova" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, September 7, 2010, 7:42 PM The North End of Clark Park is going to be clear-cut in the next day or so. There is now a chain-link construction fence preventing anyone from setting foot in the park. 80% of the trees, many young, are marked with white spray-paint X's, which is Fairmount Park Speak for "Removal." m over 41 different species and about 300 specimins, The Park is home to a a stable and generous canopy of northeastern deciduous trees. Plans and Discussion for renovation of the park has been underway for years, with over dozen community groups (see below) involved in the process. I certainly didn't get the memo and may indeed be knee-jerking just a little too late. The Friends of Clark Park website mentions a new playground, new chess tables, and new benches, but there are no words on tree removal. A lot of groups are behind this "renovation," including University City District and Dep of Recreation. Does anyone have more information on this than I do? I don't want to be reactionary. Let me know if you're interested in helping organize an emergency sit-in. I have a 50-watt megaphone. Aaron Groups Behind Clark Park Renovation: Friends of Clark Park, Department of Recreation, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Health Center #3, HMS School, Spruce Hill Community Association, Squirrel Hill Community Association, Cedar Park Neighbors, Regent Square Civic Association, West Shore Community Association, 45th Street Neighbors, Melville Street, University City District, Town Watch, District 3 City Council, State Rep. District 188, State Sen. District 8. http://www.clarkpark.info/RenewalPlanFAQ.html -- Aaron Birk "The Pollinator's Corridor" www.aaronbirk.com 215.724.6839 [email protected]
