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November 4, 2009 11:43 AM
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The sixth seasonal reforesting of the Western New York Area by Re-Tree WNY commences this Saturday in 13 municipalities and the City of Buffalo.
1,700 street trees will be planted by the all-volunteer army trained and assembled by Re-Tree WNY and includes the efforts of 48 City of Buffalo block clubs.
Trees are being off-loaded on Thursday and Friday at two sites, 1120 Seneca Street near Babcock in South Buffalo and 1042 North Forest near Sheridan in Williamsville. Distribution to all locations will be done from these addresses.
Planting in all areas will be at 9AM on Saturday, and will continue until complete. Some municipalities are extending the effort to additional days, as-needed. The Tonawanda planting will be around the Parker Boulevard area and is coordinated with Bradley Rowles, Superintendent of Highways with the Town of Tonawanda. One large Buffalo planting is a coordinated effort between Councilman David Rivera, The Green Fund, Grassroots Gardens, PUSH, and the Grant/Ferry Neighborhood Association.
Anyone who still wishes to volunteer is being directed to any of the three major plantings: gather at the Re-Tree WNY 14th Street Tree Farm (307 14th Street between Vermont and Rhode Island Streets) for the City of Buffalo; at 333 Dexter Terrace in Tonawanda; or Union & North Forest Roads (Forest Elementary School) in Williamsville.
All sites gather at 9AM - come dressed to plant, with gloves and equipment.
Some larger tree planting areas this Saturday, November 7th, are as follows:
BUFFALO
Saturday, November 7
9AM
Gathering at NOON at the Massachusets Avenue Boys & Girls
Club - a great photo op
370 Massachusetts Ave.
Buffalo, NY 14213
WILLIAMSVILLE
Saturday, November 7
9AM
Amherst Garden Club
Gather at 9am
at intersection of North Forest & Union Road (In front of Forest
Elementary).
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November 4, 2009 12:24 PM
That is one crazy tree there.
November 4, 2009 12:38 PM
It looks like a ballerina dancer.
November 4, 2009 2:56 PM
Thinking the same thing as brownteeth, I had to take a second and third look to make sure it was a tree and not a sculpture. What a great picture from the angle it was taken. Let's call it, The Dancing Tree!!
November 4, 2009 4:07 PM
man that's scary, I was thing the same a (nude) ballerina. You can even make out the curve between her ummm... cheeks.
November 4, 2009 4:58 PM
The Dancing Tree, yes she is!
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She could be a sculpture! The offspring of The Statue of Womanhood and The Statue of David!
November 4, 2009 5:17 PM
I thought it was a sculpture.
November 5, 2009 2:13 AM
This has been going on for a few years now. Im pretty sure it was going on before the October Ice Storm and then went into over-drive afterward.
Does anyone know if we have planted enough to replace the loss of the October Storm?
Buffalo has one of the lowest tree canopies in all of upstate and all of NYS. I wonder where our tree canopy statistics are with all these years of tree planting?
Being a lover of all things math...
-how many trees have we planted over the years
-is there any measure of how many more areas need to be planted?
-what areas of the city are the least tree'd
-what areas of the city are the least tree'd
-what was the percentage canopy when this tree planting started and where is it now
anyone know...
November 5, 2009 12:00 PM
Christine,
Art Traver was working with the city to update the tree inventory. Someone mentioned that they have in place now a software system that will allow them to measure the impact of a tree on the community. Previously the city's forestry plan identified the areas prior to the October Storm where the tree canopy needed to be strengthened such as Masten and Fillmore. Your points are very valid, tree canopy helps reduce pollution, noise, and control the climate. Re-tree is working hard to promote the awareness of the benefits to trees to communities, not just plant trees for the sake of aesthetics, but they are a volunteer organization.
November 5, 2009 10:52 AM
CHRISTINE: I don't know the answers to your questions, but there is a much more important reason for trees than their beauty...
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In the days before semi-urban areas, when this City was young, trees were planted not for their canopy effect or aesthetic value, but to serve as lightening rods--lightening most always seeks the highest point when striking the land--those trees were guaranteed to grow taller than the height of houses in the area and prevent the houses from being struck.
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My mother's friend used to relate her childhood experiences in this City before those city trees reached their mature height, and before screens were placed in windows. When she was a child, she was standing near a window during a lightening storm. The lightening shot right past her in one window and out another without hitting anything. The family has the experience of seeing that happen a second time. After that, when a storm was brewing, the family remembered to stay away from the windows.
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Farmers erected metal lightening rods on their houses. Golf courses have trees to serve as lightening rods. Tall building all have enormous rods on the roofs.
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Many trees damaged in that October Surprise ice storm in 2006 are still dropping branches that are dying back directly as a result of that storm.
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Then ther's us: Trees surround our house. We love those trees. I look forward to watching the little buds appear and blossom forth in the Spring. I love what a full, and green canopy they become during the Summer. I love their colors in the Autumn.
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But then, after the Autumn comes the fall. My family has filled 16, count them, SIXTEEN, large leaf bags of fallen leaves so far this Fall and there are still more stubbornly hanging on!!!
November 5, 2009 3:21 PM
the photograph is fantastic.