1. Update on Coming Tree Destruction
2. Contacts.
3. Postscript.
1. Update on Coming Tree Destruction
We recently reported on the pending destruction of excellent trees adjacent to the Memorial Drive ramp to the west of the Main Street / Broadway in Cambridge, MA, USA, at http://charlesriverwhitegeeseblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/large-number-of-excellent-trees.html.
A strong supporter has been in contact with Stephanie Boundy of the MassDOT Accelerated Bridges Program.
Ms. Boundy states as follows:
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The yellow ribbon with a paint mark on the tree means that the tree is removed in phase 1. The yellow ribbon with no paint mark means the tree will be removed in a later phase. The trees with green ribbon are trees that are going to be transplanted.
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This translates as 6 excellent trees to be destroyed imminently, five excellent trees to be moved, and two excellent trees on the Cambridge bound side of the street to be destroyed in the near future.
This makes MassDOT not as irresponsible as the City of Cambridge and the Department of Conservation and Recreation. That lower level of irresponsibility is no surprise, but nothing to be proud of.
2. Contacts.
Massachusetts Governor’s Office email form: http://www.mass.gov/governor/constituentservices/contact/.
State environmental people, DES Hotline: ESF.Hotline@state.ma.us.
MassDOT Accelerated Bridges Program: 857-368-8904 or Stephanie.Boundy@state.ma.us
All Massachusetts Legislators’ emails: http://charlesriverwhitegeeseblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/emails-for-all-massachusetts.html.
Cambridge, MA, USA city councilors: Council@cambridgema.gov.
3. Postscript.
I have been swamped. My next report, hopefully this afternoon, will pass on photos from the Destroyed Nesting Area with its continued destructive parking by railroad workers with explicit approval by DCR. That destruction has been lessened by Jennifer of the Cambridge Conservation Commission.
I also have worked for nearly a week on a report on the pending totally irresponsible destruction of 22 to 100 excellent trees in the Harvard Square / Cambridge Common / Flagstaff Park part of Cambridge, MA, USA. I took photos over a three day period at the end of last week. That may commence with general photos.
For people listening to Boston Sierra Club endorsements of environmentally destructive members of the Cambridge City Council, you should be aware that there are Cambridge Machine activists very active in the Boston Sierra Club.
