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    Lost Another Tree

    Over the weekend the old, large live-oak in front of Howard (bookstore side)broke up. What a loss!

    We have lost many trees around the campus over the past few years and have several that are in bad shape and should be removed. Tech really has nothing much to distinguish its campus other than a tree canopy and nice grounds. Both have long been neglected and are in a rather shabby state - IMO.

    I would like to see Tech get the campus ready for tree planting before winter by identifying where we need trees and what type. Between now and the first of 2014 remove the problem trees. Plant in January / February of 2014.

    We need a tree fund established at the Foundation to support the project now and into the future. I plan on contacting the Foundation office on Monday to get the ball rolling. Hope other alumni care about our campus and will want to help out.

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    Re: Lost Another Tree

    Would this just be a tree fund or a campus beautification fund?

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    Between the bore worms, oak wilt, drought and other maladies, the oaks of East Texas have taken a serious beating as well. You are exactly right in that the oaks on campus need to be preserved and cared for. Thanks for getting the ball rolling, as you put it!

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    Re: Lost Another Tree

    I would love to donate to that.

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    Re: Lost Another Tree

    Quote Originally Posted by Tech78 View Post
    Over the weekend the old, large live-oak in front of Howard (bookstore side)broke up. What a loss!

    We have lost many trees around the campus over the past few years and have several that are in bad shape and should be removed. Tech really has nothing much to distinguish its campus other than a tree canopy and nice grounds. Both have long been neglected and are in a rather shabby state - IMO.

    I would like to see Tech get the campus ready for tree planting before winter by identifying where we need trees and what type. Between now and the first of 2014 remove the problem trees. Plant in January / February of 2014.

    We need a tree fund established at the Foundation to support the project now and into the future. I plan on contacting the Foundation office on Monday to get the ball rolling. Hope other alumni care about our campus and will want to help out.
    I hate to hear that we lose any of our Live Oaks. Their grand old branches reached out to us on our first day of our freshman classes, and have warmly welcomed us back home as alumni for decades.

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    Re: Lost Another Tree

    We need to tear down those ugly eyesores!

    That's Progress!

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    Re: Lost Another Tree

    Quote Originally Posted by Tech78 View Post
    Over the weekend the old, large live-oak in front of Howard (bookstore side)broke up. What a loss!

    We have lost many trees around the campus over the past few years and have several that are in bad shape and should be removed. Tech really has nothing much to distinguish its campus other than a tree canopy and nice grounds. Both have long been neglected and are in a rather shabby state - IMO.

    I would like to see Tech get the campus ready for tree planting before winter by identifying where we need trees and what type. Between now and the first of 2014 remove the problem trees. Plant in January / February of 2014.

    We need a tree fund established at the Foundation to support the project now and into the future. I plan on contacting the Foundation office on Monday to get the ball rolling. Hope other alumni care about our campus and will want to help out.
    It's the effects of the long-term drought that we had over a three year period -

    I've lost 3 on the courthouse square here in Homer...

    And that was with a sprinkler system running every day during that period

    We have lost probably 10,000 trees here in the parish according to the extension service

    WE have removed a record number of trees off of our right of ways this year - any little wind that comes through we are removing 40 to 70 trees each time
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    Re: Lost Another Tree

    Quote Originally Posted by Champ967 View Post
    We need to tear down those ugly eyesores!

    That's Progress!
    If they are dead, don't have any leaves and serve no useful purpose then yes we should, and put some new trees in their place. Unless you think we can convince the squirels to use the dead trees as a convention center. We should do a study.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden View Post
    It's the effects of the long-term drought that we had over a three year period -

    I've lost 3 on the courthouse square here in Homer...

    And that was with a sprinkler system running every day during that period

    We have lost probably 10,000 trees here in the parish according to the extension service

    WE have removed a record number of trees off of our right of ways this year - any little wind that comes through we are removing 40 to 70 trees each time
    There was an article written not long ago that the state of Texas lost 0.5 BILLION trees during the drought of 2011. This did not include all the ones that burnt in all the fires we had! We did have 6.6 inches of rain last Friday, so maybe that will help some.

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    thats just depressing . .


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    Quote Originally Posted by Choudawg86 View Post
    thats just depressing . .
    It really is. I hope we can save the others somehow...

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    Re: Lost Another Tree

    Quote Originally Posted by Champ967 View Post
    We need to tear down those ugly eyesores!

    That's Progress!
    Come on man. Are you really gonna compare 70+ year old trees to well worn 40 year old buildings we've gotten all the good out of?

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    Re: Lost Another Tree

    Had to get rid of the noble trees to make room for the "baby" in the alma mater.

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    Re: Lost Another Tree

    Quote Originally Posted by Choudawg86 View Post
    thats just depressing . .
    Indeed. Hate to see that.

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