Tag: tree preservation
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The Sterling Oak is still standing.Still rooted.Still waiting. And it is not waiting alone. Surrounding it are other landmark trees — quieter, less well known, but no less a part of the landscape — all tied to the same uncertain fate. Years after their future first came into question, nothing has been fully decided —…
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Today is Arbor Day, so it seems appropriate to post a selfie taken today. As you can see, my spring buds are beginning to pop and erupt into full canopy mode. I wish there were more than two centuries of selfies to share. Wouldn’t that be something? Of course, the fact that I am here…
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The story of the Sterling Oak attracted the attention of a local TV reporter for WXYZ Channel 7 with comments from residents. Watch the piece below: The website story appears here: Sterling Heights Residents Hope To Save 250 Year-Old Tree From Being Cut Down (archive) Sterling Heights repeats 8-acre preservation falsehood It is one thing…