WENDELL Proposed legislation drafted by a local grassroots organization to create a “People’s Forest Bill of Rights” has stalled, at least for now, after being reported out for study by the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and.
WENDELL Proposed legislation drafted by a local grassroots organization to create a “People’s Forest Bill of Rights” has stalled, at least for now, after being reported out for study by the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and.
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Sabadosa files bill to expand public’s say in state logging plans
Wendell State Forest Alliance member Bill Stubblefield, in foreground, speaks to a crowd at a gathering in the Wendell State Forest in 2019. STAFF FILE PHOTO/MAX MARCUS
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The Wendell State Forest looking west along Montague Road, as seen in 2019. STAFF FILE PHOTO
Access point to Wendell State Forest on Laurel Drive, as seen in 2019. STAFF FILE PHOTO
Hemingway Road in Wendell State Forest, as seen in 2019. STAFF FILE PHOTO
By DOMENIC POLI
State Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa has filed a bill the Wendell State Forest Alliance penned in hopes of ensuring state agencies’ accountability for environmental impacts, carbon accounting and public participation in projects they approve.
With road reconstruction on horizon, citizens concerned about future of Sunderland’s Buttonball Tree
In the wake of an upcoming road reconstruction project on North Main Street in Sunderland, citizens have expressed concerns about the future of the American sycamore tree commonly known as the Buttonball Tree, which is believed to be roughly 400 years old. Town Administrator Geoff Kravitz says the historic tree is not coming down and no roots will be cut. Staff Photo/Paul Franz
The historic Buttonball Tree on North Main Street in Sunderland dwarfs other full-grown trees around it. Staff Photo/Paul Franz
The existing sidewalk past the Buttonball Tree on North Main Street in Sunderland. Town Administrator Geoff Kravitz says the upcoming road reconstruction project is set to widen the sidewalk, and that the sidewalk will be moved farther away from the tree. Staff Photo/Paul Franz