Wednesday, February 27, 2008

PROGRESS REPORT: Mission Trail Nature Preserve & Forest Theatre

ABSTRACT: As of last Friday, February 22, 2008, Serra Trail, Willow Trail and the Nature Trails in Mission Trail Nature Preserve have all been cleared of fallen tree obstructions and are passable. On Friday, workers cut and chipped the “dangerous” Monterey Pine tree which had been leaning into two other Monterey Pine trees and over Flanders Trail. Regarding Forest Theatre, the fallen Monterey Pine tree has been cut into logs which are stacked nearby. The fallen and/or leaning grape stake fence sections along Mountain View Av., Santa Rita St. and Josselyn Lane remain. AFTER Photos from Mission Trail Nature Preserve and Forest Theatre are shown.

Flanders Trail
View of cut “dangerous” Monterey Pine tree trunk (12’ ht.) & cleared Trail

Flanders Trail
View of Vermeer Chipper & Truck with Chips

Forest Theatre
Mtn. View Av. between Santa Rita St. & Guadalupe St.
View of cut fallen Monterey Pine tree & logs

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Yesterday afternoon, I was walking with my friend and our dogs when we walked past this tree. I think it was proactive for the city to cut the monterey pine but I wonder why they left a 12' stump. The roots are above ground level and the 12' stump could still fall over onto Flanders Trail. I will watch for the next development from the city.