Friday, March 21, 2008

Memphis Zoo and Infrastructure

I was searching Channel Five’s news Website trying to figure out why there were blue bands around the trees on East Parkway. For those of you who haven’t seen it, for at least 2 miles there are trees with blue bands wrapped around them on east parkway. On the blue bands are pictures of houses and pictures of children holding hands. I did not find the news report on that, instead I watch a video about how the Memphis Zoo had cut down trees in Overton Park to make room for a new exhibit. This disgusts me that the zoo will cut down historic trees to expand the zoo so that they can make more money. There was an interview with the man that made the decision to cut down the trees and he said that the trees need to be cut down because if infrastructure. There was room need for drainage pipes. I do not like infrastructure at all, and I think that it is a selfish thing that mankind does for himself. Yes, I know that some of it is necessary, but along with urbanization so is very unnecessary. I just hate seeing trees being cut down for an advantage to mankind. The last week of high school I walked into the courtyard, and I expect the five beautiful Oak trees to be standing as always. They were not that day; they were cut down into branches and logs. The National Honor Society Sponsor, she was in charge of our school environmental club too, said it was because they were sick. Later I found out through many different sources, it was because she wanted to remodel the court yard and I find that repulsing.

5 comments:

Michael said...

My girlfriend and me were also wandering what the blue bands meant. I know that cutting trees is a horrible thing but sometimes it is necessary. Everybody would say that cutting trees is a bad thing but when it comes to building a new huge shopping mall out of sudden everybody supports that.

Sarah Marie Brock said...

This is relating to a comment you left me... I can't believe you haven't color eggs before! You are def. missing out! It's a time to feel like a kid again and color them any way you like. Also you can put little faces on them to make them look goofy. It is rather fun! I bet you'll like it if you try it and I def. recommend it to you this Easter! Some people think it's boring but it's a tradition.. everyone needs to try it!

Brittney R said...

Yes, it's sad to uselessly cut down resources like tress. Sometimes you have to though, expanding is an important thing. But I do agree that we should conserve what we have, especially if it is something important and historic like this.

And, that's a little ironic with the National Honor Society sponsor (I was in that club in high school and we were supposed to be very honest; it's sad when the people in charge don't hold to what they say...).

Asnanti said...

That sounds so ironic to me. When I think about the zoo, I think about people who care for the habitats of other creatures. but then again I guess that it does make sense to have more room for creatures to live. It's kind of weird to think that they are destroying some creatures' homes to provide homes for others.

Daniel Hernandez said...

i hate when trees are cutt down for stupid reasons. in clarksville their was an elemntary school along what would be considered their poplar. but their was always a big lot of trees right beside it where the kids would go on adventrue walks and what not. well one day they deicded to cutt the trees down and to put a very large auto mall right next door to an elementray school. it was disgusting.