The fragile urban canopy of Los Angeles was a vicious blow this weekend when a vandal that pushes chainsier cut a series of shadow trees along South Grand Avenue and other areas of the center, according to the publications of the media and photos uploaded to Reddit and Instagram
The Los Angeles Police Department told the Times that he had no information on the destruction of the trees, and an email and a phone call to the city’s urban forest division were not answered on Sunday.
The images of social networks showed a series of trees that were cut into the base, while others were cut several feet above the pavement. Some of the talled trees were still connected to their trunks by just a bark or wood thread.
According to the Reddit user, Tiptapmywipwap, each tree between the first street and Wilshire’s boulevard cut. However, a photo review suggests that some remain standing.
Instagram photos show fallen trees at Olympic Boulevard and Hope Street, Olympic Boulevard and Figueroa Street, and Broadway and Cesar Chavez Avenue.
The trees are in the pavement in the center of Los Angeles on Sunday after the bones cut over the weekend.
(Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times)
Several trees seemed to be a species resistant to drought known as Fig de Laurel Indian, or Microcarpa ficus.
Trees provide innumerable benefits to urban areas. They capture the junction of rainwater, replenish groundwater and Slow down the deterioration Or streets. They also clean the air and help cool that they are increasingly bad temperatures due to global climate change and construction environment. A study of UCLA Luskin Center He discovered that the shadow can reduce heat stress in the human body by 25% to 30% during the day.
Users of social networks condemned the culprits, and some noticed that the cuts were made just before Earth Day.
“So, ecological terrorism on the day of the majority is having their celebrations of Earth Day? It seems very intentional,” said user @jankky-Ciborium-188.
Others marveled, it was a great conspiracy of someone who wanted to lower the trees but did not want to go through the bureaucracy of the bureaucracy of the city.
“Someone needed these trees stirring, whether some city employees or private developers, and decided that this was much more than obtaining real permit,” said @distare_collar4336.
Several trees were cut at the base, and others were cut several feet above the pavement.
(Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times)
Many pointed out that security cameras are omnipresent, so video evidence should be available for researchers to review.
