Tree Atlas

I had the forester urge to visit Central Park this week in the worst way. Evidently there is a newly published map which details each of the 19,933 trees in the Park. A couple of friends started with the idea of a Central Park book. Two and a half years, and forty thousand dollars later, the book idea morphed into a map. The two friends had marched over 500 miles in order to essentially create a tree atlas of Central Park.

Only about 150 of the original plantings from Central Park’s designers (Frederick Law Olmsted & Calvert Vaux) are left standing at this point. One of them is a black tupelo which dates back to 1862.

With storm damage and new plantings occurring all the time the Park and the map are a work in progress. Sigh. Keep an eye out for cheap flights to NYC for me, will ya? I'm thinking fall would be spectacular.
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Quote of My Day: "Yeh, I would expect some rain delays with that." [Upon hearing that the College World Series will proceed on schedule despite the flooding along the Missouri River.]
Recent Goodness: Naomi has merged Harry Potter obsession with her interests in web development. She would love it if you would visit HarryPotterHopscotch.
Currently Reading: Packing for Mars (Mary Roach)