Date: 11/22/24 7:22 am From: Diana Kern <dlkaamitwin...> Subject: Re: [birders] Protect Ann Arbor's Arboretum
This is nuts! Thanks for sharing.
On Fri, Nov 22, 2024 at 10:19 AM Catherine Carroll <kiwibisc...>
wrote:
> Wow, Marta, thanks for letting us know this. I agree this is definitely
> not off topic. It's a crazy idea! The craziness of the idea would seem to
> ultimately nix any thoughts of such a thing in the first place. I think of
> Nichols Arboretum as being Ann Arbor's Central Park. But, nowadays, one
> never knows. Even at the University of Michigan. If the harm to birds
> and the landscape is not enough, think of the cost.
>
> Extraordinary.
>
> On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 2:32 PM 'Marta Manildi' via Birders <
> <birders...> wrote:
>
>> As many of you may know, there is a growing groundswell against a
>> proposal that has been made public by the University of Michigan, as part
>> of its “Campus Plan 2050”, to route an overhead “campus-connector" monorail
>> system through Nichols Arboretum. Among the many problems and
>> environmental costs such a project would cause, the threat to birds is
>> among the most significant. This point was made in a very thoughtful
>> letter from Robert Grese, whose long career included serving as Director of
>> the Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, to President Ono, the University
>> Regents, and leadership politicians for the City of Ann Arbor. A specific
>> focus on the potential effect on birds was also made in a personal letter
>> to University and City leaders by Catherine Rising, who before retirement
>> was an Associate Research Scientist of the University’s School for
>> Environment and Sustainability.
>>
>> Hoping to amplify these solid foundations for opposing a colossally
>> disruptive train route through the Arb, Ann Arbor Wild Ones has now issued
>> a formal statement and call to action to oppose it. Please read the
>> statement using the link below (which also gives you a link to Professor
>> Grese’s letter), and add your voice to the cause as you may be motivated to
>> do. If you have questions - or ideas - feel free to contact me personally.
>>
>> (I thought about putting “OT” in the subject line of this email, but then
>> I decided not too, as it seems to me to be quite on topic for those who
>> love birds.)
>>
>> Yours truly,
>> *Marta*
>>
>> Marta Manildi
>> President, Ann Arbor Wild Ones
>>
>>
>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xevvus7FVRQy9E1Ui37lAm3Lg6eLjMjSV_yUocKRvV4/edit?usp=sharing >>
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