Wednesday, August 26, 2009

More Trees in Bondage and Distress


A recent post comparing the lives of trees in Flint and San Francisco inspired me to do a little more tree monitoring in the Mission District today and elicited this reply from Erin:
"Flint actually has one of the most extensive urban forests, however it is most neglected. We have not had a forester employed by the city in over a decade. USDA money for Ash removal was misspent by the previous administration. I could have taken you to many streets [in Flint] that look worse than your examples."
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3 comments:

  1. grumkinAugust 26, 2009 at 5:43 PM

    wow, you get a crappy tree and a funky car in one shot... bonus! :D

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  2. AnonymousAugust 27, 2009 at 9:12 AM

    Erin Who???

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  3. Gordon YoungAugust 27, 2009 at 9:27 AM

    No last name was provided...just someone who commented on the earlier post.

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Thanks for commenting. I moderate comments, so it may take a while for your comment to appear. You might enjoy my book about Flint called "Teardown: Memoir of a Vanishing City," a Michigan Notable Book for 2014 and a finalist for the 33rd Annual Northern California Book Award for Creative NonFiction. Filmmaker Michael Moore described Teardown as "a brilliant chronicle of the Mad Maxization of a once-great American city." More information about Teardown is available at www.teardownbook.com.