TREES when removed from CULTURALlandscapes need to be memorialised! Each tree lost is an incremental loss to the carbon sink invested in a CULTURALlandscape an it needs to be acknowledged and offset. The cumulative loss of trees is an insidious depletion of CULTURALlandscape and its acknowledgement is matter to do with placedness and placemaking.
Bureaucratically, the loss of tress can be, and is being rationalised, without an acknowledgement of the dimension of its loss. A tree is itself a habitat for a myriad of lifeforms upon which humanity depends in one way or another. It is dystopian to ignore and dismiss the loss and it is unconscionable to ignore the loss for the sake of a fiscal profit/reward. When morality comes up against making profit, the profit imperative never loses in the race that in the end has no winner.
It is sheer folly to be seduced by the thought that that which does not make a profit has no value. The value in a tree is incalculable so it prudent that when a tree is lost it is granted a memorial. Alongside the memory there is a need to replace every one tree fold and oftentimes 10 fold.
Against this background:
Urban Tree Funds: If a local authority approves the removal of a tree, they should attach a condition requiring the applicant to pay a financial contribution into an urban tree fund if they cannot, or do not want to, plant a replacement tree on-site ... 3 for 1!?. Illegal Removal Fines: Removing a protected regulated or significant tree without prior approval must leads to severe legal penalties and heavy fines reaching up to $120,000, with a significant amount going to an urban tree fundPrivate Contractor Costs: Hiring private arborists or tree-removal services to physically cut down and clear the tree costs separate commercial fees, typically ranging from $300 to $4,500+ depending on the tree size, with the contractor overseeing:• ...The replacement planting;• ...The recovery and/or the gleaning of the WOODresource;
• ...The installation of a memorialHACK; and
• ...The collection of urban tree fund contributions.
While it seems that there appears to be a lot of confusion about the biological benefits of elevated CO2 because the popular media typically fails to report them. Doomsday scenarios of global warming are much more dramatic than the good news of global greening. Do we wait, or do something? It's a loaded question!
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