Revisiting ‘Snow-tober’ — No Tree Left Behind
Posted in Around the Garden on January 3rd, 2012 by Sonia Uyterhoeven – Be the first to commentSonia Uyterhoeven is the NYBG’s Gardener for Public Education.
Picking up from last week’s weird weather exposé, I would like to take time today to reflect on the unexpected snow storm that hit New York and New England on October 29th. While the damage from hurricane Irene was devastating for many areas, the damage from the snow storm was far worse for the Metropolitan New York area. There wasn’t a tree that was safe from its perils.
The aftermath of the snow storm resulted in one of the most extensive clean-up operations I have experienced in my seven-year tenure at The New York Botanical Garden, and it is still ongoing. Large sections of the grounds were closed off until they were deemed safe. The public came in hordes to see both the unexpected winter wonderland and the magnificent scale of destruction. If the power and fury of nature evokes awe, she was in fine form that day.
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