Ash trees damaged by ash borer
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The Ash Borer is devastating trees in the Eastern USA. Washington Crossing Historic Park has lost many ash trees due to this insect. I miss those trees, so this year I went to the park on the New Jersey side, where there are many stumps where trees had to be cut. I sat alone with the cut trees and tried to let them know how grateful I am and how sad I am that they have had to be cut down. I made a bird with plastic and pieces of bark and leaves that lay nearby. I do feel a little bit of closure after this Global Earth Exchange.
The Ash Borer is devastating trees in the Eastern USA. Washington Crossing Historic Park has lost many ash trees due to this insect. I miss those trees, so this year I went to the park on the New Jersey side, where there are many stumps where trees had to be cut. I sat alone with the cut trees and tried to let them know how grateful I am and how sad I am that they have had to be cut down. I made a bird with plastic and pieces of bark and leaves that lay nearby. I do feel a little bit of closure after this Global Earth Exchange.
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