Here is a link to one of Jim Wise's columns from Saturday's Durham News. It looks at the clean-up of a family burial ground near the Bennett Place State Historic Site, and some questions about its future maintenance.
Today's post from Endangered Durham features the impending redevelopment of an old farmstead near 15-501 between Durham and Chapel Hill. Unfortunately, the farmhouse and its outbuildings are not part of the plan.
Monday, October 29, 2007
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Trinity Park trees: a news link
Below is a link to a recent article in the Herald-Sun. It looks at a specific threat to endangered old trees in Durham's Trinity Park neighborhood.
http://www.heraldsun.com/durham/4-886532.cfm
Power line pruning, compacted soil, increased automobile traffic, and road/sidewalk repairs have been taking a toll on many 75-80 year old street tree plantings in several historic neighborhoods around Durham. How to best preserve these trees and plan for their ultimate demise presents a difficult problem that won't be going away any time soon. Look for more related articles in the future
http://www.heraldsun.com/durham/4-886532.cfm
Power line pruning, compacted soil, increased automobile traffic, and road/sidewalk repairs have been taking a toll on many 75-80 year old street tree plantings in several historic neighborhoods around Durham. How to best preserve these trees and plan for their ultimate demise presents a difficult problem that won't be going away any time soon. Look for more related articles in the future
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