LA trees fall for the space shuttle...

[Bermy]

Cutting down 400 (perfectly good trees to allow) the space shuttle to get to its museum

EDITCheck Nick's post below, NBC left out some relevant information!

What's the chat on this then boys!?

 

[MasterBlaster]

I think there's a thread here about that...

 

[NickfromWI]

Your opening statement is false. They aren't cutting down 400 perfectly good trees. Most of the street trees in LA are crap!

I consulted for the city of Inglewood (half of the route the shuttle takes is going through my fair city) and they gave me the expected route. The museum is paying for removal of all trees, stump grinding, replacement with 36" box trees (species selected by me). I drove the route and saw that most of the existing trees are really sad excuses for trees. In my official report I stated that I predict that in 5 years, the selected roads will have a better canopy that they would if the shuttle did NOT go through Inglewood.

I welcome the shuttle because we're getting better trees. I don't get what the big deal is about the shuttle, but I'm glad it's making Inglewood look greener!

love
nick

 

[NickfromWI]

I think there's a thread here about that...

Then I shall go find it and copy/paste my above post there....

 

[Burnham]

Might be "In the News" thread.

Edit...I see you found it.

 

[MasterBlaster]

That's awesome, Nick. AWESOME!!!

 

[stig]

Isn't it typical that the news missed that little important detail.

 

[pantheraba]

Good feedback, NickO....thanks for "the rest of the story".

This silver lining is green.

 

[Bermy]

Whew.
That's what I thought...there had to be another side to the story.
I knew the House would have the best information, thanks Nick!

 

[woodworkingboy]

Trees, I thought it was mostly guys in sombreros sitting under cactus now in S. California?

 

[SouthSoundTree]

Isn't it typical that the news missed that little important detail.

You sound as though the news is meant to inform people. Remember its to make money for the news outlets.

 

[Al Smith]

The news at one time was informational now it's confrontational .

 

[sierratree]

Agree. But on a side note, could a heavy lift copter hold enough weight to sling the shuttle a couple of miles? How much does the shuttle weigh?

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Takes a 747 to get it aloft.

 

[MasterBlaster]

How much does the shuttle weigh?

165,000 lbs, empty.

 

[Altissimus]

... small world though, heard about the tree cutting / space shuttle project on NPR. ... who'd of thought Nick TreeHouser made the call on fell and replacement... while Bermy inquires from some crazy island elsewhere... WOW

 

[Tree Reb]

It's a small world alright and a crazy one. I know all about the space shuttle, what some of you did while I was asleep last night and I'm sitting here watching Pakistan go crazy over a stupid youtube video.

But I'll never know why my internet connection just dropped out for about fifteen minutes or where most of those sirens go every night.

 

[gf beranek]

Well isn't that the way it goes.

I'd like to see that bird.

 

[pantheraba]

It's a small world alright and a crazy one. I know all about the space shuttle, what some of you did while I was asleep last night and I'm sitting here watching Pakistan go crazy over a stupid youtube video.

But I'll never know why my internet connection just dropped out for about fifteen minutes or where most of those sirens go every night.

That's well put, Reb...especially that last line.

 

[jefflovstrom@sb]

I heard Valley Crest got the job.
Jeff

 

[Porkbrick]

by total happenstance i saw the shuttle on its flight down the coast on fri. looked up while talking to the client and there it was. pretty cool.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Heck yea it is!

 

[Burnham]

Nick, seems like I read that a nice avenue of mature magnolias had to go...pretty large trees. Any details on that part of the deal?