Replanting Trees
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Replanting Trees
I have a question. Â I was talking with my parents and my in-laws who moved here from Minnesota and Missouri, respectively, and both states have a law that states when developing land, when you take out mature trees, you must replant 1 substantially sized tree for each tree you remove. Â Apparently this is not the case here in Nebraska, as nearly every time land is developed it appears they just rip out trees and don't replant many in their place. Â This just makes me sick to my stomach sometimes, seeing all the nice trees around town just being ripped down in the name of urban sprawl.
Does anyone know if there is or every was a law like this in Nebraska?
Does anyone know if there is or every was a law like this in Nebraska?
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When "developing" in suburban Phoenix, you have to replant the ACTUAL plants you remove. Â That's right... Â you have to pay to have them removed, stored and cared for, and then replanted when you're done. Â It's pretty restrictive, yet somehow they're tearing up that desert at an alarming rate. Â Of curse, you're mostly dealing with waist high shrubbery and an occasional cactus, but still.
I'd love to see Nebraska implement something similar. Â It's nearly impossible to replace the truly mature trees, but you should be required to replant two or three young trees for every one mature that you remove.
-Big E
I'd love to see Nebraska implement something similar. Â It's nearly impossible to replace the truly mature trees, but you should be required to replant two or three young trees for every one mature that you remove.
-Big E
Stable genius.
Just to play devil's advocate, why would we want to require replanting a tree in an area that was predominantly prairie prior to the arrival of the European immigrants?
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Well, we can plant wild grass then. Â Just so long as SOMETHING is done other than acres and acres of manicured lawns.icejammer wrote:Just to play devil's advocate, why would we want to require replanting a tree in an area that was predominantly prairie prior to the arrival of the European immigrants?
I'll still vote for trees.
-Big E
Stable genius.
So anything built new on previously unbuilt ground is 'sprawl'?
The city requires tree, wetland and prairie mitigation if the areas are 'natural' (its broadly defined). Â The code allows for some removal, however, without mitigation. Â I don't know the specifics or how well it works but its better than some cities I have seen.
The city requires tree, wetland and prairie mitigation if the areas are 'natural' (its broadly defined). Â The code allows for some removal, however, without mitigation. Â I don't know the specifics or how well it works but its better than some cities I have seen.
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I know you're just playing devil's advocate, but if you're going to use that logic, WE should all just go back to Europe/Africa/Asia and return the land to prairie and forest.icejammer wrote:Just to play devil's advocate, why would we want to require replanting a tree in an area that was predominantly prairie prior to the arrival of the European immigrants?
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advocate or not, icejammer is on to something. it was those folks down at arbor lodge back in the day that couldn't stand the sight of a seemingly 'barren' landscape, even though eastern nebraska had been like that for thousands of years (minus fontenelle forest). all they wanted to do is recreate the woodlands of their former european homes. most of the trees around here aren't native; let's put back the grasslands and create a truly unique city that coexists with the natural environment. Â :yes: