Trees, glorious trees
I meant to post this piece I produced on trees for WABE (90.1) last week, but got busy.
As you’ll soon hear, Atlanta is losing its stable of tall, historic, shade trees at a rapid clip. As Greg Levine of Trees Atlanta says, the culprits are many: drought, heavy rains, new infrastructure including new sewers, etc.
Sure, lots of us are planting trees in our yards and along the medians. But often residents are planting small, flowering varieties that won’t give us the same shade canopy that has made so many Atlanta neighborhoods such lovely spots.
Please take a listen when you have a chance.
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Tim on
Sun, 14th Mar 2010 12:46 am
I planted an oak tree in my back yard last week.
I agree…I’ve seen an enormous amount of big shade trees disappear in the last 5 years. Trees are what makes this city glorious. This city is not on the edge of a mountain or on the side of a lake or ocean. Without its trees, this city is just a wasteland of urban sprawl.
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