--- On Tue, 9/7/10, Aaron Birk <brinewa...@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Aaron Birk <brinewa...@gmail.com> Subject: bye bye trees! To: "Tony Larson" <antoniolar...@gmail.com>, "Adams Berzins" <adberz...@mac.com>, "ana b hernandez" <anab.hernan...@gmail.com>, "david cicero bevacqua" <d...@riseup.net>, "Carol Maxwell" <carol...@yahoo.com>, "Carolyn Huckabay" <carolyn.hucka...@citypaper.net>, "Cheryl Gaffney" <cheryl.gaff...@gmail.com>, "Genevieve Coutroubis" <g...@cfeva.org>, "Julie Krug" <chasingcrick...@yahoo.com>, "Lucinda Christian" <lucindamass...@hotmail.com>, polar....@juno.com, "ron lipsky" <dimmak...@gmail.com>, "Deirdre" <deare...@gmail.com>, "Michael Dolich" <michaeldol...@yahoo.com>, "Steven Duckworth" <cellost...@gmail.com>, "Maddy Davis-Hayes" <mdavisha...@gmail.com>, "nicolas esposito" <espo4cha...@yahoo.com>, "John Emory" <j...@livearts-fringe.org>, "Natanya Apfelbaum" <ellaav...@hotmail.com>, "Lee Fogel" <leebirdfo...@gmail.com>, "Fatima Adamu" <angeleyes8...@hotmail.com>, "fran staret" <peacepa...@yahoo.com>, "margaret ferrigno" <margaretferri...@yahoo.com>, "Gina Renzi" <g...@therotunda.org>, gra...@riseup.net, greasygreenth...@riseup.net, "Liza Goodell" <liz...@spiralq.org>, "Shelley Hedlund" <shel...@myxworld.org>, "julia horn" <missjuliah...@gmail.com>, "Rowen Haigh" <rowenha...@gmail.com>, "Jaimie Peltzman" <peltzma...@gmail.com>, ja...@jepsculpture.com, "Kate Speer" <kate.sp...@gmail.com>, "Katherine Haney" <haney_k...@yahoo.com>, "Ky Mettler" <kymons...@gmail.com>, kafkaatka...@yahoo.com, "linda pongonis" <lpongo...@gmail.com>, "Laurie Pickard" <laurie.pick...@gmail.com>, "Rose Levine" <roseslev...@gmail.com>, "Annette Monnier" <anne...@theclaystudio.org>, "Marc Steel" <marc.st...@citypaper.net>, "Meg Wise" <mw...@fleisher.org>, "micah woodcock" <micah.woodc...@gmail.com>, "Nancy Wygant" <nwyg...@gmail.com>, "Nataliya Braginsky" <nataliyabragin...@gmail.com>, "nicole bindler" <nicolebind...@gmail.com>, nicoleharr...@msn.com, "Paul Glover" <paul5glo...@yahoo.com>, "Ricky Perez" <rjosepe...@gmail.com>, "Justice Spiral Q" <just...@spiralq.org>, ramshackleenterpri...@gmail.com, "William Shapiro" <wbshap...@gmail.com>, tgreenb...@bartramsgarden.org, "Andy Upright" <aokupri...@gmail.com>, "Lauren Zalut" <laur...@wagnerfreeinstitute.org>, "Zach Weiss" <zach.l.we...@gmail.com>, "Zornitsa Stoyanova" <z.stoyan...@yahoo.com> Date: Tuesday, September 7, 2010, 7:42 PM The North End of Clark Park is going to be clear-cut in the next day or so. There is now a chain-link construction fence preventing anyone from setting foot in the park. 80% of the trees, many young, are marked with white spray-paint X's, which is Fairmount Park Speak for "Removal." m over 41 different species and about 300 specimins, The Park is home to a a stable and generous canopy of northeastern deciduous trees. Plans and Discussion for renovation of the park has been underway for years, with over dozen community groups (see below) involved in the process. I certainly didn't get the memo and may indeed be knee-jerking just a little too late. The Friends of Clark Park website mentions a new playground, new chess tables, and new benches, but there are no words on tree removal. A lot of groups are behind this "renovation," including University City District and Dep of Recreation. Does anyone have more information on this than I do? I don't want to be reactionary. Let me know if you're interested in helping organize an emergency sit-in. I have a 50-watt megaphone. Aaron Groups Behind Clark Park Renovation: Friends of Clark Park, Department of Recreation, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Health Center #3, HMS School, Spruce Hill Community Association, Squirrel Hill Community Association, Cedar Park Neighbors, Regent Square Civic Association, West Shore Community Association, 45th Street Neighbors, Melville Street, University City District, Town Watch, District 3 City Council, State Rep. District 188, State Sen. District 8. http://www.clarkpark.info/RenewalPlanFAQ.html -- Aaron Birk "The Pollinator's Corridor" www.aaronbirk.com 215.724.6839 brinewa...@gmail.com
