<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px"><DIV>Andy</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>Lets take a look at DCs "urban forests".  Below are Google map links from Bethesda and Washington Highlands with similar density.  Open them in separate windows so you can compare the two.  <DIV></DIV> </DIV><DIV>Bethesda </DIV><DIV><A href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=bethesday,+md&hl=en&ll=38.991062,-77.090635&spn=0.003336,0.004302&sll=38.835245,-76.996522&sspn=0.006686,0.008605&t=h&hnear=Bethesda,+Montgomery+County,+Maryland&z=18">https://maps.google.com/maps?q=bethesday,+md&hl=en&ll=38.991062,-77.090635&spn=0.003336,0.004302&sll=38.835245,-76.996522&sspn=0.006686,0.008605&t=h&hnear=Bethesda,+Montgomery+County,+Maryland&z=18</A></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>Washington Highlands</DIV><DIV><A href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Washington+Highlands,+Washington,+DC&ll=38.8187,-76.994215&spn=0.003344,0.004302&cid=11885784335198957332&hnear=Washington+Highlands,+Washington,+District+of+Columbia&t=h&z=18">https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Washington+Highlands,+Washington,+DC&ll=38.8187,-76.994215&spn=0.003344,0.004302&cid=11885784335198957332&hnear=Washington+Highlands,+Washington,+District+of+Columbia&t=h&z=18</A></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>I don't see much difference in trees between them, yet there is a vast difference in terms of poverty and crime.  Based on my 10 minutes of research, I think tree density is based more on lot size than affluence.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>I think the only thing we can conclude from this article and the "original research study" promulgated by the author is that the poor don't count.  </DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>I'm in favor of trees, but I think this article is elitism BS.</DIV><DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>Bruce</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV style="BORDER-TOP: #bcbcbc 1px solid; MARGIN: 5px 0px"></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000">On 03/16/15, <SPAN>Andrew Waldron<andrewwaldo@gmail.com></SPAN> wrote:</SPAN><DIV> </DIV><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000"><DIV>I tracked down the original research study and it examined urban forests. I don't think Appalachia would meet the criteria for urban. </DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV>Bring on the trees! I've been wanting to have more trees planted in our Ward 1 park for a long time now.</DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV>Andy<BR><BR><BR></DIV><DIV><BR>El mar 16, 2015, a las 7:13 AM, Bruce Wernek <<A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:bruce.wernek@verizon.net" target=_blank>bruce.wernek@verizon.net</A>> escribió:<BR><BR></DIV><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000"><DIV>You have got to be kidding.  The author of this article is clueless.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV><A href="http://www.nationalreview.com/article/367903/white-ghetto-kevin-d-williamson" target=_blank>http://www.nationalreview.com/article/367903/white-ghetto-kevin-d-williamson</A></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>There are plenty of trees in the Appalachian Mountains and it's one of the poorest areas in the country.  </DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV style="BORDER-TOP: #bcbcbc 1px solid; MARGIN: 5px 0px"></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000">On 03/15/15, <SPAN>Sarah Wayland<<A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:sarah.wayland@gmail.com" target=_blank>sarah.wayland@gmail.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:</SPAN><DIV> </DIV><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000"><DIV dir=ltr><DIV class=gmail_default><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif">From the Hyattsville list - this is an interesting article about trees as an indicator of wealth. (Not to mention that trees also "</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px">clean the air, reduce noise pollution, reduce the need for air conditioning in the summer, ... work against the greenhouse effect [, and] even reduce stress.")</SPAN></DIV><DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif"><BR></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif">8. Inequality: Count the Trees</SPAN><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif">    Posted by: "DAVID HILES" </SPAN><A class=parsedEmailparsedEmail style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif" href="mailto:hilesd@mac.com" target=_blank>hilesd@mac.com</A><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif"> hiles8500</SPAN><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif">    Date: Sat Mar 14, 2015 10:59 am ((PDT))</SPAN><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif"><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif">How to Spot Income Inequality From Space? Count the Trees | <A href="http://billmoyers.com/" target=_blank>BillMoyers.com</A></SPAN><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif"><A style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif" href="http://billmoyers.com/2012/06/10/how-to-spot-income-inequality-from-space-count-the-trees" target=_blank>billmoyers.com/2012/06/10/how-to-spot-income-inequality-from-space-count-the-trees</A><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif"><BR style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif">How are we doing, Hyattsville?</SPAN><BR clear=all></DIV><DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif"><BR></SPAN></DIV><DIV><DIV class=gmail_signature><DIV dir=ltr><DIV><DIV dir=ltr><DIV><DIV dir=ltr><DIV><DIV dir=ltr><DIV><DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face="georgia, serif">Sarah Wayland, Ph.D. | <A href="http://www.guidingexceptionalparents.com/" target=_blank>www.GuidingExceptionalParents.com</A><BR></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face="georgia, serif">Supporting students with learning differences and their families</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT face="georgia, serif"><BR></FONT></DIV><DIV><BR></DIV></DIV><DIV><FONT face="garamond, serif"><BR></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR><HR SIZE=1><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>TownTalk mailing list<BR>To post to the list, send mail to <A class=parsedEmailparsedEmail href="mailto:TownTalk@riverdale-park.org" target=_blank>TownTalk@riverdale-park.org</A><BR><A class=parsedEmailparsedEmail href="mailto:TownTalk-request@riverdale-park.org" target=_blank>TownTalk-request@riverdale-park.org</A> is for automated subscription processing only<BR><A class=parsedLink href="http://riverdale-park.org/mailman/listinfo/towntalk" target=_blank>http://riverdale-park.org/mailman/listinfo/towntalk</A><BR><BR>For more information about Riverdale Park, visit <A class=parsedLink href="http://www.riverdaleparkmd.info/" target=_blank>http://www.riverdaleparkmd.info</A><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV><SPAN>_______________________________________________</SPAN><BR><SPAN>TownTalk mailing list</SPAN><BR><SPAN>To post to the list, send mail to <A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:TownTalk@riverdale-park.org" target=_blank>TownTalk@riverdale-park.org</A></SPAN><BR><SPAN><A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:TownTalk-request@riverdale-park.org" target=_blank>TownTalk-request@riverdale-park.org</A> is for automated subscription processing only</SPAN><BR><SPAN><A href="http://riverdale-park.org/mailman/listinfo/towntalk" target=_blank>http://riverdale-park.org/mailman/listinfo/towntalk</A></SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>For more information about Riverdale Park, visit <A href="http://www.riverdaleparkmd.info/" target=_blank>http://www.riverdaleparkmd.info</A></SPAN><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></div>