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This is an EMERGENCY. Esprit Park needs you. Can you imagine Esprit Park with four dozen fewer mature trees? The City’s Board of Appeals will hear an appeal that we-–the Friends of Esprit Park-–have filed to stop the removal of several dozen mature trees AND to defund future maintenance. In our appeal we challenged the SF department of Recreation & Parks to plant larger more mature trees instead of their planned, bare minimum 24" box which holds only 6-foot tall immature trees. We hired a very reputable arborist who recommends the City plant the largest possible replacement trees. The appeals hearing is this Wednesday Jan 18th. ACT NOW. SEND an EMAIL to the Board of Appeals with your plea to STOP the unnecessary removal of so many mature trees AND request that only 48”-box-sized trees or larger are planted as replacements. No later than: 5pm, Tuesday, January 17th To: boardofappeals@sfgov.org CC:
hello@friendsofespritpark.org
Why? Such small replacement trees are unacceptable for these reasons: The lush, mature canopy and the health benefits of 30-foot-tall trees will be erased. If dozens of mature trees are replaced with immature 6-foot trees, the freeway–-and its hillside covered in graffiti–-will be visible to everyone in the park and surrounding housing.
Arborist’s full report: FoEP Report_TME Consulting Arborists_122022.pdf)
Vandalization of such small trees is likely.
A 2-foot by 2-foot box holds a VERY small immature tree–-one that can easily be snapped or ripped out of the ground by vandals with very little effort. And there is no money set aside for replacement of any vandalized trees.
YOU CAN ALSO comment in real time at the hearing.
Esprit Park’s appeal is last on Wednesday’s agenda, so enjoy your dinner during the wait. Wednesday, January 18th virtual meeting log-in:
https://sf.gov/sites/default/files/2023-01/Board%20of%20Appeals%20Hearing%20Agenda%20January%2018%2C%202023%20%28Final%29.pdf
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