His blog and photos are posted by the
Greater Worcester Land Trust at http://tedatgwlt.blogspot.com/, and he answered questions for this story via email from Franklin, North Carolina, 114 miles into the Appalachian Trail.
But the city, working with the
Greater Worcester Land Trust and Conservation Commission, has been able to preserve 51 acres of that open space in recent years.
In addition, the city and
Greater Worcester Land Trust have each committed $114,000 in local matching funds, resulting in a total funding package of $628,000, Mr.
And he accused people who earlier in the meeting spoke in favor of the Green Hill removals -- including
Greater Worcester Land Trust Executive Director Colin Novick, and Peggy Middaugh and Ruth Seward from the Worcester Tree Initiative -- of practicing more "political science'' than pure science.
He said full host tree removals were done at Dodge Park and the
Greater Worcester Land Trust's Bovenzi property off Interstate 190; both had a high number of infested trees.
Novick, executive director of the
Greater Worcester Land Trust, argued that deforestation doesn't necessarily mean the destruction of a piece of land, and said the city needs to take seriously its responsibility to prevent the spread of the beetle to the vast maple forests of the Northeast.
Additional owners in the cooperative agreement are the city of Worcester, National Grid and the
Greater Worcester Land Trust.
He said the two new proposed sites were acceptable to the
Greater Worcester Land Trust, which holds the conservation restriction on the land.
Larrivee grabs a saw or loppers to walk a trail as part of a cadre of volunteers who take care of the
Greater Worcester Land Trust parcels sprinkled throughout the city.
George Kiritsy, representing Blair, told selectmen Tuesday that about 11 acres of the subdivision have been designated as open space, and will be held in joint custody of the
Greater Worcester Land Trust and the state.
Eighth-graders participate in something called the Youth Philanthropy Initiative, while students in Grades 5 to 7 work with nonprofits in the community, which this year are AIDS Project Worcester,
Greater Worcester Land Trust and Andy's Attic.
Hanna, the youth are involved in projects with local organizations such as Children's Friend, Community Harvest Project, the
Greater Worcester Land Trust and Head Start.