such lists just provide a list of targets for some assholes who will cut the trees

jrockway 26 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Maybe. There is a "great tree" list and all of them are still standing: https://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/great-trees

One of these is on my usual walking route and I had no idea. After reading this, I looked at it carefully and was wowed. These things can hide in plain sight, but I appreciated having my attention drawn to it. It's great!

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saghm 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You genuinely think that we should never measure trees because it might increase the risk of people cutting them down?

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serf an hour ago | parent [-]

>You genuinely think that we should never measure trees because it might increase the risk of people cutting them down?

no, parent said that the list isn't a great idea, not the act of measurement.

	▲	saghm an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Okay, so we should measure the trees, but not write down what we find out (or write it down and hide it from everyone)? That framing isn't any less bizarre to me

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phdelightful 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

We should still have some public monuments even with the risk of them being vandalized.