RE: [ENTS] Re: Fw: Video of the Destruction of the Forest Around the Petersham
Country ClubFrom: Mike Leonard
To: 'Edward Frank'
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 6:57 AM
Subject: RE: [ENTS] Re: Fw: Video of the Destruction of the Forest Around the
Petersham Country Club
Don,
I wish I could go back in time and help the Petersham Country Club do the right
thing.
Don, my position as the Petersham Tree Warden (which is basically a volunteer
job) allows me to administer the state Shade Tree Law (Chapter 87) which
governs all public trees within the "public way" (roads). Nobody can cut a
public shade tree without permission. A citizen must request action from the
Tree Warden who then holds a public hearing. If anyone protests any removal of
a tree then the final say goes to the town Selectboard.
Tree wardens have no jurisdiction over logging practices - that falls under the
review of the state Bureau of Forestry who administer the Forest Cutting Law
(Ch. 132).
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Edward Frank [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 8:55 PM
To: Leonard, Mike
Subject: Fw: [ENTS] Re: Fw: Video of the Destruction of the Forest Around
the Petersham Country Club
"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both. "
Robert Frost (1874-1963). Mountain Interval. 1920.
----- Original Message -----
From: DON BERTOLETTE
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 8:03 PM
Subject: [ENTS] Re: Fw: Video of the Destruction of the Forest Around the
Petersham Country Club
Mike-
Does your position as Petersham Warden provide any authority over such
trespass/cons. retrict/poor logging practices?
-Don
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ENTS] Fw: Video of the Destruction of the Forest Around the
Petersham Country Club
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:13:23 -0500
ENTS,
Mike Leonard posted this video/slide show to the web, and I though some of
you might be interested.
Ed Frank
"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both. "
Robert Frost (1874-1963). Mountain Interval. 1920.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 6:00 AM
Subject: Video of the Destruction of the Forest Around the Petersham
Country Club
Greetings to All My Friends in the Forest Community,
Below are links to a video (a slide show really) of photos I took
earlier in the year of the destruction of the forest around the Petersham
Country Club. The vimeo one is clearer but if you use Mozilla Firefox, you have
to copy and paste the link to your browser. The YouTube version is a bit more
blurry but still works. Hopefully documenting such forest destruction will lead
to long overdue reform of our forestry laws. MA Forest Watch will continue to
document forest destruction like this on both public and private land. Stay
tuned.
http://www.vimeo.com/2262642
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBL0asKzXSU
Mike Leonard, Consulting Forester
www.northquabbinforestry.com
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