FORTY-SEVEN MONTEZUMA CYPRESSES WHICH ARE LOCATED WITHIN A PROPOSED PUBLIC PARK AREA IN SOUTHMOST, TEXAS, ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS ARE IN DANGER OF DYING FOR LACK OF WATER. THEY ARE SITUATED ALONG THE RESACA DE LA PALMA, WHICH IS UNDERGOING MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE RE-DEVELOPMENT. TO THIS POINT IN TIME, APPROXIMATELY SIX YEARS HAVE PASSED WITH THE WATERWAY HAVING BEEN EVACUATED OF WATER. WITHIN THAT PERIOD TWELVE MAJESTIC CYPRESSES HAVE DIED AS A RESULT OF THIS CONDITION. OUR INTENT, BY THE FORMULATION OF THIS PETITION, IS TO BRING AN AWARENESS OF THIS TRAGEDY TO THE RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS AND PRESS FOR AN EXPEDITED SCHEDULE WHEREBY CONSTRUCTION WORK MAY BE MORE RAPIDLY DRAWN TO A CLOSE, AND WATER READMITTED INTO THAT SYSTEM. PLEASE HEAR OUR PLIGHT.
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August 25, 2019
im still talking to the city about getting water back into that system because the trees cant wait much longer. watching them fade away is just heartbreaking but seeing how many of you care about this place keeps me going.
August 25, 2019
i cannot believe how many people care about these trees as much as i do. seeing that many folks stand up for the cypresses really gives me hope that we can actually save whats left of them.
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Please help save these beautiful trees! They're so much a part of the Rio Grande Valley history and to let them die and disappear from our unique area fauna would be a great travesty.
We were there today. What a beautiful place! It was a blistering hot day, however, standing in the "waterway" it was pleasantly cool and breezy. WE CANNOT allow the ball to be dropped on this URGENT need.
Right now all this earth the rock we live and breath on, needs, is trees. Let’s help her keep living by not cutting down these trees please. The sun is blazing because of the carbon monoxide that’s in the atmosphere this earth needs to keep the trees they are the earths lungs
Eugene is a valuable resource for preservation of history and valuable resources in Brownsville!
Regretfully I cannot attend tomorrow because of backlogged bee removal jobs . As I get caught up I can be available to assist in removing bug colonies that are in some of the trees . Our history is vanishing at an astounding rate due to development and lack of knowledge . Hopefully these inadequacies and a sense of urgency resolving these issues can be implemented as soon as possible .
SAVE OUR VALLEY! ITS HISTORY ITS TREES ITS PEOPLE
Brownsville bien and raised
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FORTY-SEVEN MONTEZUMA CYPRESSES WHICH ARE LOCATED WITHIN A PROPOSED PUBLIC PARK AREA IN SOUTHMOST, TEXAS, ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS ARE IN DANGER OF DYING FOR LACK OF WATER. THEY ARE SITUATED ALONG THE RESACA DE LA PALMA, WHICH IS UNDERGOING MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE RE-DEVELOPMENT. TO THIS POINT IN TIME, APPROXIMATELY SIX YEARS HAVE PASSED WITH THE WATERWAY HAVING BEEN EVACUATED OF WATER. WITHIN THAT PERIOD TWELVE MAJESTIC CYPRESSES HAVE DIED AS A RESULT OF THIS CONDITION. OUR INTENT, BY THE FORMULATION OF THIS PETITION, IS TO BRING AN AWARENESS OF THIS TRAGEDY TO THE RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS AND PRESS FOR AN EXPEDITED SCHEDULE WHEREBY CONSTRUCTION WORK MAY BE MORE RAPIDLY DRAWN TO A CLOSE, AND WATER READMITTED INTO THAT SYSTEM. PLEASE HEAR OUR PLIGHT.
Updates
August 25, 2019
im still talking to the city about getting water back into that system because the trees cant wait much longer. watching them fade away is just heartbreaking but seeing how many of you care about this place keeps me going.
August 25, 2019
i cannot believe how many people care about these trees as much as i do. seeing that many folks stand up for the cypresses really gives me hope that we can actually save whats left of them.
17 Comments
I hope the City of Brownsville attends this serious matter. This terrain can be a unique beauty and tourist for Brownsville if done correctly. Please save these Montezuma Cypress trees from further stress and death. Thank You!
Please help save these beautiful trees! They're so much a part of the Rio Grande Valley history and to let them die and disappear from our unique area fauna would be a great travesty.
We were there today. What a beautiful place! It was a blistering hot day, however, standing in the "waterway" it was pleasantly cool and breezy. WE CANNOT allow the ball to be dropped on this URGENT need.
Right now all this earth the rock we live and breath on, needs, is trees. Let’s help her keep living by not cutting down these trees please. The sun is blazing because of the carbon monoxide that’s in the atmosphere this earth needs to keep the trees they are the earths lungs
Eugene is a valuable resource for preservation of history and valuable resources in Brownsville!
Regretfully I cannot attend tomorrow because of backlogged bee removal jobs . As I get caught up I can be available to assist in removing bug colonies that are in some of the trees . Our history is vanishing at an astounding rate due to development and lack of knowledge . Hopefully these inadequacies and a sense of urgency resolving these issues can be implemented as soon as possible .
SAVE OUR VALLEY! ITS HISTORY ITS TREES ITS PEOPLE
Brownsville bien and raised
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I hope the City of Brownsville attends this serious matter. This terrain can be a unique beauty and tourist for Brownsville if done correctly. Please save these Montezuma Cypress trees from further stress and death. Thank You!