From North Cleveland Park/Tenleytown.
Hot damn. Stopped me in my tracks.
Trees
Apparently no amount of spraying can hold off this malodorous annual rite: (more…)
Folks have shared where they find them here. Happy hunting (and eating!)
“Dear PoPville,
In the world where we are getting hotter and have less shade, I’m curious if anyone knows why Howard would have cut down these trees. (more…)
Northampton Street, NW
M. sends us the sad news yesterday: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
This is the fourth tree I’ve seen come down in the span of a month! One of my favorite things about Maryland Ave are the big beautiful trees that shade it – definitely upsetting to see them taken out.”
From a press release:
“During the hottest April on record, the National Park Service (NPS) approved a plan to cut down over 1,200 trees from Rock Creek Park, including hundreds of heritage and canopy trees from 33 different native species, amounting to one third of the trees on the golf course. The chainsaws will start whirring this fall, followed by heavy machinery that will regrade up to 32 acres of land and build a new 50-bay driving range that will be lit until 10pm, further disrupting ecosystems and wildlife. (more…)
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photos by Emma K Alexandra
Long live new stumpy!
Thanks to Emma for sharing the sad/hopeful photos:
“yellow barriers are up and trees are coming down along the Tidal Basin. I think Stumpy is truly gone.” (more…)
Thanks to Jeff for sending these phenomenal photos of a rainbow hitting smack dab in the middle of Grant Circle and our beloved tree, from the other night: (more…)
I mean there can only be one stumpy but this guy in Tenleytown might have to scratch that itch next year. Especially if they trim that other dead limb…