Tuesday, November 27, 2007
City of Dallas to outline plan for Great Trinity Forest
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The City of Dallas Trinity River Corridor Project will outline the 100-year management plan for the Great Trinity Forest this Wednesday, Nov. 28. Dr. Gary Kronrad, Director for Economic Development and Research at the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, will provide detailed instructions on how to take care of the forest, including a yearly schedule of work for each ecosystem and forest component.
The plan will detail how to create a multiple use forest, protect and enhance the ecosystem, improve wildlife habitat, provide recreation opportunities, and enhance aesthetics. Maintaining the forest will contribute to reduction of storm water runoff, abatement of heat island effects and other positive energy conservation efforts.
Dr. Kronrad’s groundbreaking research for the U.S. Department of Energy on carbon sequestration will be used on the Great Trinity Forest 100-Year Management Plan as well as his work for the U.S. Department of Defense on biofuel production from trees. He has supervised the writing of more than 40 major management plans and been a consultant to major corporations on forest management issues. His management plan team has nationally and internationally recognized experts in wildlife biology, recreation planning, interpretation, bottomland hardwood management, forest protection, landscape ecology, GIS, soil science, and hydrology.
The 6,000 acre Great Trinity Forest is the largest urban bottomland hardwood forest in the United States. Located south of downtown Dallas, the Forest will be the entryway to the new Trinity Audubon Center and is the site of the Trinity River Corridor project’s annual orienteering event, held each February.
Speaking alongside Dr. Kronrad will be Bryan Kilburn, Senior Program Manager of Forestry for the Trinity River Corridor Project. The meeting will take place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Janie C. Turner Recreation Center, 6424 Elam Road in Dallas.
Source: City of Dallas
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Rawlins Gilliland Verified
Sadly, a grand total of 15 people attended, I among them. A shame because, despite my living adjacent to the Forest for decades, and being intimately familiar with it, I learned a lot about its history, complex challenges, animal and plant mix, etc. etc. Kudos to Kilburn and company for the thoughtful care.
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