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,AIRMAN <br />in D. Orcutt, Jr. <br />"E CHAIRMAN <br />idm R. Kahle <br />CRETARY <br />irpret C. Bowman <br />EASURER <br />ien A. Edwards <br />i:cl'rr6 <br />ring S. Adams <br />.-len E. Bahl <br />chard H. Baker <br />uce D. Barkett <br />,muel A. Block <br />nice Breda <br />eorge P. Bunnell <br />an Busch <br />)y C. Howard <br />At Butler Kent <br />,omas W. Lockwood <br />even Mohler <br />ck B. Reeder <br />lchael L. Rose <br />regory W. Smith <br />ONORARY TRUSTEES <br />ihn C. Bahl <br />ichard E. Becker <br />eter W. Busch <br />Hallock du Pont, Jr. <br />E. Gierhart <br />,rge Gonnie: <br />Ime Lee Loy <br />)anforth K. Richardson <br />Achard G. Schaub, Sr. <br />,herman N. Smith, Jr. <br />Aagode S. Woodbury <br />January 30, 1993 <br />Mr. Richard Bird, <br />Chairman <br />Indian River County Commission <br />Vero Beach, F1 <br />Dear Dick: <br />ENVIRONMENTAL <br />L E A R N I N G C E N T E R <br />The land clearing required to prepare for phase 4 of the <br />Indian River Blvd. extension is scheduled to begin very soon. <br />The route passes through a beautiful oak hammock and thus <br />offers a unique opportunity to relocate or destroy many <br />valuable trees. You will be pleased to know that county <br />staff has seized upon the.opportunity and has selected the <br />specimens they intend to save. The staff has encouraged the <br />Environmental Learning Center to do the same. The ELC has <br />flagged mature oaks Which are 25 to 30 feet in height. Trees <br />of this size cannot be moved over land from the Phase 4 <br />location to the ELC site, and would have to be barged up <br />river. <br />The prospect of saving these valuable trees from <br />destruction, and the challenge of the complicated move, <br />together with the end result being in the public interest has <br />drawn a team of volunteer professionals who have become <br />dedicated to the task. This group brings a wealth of <br />experience in moving trees of this magnitude on a regular <br />basis. A relocation project like this involving oaks of such <br />size and quality would ordinarily cost in the neighborhood of <br />$8,000 to $10,000 per tree. <br />A cooperative scenario is being investigated by county <br />engineers and planners with the ELC group in which the county <br />might dove -tail its tree saving operation with the ELC <br />project and thus maximize productive mutual use of county. <br />equipment and labor in getting the trees to the river's edge. <br />Equipment and services requiring outside contracting to <br />transport and relocate them would be arranged by the ELC. <br />This high visibility project will- no doubt enjoy a great <br />deal of public approval. It would be a nice contrast to the <br />public dismay expressed when trees were destroyed recently at <br />the Beachland school site. This is the kind of effort the <br />County Commission might find a lot of pleasure and <br />satisfaction in actively supporting. Your staff is planning <br />to schedule a presentation by the ELC at a regular commission <br />meeting soon. We look forward to whatever assistance the <br />commission feels is warranted. <br />Sincerely yours, <br />Geo a P. Bunnell, <br />Fo the Board of Trustees <br />25 <br />L F F B 10, 19,1 BOOK 88 PACE 86OJ <br />