![]() ![]() “I thought it’d be a great idea to have Fred come and speak at one of our meetings,” said Jill Kaplan, a member of the Stearns Park association, which organized the event with Nass. Education is important - and the more people learn about their trees, the less likely they’ll be to cut them down, Wild Ones maintains. The group’s ultimate goal is to collaborate with the town to revise its tree-removal guidelines and promote tree awareness and conservation among residents. “It’s something we all have to focus on for our neighbors and the health of the community,” Nass added. It’s not just what you’re doing to your own property it affects people around you and affects the community, so that’s what we’re trying to encourage people to understand. “We understand people want to have a swimming pool, but if you’re cutting a tree down, you need to replace it. “We’ve had a rash of tree cutting,” Frederick Nass, the chapter’s president, said at the mid-June group walk. Noting an increase in the number of trees being cut down, the group is hopeful that it can work with municipalities like the Town of Hempstead to create strict tree-removal guidelines. Last September, Wild Ones, a nonprofit organization with a mission to promote environmentally sound landscaping practices and preserve biodiversity, held its first meeting at the Merrick Golf Course. While out on a walk with arborists in the Stearns Park neighborhood, 25 participants learned about tree identification and tree care. The Long Island chapter of Wild Ones held its first “Walkie Talkie” event last month, in collaboration with the Stearns Park Civic Association of Freeport.
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