This is what the developers are clear cutting
This is the cause of excess stormwater runoff caused by the Vineyard Commons development
March 16, 2015
If built, the Vineyard Commons plan would add 30.7 million gallons per year of runoff from new impervious areas. Why? Because 3,000 trees would be clear cut and much of the area they occupied would be replaced by impervious surfaces.
This is one tree:
This is what 3,000 trees look like:
105
210
315
420
525
630
735
840
945
1,050
1155
1260
1365
1470
1575
1680
1785
1890
1995
2100
2205
2310
2415
2520
2625
2730
2835
2940
3,000
Article written by Jason Hoover
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