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<br /> Trees are felled in the public park. '
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<br /> Is i t a good idea to cut down a bunch of trees in
<br /> Hendricks Park? The park's gardener doesn't think so.
<br /> BY ALAN PITTMAN '.tiCjehEJ C11�9:1--Y i r�, /q .
<br /> •„« Yii'I!; city plan to log ' up to 88 "haz- Robert is also concerned that the core- The city won overreact to concerns
<br /> � ardous" rrees in Hendricks Park is tractors hired by the city Public Works about hazardous trees, he said- We
<br /> being reevaluated after the park Department to log the trees have removed always lean on the side . of wanting to pre -
<br /> gardener raised concerns of overkill. . some as lumber-rather than leaving them serve the trees," Plamondon said. "We will
<br /> "i've kind of thrown a wrench in it," in the foresr as nurse logs. not clearcut that urea as a reaction to one
<br /> said head gardener Michael Robert. Thc City Forester Scott Plamondon initially tree falling."
<br /> cutting was discontinued after the city declined to comment about specifics con- Hendricks Park was founded in 1906
<br /> felled seven trees, he sai cerrring the tree removals, in Hendricks ' when Thomas and Martha Hendricks
<br /> Roberr said he initially suggested and Park, But after consulting with city staff, donated the land to the city. Loggers ar
<br /> supported the effort to identify and remove Plamondon said the city would re- examine ' that rime were clearcutting the forests
<br /> trees that are in danger of falling on houses the remaining trees ro make sure nom.: are nearby, and the Hendricks stared the
<br /> on the eastern edge of the 77 -acre park in removed unnecessarily importance of preserving the land in a
<br /> rhe southeast hills, Winter storms last year Thc city's Public Works Department ..natural state."
<br /> had given Robert a "scare" that some of decided to cut down trees in the park
<br /> the trees mighr topple. because of complaints from a. few park
<br /> Bur rhe gardener said he became con- neighbors about the risk of trees falling on
<br /> cerned when he found our that city tree their property, Plamondon said. Each tree
<br /> crews and their contractors had targeted that was cut' will be , replaced by two
<br /> up to 88 "high risk" trees in the park for saplings.
<br /> possible removal. But Plamondon said rhe city would
<br /> "It's too many," he said, adding that respond to Robert's concerns by doing
<br /> only three of the seven trees the •city cut more analysis of the trees targeted as "high
<br /> down appeared rotted or unhealthy. The risk" because of their proximity to houses.
<br /> gardener said older trees throughout the , .
<br /> park might conceivably have some risk of lamondon said that tree rcinoval
<br /> toppling on a building, car or person. Bur convectors hired by the city are
<br /> hc's worried that the city could get too car- sometimes allowed to sell the wood
<br /> ried away with the logging. they cut to mills. Bur the ciry forester said -
<br /> "Every .big thing is at risk of falling he didn't know whether that had hap-
<br /> over," Robert said. pened in this case.
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