Hi Zach, our block association paid for our tree guards ourselves. so in addition to the "friends" group you mentioned, maybe the nearby block associations would agree to pitch in for a tree guard or two? (a quick chatgpt search says that 9BC and B8‑9 border the park)
Wow, I will admit - I did not know these existed! And good idea to use ChatGPT to quick map associations to the park. I will be reaching out, found this list. Thanks for the tip, Erica!
On a related note: I live in a neighborhood with a tree deficit, and I was super shocked to learn how expensive it is for the city to place a new tree into a preexisting, empty dirt square! It makes me feel warmth towards a DIY/guerilla approach towards tree protection :)
Hi Zach, our block association paid for our tree guards ourselves. so in addition to the "friends" group you mentioned, maybe the nearby block associations would agree to pitch in for a tree guard or two? (a quick chatgpt search says that 9BC and B8‑9 border the park)
Wow, I will admit - I did not know these existed! And good idea to use ChatGPT to quick map associations to the park. I will be reaching out, found this list. Thanks for the tip, Erica!
https://www.nyc.gov/site/manhattancb3/resources/community-groups.page
On a related note: I live in a neighborhood with a tree deficit, and I was super shocked to learn how expensive it is for the city to place a new tree into a preexisting, empty dirt square! It makes me feel warmth towards a DIY/guerilla approach towards tree protection :)
Yes! And as I understand, there's a long wait list for tree plantings. So protecting the ones that exist is a good goal 👍