Commission and reply receptionist commission joint hearing for thursday, id like to remind the members of the audience that the commission does not tolerate disruptions of any kind. Proceedings. And when speaking before the commission, if you care to, do state your name for the record. I will note well be taking roll here shortly for the benefit of the public commissioners will be coming in and out of the chambers but viewing testimony in the executive chambers in the back the Live Telecast ill take id like to call roll at this time. Commissioner president fong commissioner Vice President richards commissioner hillis commissioner johnson commissioner koppel commissioner melgar and commissioner moore now the rec and Park Department Public School commissioner president buell rec Park Commissioner low commissioner anderson commissioner bonilla commissioner harrison and commissioner mcdonnell. For the benefit of the public an overflow room and for those persons viewing in the light court y
A retired teacher tact for 34 years i dont agree with that eir whatever it is and i want you to know i have a couple of problems and one of them is i understand from the philosophy they have about natural plants what i do have a problem with the that it seems to have to be done with everybody in our city and i dont understand why they dont make exceptions and for instance, im very much involved with mountain davidson my wife and i have visitors that come to stay in our house and welcome them to live with us their students and all ages come from all over japan switzerland and whatever we take them the first place theyre up to it we take you them up on mountain davidson they like the trees and will have the eucalyptus tree because some come if countrys with eucalyptus trees their seeing different variations and so forth so theyre right at home we love this place we we see a forest it is not only beautiful everything about it is beautiful we see a forest that is not a fire hazard it is no
Lagoon in mortal danger by creating had been tablet two close to the ocean endangered the species a youre trying to protect areas their moss more at risk the long term effects on the lagoon and resident will be disastrous the communities of the golf course are too important to be hidden within an eir please extract the renovation plan from the final eir thank you. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon early evening i woken one block if mountain Davidson Park in a home i walk in the forest areas almost daily the thing that is so wonderful about the forest none has mentioned it is so dense you cant see another building or hear traffic cant hear or see cars only the greenery and forest the javpz called that been proven to say a calming up literally effect on people thats what it side to you im against the cutting of 16 hundred trees in mountain davidson and dont support of eir everyone has talked about the 82 plus trees fell and the horrible release of carbons i have to say because i live
Special science conversation and humanities seminar. I also welcome you this morning heartily from my cohost, brian boone and charles zimmerman. My name is vanessa summers, coordinator of the humanities, special Research Division set up to stimulate Critical Thinking at the intersection of science and the humanities and what better subject to bring science and humanity together. To discuss science and society to study the deeper relationship that people always had with trees through the ages, as meeting points, object of the light, places of peace and wellbeing. Everyone here, i am sure, will have their own favorite tree. Think about your favorite tree. What better place to speak of urban forests, famous as this place is for its unique 68 acres of forest, the oldgrowth forest that the last remnants of the 17thcentury woodlands that once blanketed this whole area, this region on the east. The same words where the indians hunted, some of the very trees standing. This is also the reason t
Good morning and welcome to the new York Botanical gardens. This is our special friday morning science conservation and humanity seminars. I also welcome you this morning very heartily from my cohost, brian and charles. My name is vanessa sellers. Im the coordinator of the humanities institute, a special Research Division in the library set up to stimulate Critical Thinking at the intersection of science and the humanities. And what better subject than urban forests to bring science and humanities together . To discuss science and society, to study the deeper relationship that people have always had with trees through the ages, as meeting points, as object of the light, as places of peace and wellbeing. And everyone here i am sure will have their own favorite tree. Think about your favorite tree for a minute. What better place than the new York Botanical garden to speak of urban forests, famous as this place is, for its unique 50 acres time forest, the old growth forest, the last remna