[Vision2020] Re: Travios trees destroyed

[Nils Peterson]

Well not quite destroyed. I was headed out to vacation as the work started.
I live at the Tidyman's end of Travois and do enjoy the walk along the park.

Seems there was some protest and the trees were trimmed rather than removed.
However, topping a coniferous tree is not all that good for it. It will
develop several new tops following the injury.

I mentioned my concern about the work to Roger Blanchard, City Parks, and he
indicated that thinning and replanting was part of a multi-year plan. It
happened once before and was not a total tragedy. You can still find the
stumps, which my daughter likes to jump on and off.

Replanting did happen last time, importantly, including some on the north
side of the bike trail, effectively widening the park.

Its work noting, and thanking, Gene Thompson for many of these trees, and
the foresight in planting them. I met Gene in the 90's working the north
bank of the rail line (now bike trail) planting seedlings. Some of those are
now visible as real trees.

I believe PCEI may have also had some hand in plantings along the trail, it
looks like their work east of Blaine.

And I am also a renegade tree planter in the area, moving acorns to the east
in front of Tidymans and poking willow limbs into the wetlands. I am trying
to stay out from under the power lines in hopes my trees will have a long
life.



On 6/30/06 8:37 AM, "vision2020-request at moscow.com"
<vision2020-request at moscow.com> wrote:

> Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 06:28:32 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Janesta Carcich <janestacarcich at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] travios trees destroyed
> To: bill bonte <bbonte at moscow.com>, Moscow Vision 2020
> <vision2020 at moscow.com>
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> That IS sad. I remember when the houses were first
> built, thinking living by the highway would be not so
> great. Through the years, while taking walks from my
> home on the eastside, I would frequenly walk up that
> way, and see how much the little strip park has
> matured into a lovely park. A pity the "powers that
> be"  at Avista don't see it that way. Is there no way
> to stop them from cutting the trees down?
> 
> Janesta 
> 
> --- bill bonte <bbonte at moscow.com> wrote:
> 
>> As I write this the character of one of Moscow's
>> gems, a linear park
>> along Travois Way is being changed.
>> 
>> The pine trees which line the path from Tidyman's
>> parking lot west to
>> Steiner are being removed so
>> that they do not interfere with the powerlines
>> above.  The trees have
>> provided shade and shelter for
>> wildlife along the Highway 8 corridor.  They provide
>> a visual and  
>> sound screen for the homes to the south
>> of Travois.  It is a shame to see these mature pines
>> being cut down.
>> 
>> It seems that the trees could have been trimmed.
>> This is a case  
>> where the one time expense of removing
>> the trees is less than that of periodic trimming.  I
>> guess Avista can
>> call the shots and cut down the trees.
>>