Leave wooded block intact for a hotter future
I noted the wooded block at 23-23a Memorial Ave, Blackwall, has been listed by the Council for sale as excess to requirements.
While many locals protested for many years against the destruction of the mature trees on the adjacent block on the corner of Wallaby St, those precious trees came down.
Here we are again, trying to give voice to our silent but valuable trees.
The council report says it is not habitat for threatened species.
However, paperbarks are a key food species for nationally and State listed, as vulnerable to extinction, grey-headed flying fox.
The national recovery plan was adopted in March 2021.
This mature group is also home to birds, lizards, insects (pollinators) and provides a much needed cool shade canopy.
Why is the State Government promoting massive tree planting in Greater Sydney and yet our Council may put this small forest at risk?
Secondly, this cluster of trees actively helps suppress flooding from Blackwall Mountain through to Warwick St.
Leave this lovely little patch intact for our future in a hotter climate where trees will be truly appreciated.
SOURCE:
Email, 25 Apr 2021
Lesley Harvey, Ettalong Beach