New York City chain sawed down 1,000 trees to raise park 8-10 feet to tackle panic over 3mm sea level rise – Protesters ‘watch in horror’
Since the arrival of the chainsaw two weeks ago, workers have moved quickly to remove more than 70 mature tree species at the popular 46-acre park on the Lower East Side, including 419 oaks, 284 London plane, 89 honey trees and 81 cherry trees. trees – along with the demolition of a running track, football field, lawn, picnic area, an amphitheater and a composting center.
“What’s the use of paying a park department to cut down trees?” asked Karen Kapnick, one of a small group of terrified protesters watching, peeking through the chain link fence next to Franklin Delano Roosevelt Drive as workers uprooted the first dozen trees. “I’m here only because I care about trees and the environment.”
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New York City cut 1,000 trees to raise park 8-10 feet to address panic over 3mm sea level rise.
Totally insane. https://t.co/z4VgEdgCcN
– Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) December 22, 2021
In NY, fighting climate change means killing 1,000 trees
NEW YORK – After years of planning by city officials, New Yorkers got a close look at the trade-offs inherent in the fight against climate change as groups this month began cutting the first of a thousand trees targeted for removal at John V East Lindsay River Park.
Since the arrival of the chainsaw two weeks ago, workers have moved quickly to remove more than 70 mature tree species at the popular 46-acre park on the Lower East Side, including 419 oaks, 284 London plane, 89 honey trees and 81 cherry trees. trees – along with the demolition of a running track, football field, lawn, picnic area, an amphitheater and a composting center.
“What’s the use of paying a park department to cut down trees?” asked Karen Kapnick, one of a small group of terrified protesters watching, peeking through the chain link fence next to Franklin Delano Roosevelt Drive as workers uprooted the first dozen trees. “I’m here only because I care about trees and the environment.”
City officials say that relocating the trees is just the first step needed to create a bigger and better park. More importantly, they say, the remodeled East River Park will be able to withstand high tides even if the waters around lower Manhattan rise in the coming years. Once all the work is completed – expected in about five years – the new park will be raised 8 to 10 feet higher, with new recreational facilities and 1,800 replacement trees representing more than 50 species more suitable to survive frequent saltwater floods.
The park overhaul, spurred on by the devastation of Superstorm Sandy in lower Manhattan nearly a decade ago, is all part of a $1.45 billion flood defense project that advocates say. In favor of the nation’s largest city, a major project would include the construction of a 2.4-mile wall system along the East River.
“We’re the parks department, so we clearly love trees and plants,” said Sarah Neilson, long-term planning and policy officer for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. . “We also realized that after Sandy, we had to remove 250 dead trees just because of that one intense flood. They are not species designed for coastal environments. “
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