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Wednesday, June 10, 2009


Sad to think that all the tress survived the storm, but not the surge, but they gotta do something with them. It's kinda creepy down there with all the dead oaks.
With saws likely to start buzzing soon, Texas forestry officials this week hope to launch a triage program to determine how many of the 11,000 Hurricane Ike-damaged trees on city property can be salvaged.

The process will involve a tree-by-tree examination, the Texas Forest Service’s Pete Smith said. Candidates for cutting will include most tree varieties that have lost 50 percent or more of their canopy. Live oaks with at least 30 percent of their leaves may be spared. The live oaks, Smith said, are “either recovering or dying,” and more time is needed to determine which is the case.

“It was nothing short of an eco-disaster,” said Ed Macie, a U.S. Forest Service regional urban forester. He predicted tree loss will result in higher energy costs, greater flooding and an adverse effect on wildlife.
Sound like it's time for a oak fired bbq!



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