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    Monday, May 2, 2016

    Clearcutting the Merritt Parkway

    Over the past couple of years, huge swaths of trees on either side of the Merritt Parkway have been cleared and with it the beauty of a drive down that once magnificent road has been destroyed. Sure, I understand the safety issues with falling branches and the like, but there was nothing like driving through this cathedral of trees rising up and over you - very reminiscent of the roads through the plane trees in Southern France. And that's all gone now.

    

    No more drives like this on the Merritt      (picture from ct.gov/dot)

    1 comment:

    1. Agreed! Glad you noticed this change as well. I had wondered what would prompt clearing away so many gorgeous, old trees ... Am wondering if there is another downside, beside the lost beauty -- such as greater erosion and risk of flooding ...

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