tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13200055.post2037899355175173550..comments2023-11-05T02:49:28.946-05:00Comments on Bull City Mutterings: Selling Durham’s Urban ForestBasioneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13513338518929461384noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13200055.post-53655388504310666472013-10-16T12:21:20.608-04:002013-10-16T12:21:20.608-04:00Great post Reyn. One good place to start would be ...Great post Reyn. One good place to start would be requiring the owners of parking lots--big box stores mostly--to care for and maintain the trees planted in the too-small planting areas within the parking lots. I believe the planning department is supposed to monitor these trees and that the store are supposed to replace them when they die as they often do. Would be better all around if the plantings were installed better to start with. That could do a long way to helping the private sector do a better job of moderating the climate. Frank Hymanhttp://www.frankhyman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13200055.post-50923240817595976182013-10-15T15:49:56.385-04:002013-10-15T15:49:56.385-04:00Thanks for your thoughtful post and passion for Du...Thanks for your thoughtful post and passion for Durham's Trees. The City and County have many active programs that plant and maintain our urban(including having a full time urban forestry staff) and rural trees (e.g. Soil and Water Conservation). Admittedly, we can do more, and that is why we have recently formed Trees Across Durham. Through this effort, we are bringing together the public, non-profit, and private organizations that have a variety of interests in Durham's trees to figure out how to plant more, protect what we have, educate the public about them, and analyze the benefits we receive from our trees. This effort is just getting underway, but interested parties can contact the Durham Sustainability Office through our website www.GreenerDurham.net.GreenerDurhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03996099960981267168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13200055.post-77079165344011651582013-10-15T10:09:10.214-04:002013-10-15T10:09:10.214-04:00Mr. Bowman, I believe that you have hit a home run...Mr. Bowman, I believe that you have hit a home run with this suggestion. This could be done in the public sector with a forester hired by the City; however, the private sector is better equipped with expertise, is nonpolitical and has a vested interest in success, and would be very little cost if any to the taxpayer. Trees are long lived and continuity could be maintained through successive changes in management. 'TFG' currently manages 3.5 million acres in 24 States. Someone in the 'power' structure in Durham should be looking into this as an opportunity for Durham. The NCDOT should also be looking at this rather than having unqualified Civil Engineers hacking up the Roadsides.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com