“It had more to do with him being able to develop his property. “Each time that we were both at a meeting I told … that I would really recommend he work to keep that oak tree and he seemed sympathetic to that,” Stanek said. 27 in the second floor conference room of the Whitewater Municipal Building where they will be discussing the Champion Tree Program. What do we value in this community? It speaks directly to that.”Ĭommunity members are welcome to attend the next Urban Forestry Commission meeting, on at 4:30 p.m. It seems to me that this is kind of a bellwether situation that’s happening right here in our own community. “It’s easy to say ‘economic development.’ But trees, and landscape and our environment seem to take a backseat to that. “What do we value?” said Dale Kaminski, director of the Arts Media Center. The nomination will ideally be sent with the property owner’s consent. Stanek said she is looking to nominate the oak for Wisconsin’s Champion Tree Program, which designates the tree as a significant historical feature under protection. “The closer I got to it, the smaller I felt,” Stanek said. The efforts of the petition have now shifted to preserve the around 200-year-old bur oak in the back of the property after the maples were taken down. “Online petitions are a form of ‘armchair activism’ that lends itself well to social media,” Enterline said in an email to Royal Purple. UW-Whitewater sustainability coordinator Wesley Enterline said the attention this particular petition reached was not surprising because it was “started by a student and traveled quickly through social media.” “It’s really encouraging to me to see that kind of passion when it comes to our environment.” “As part of the Urban Forestry Commission, I am thrilled that this young woman took the time to take action on this and tried to save those trees even though it didn’t turn out that way,” said Urban Forestry Committee and Planning & Architectural Review member Sherry Stanek. Photo by Vesna Brajkovic.Ī student-made petition aiming to prevent the destruction of the two trees on the property, facilitated by, received 1,924 signatures from UW-Whitewater students, alumni, community members and friends of the cause in less than a week. 16, two days before being cut down to make way for the Campus Edge Apartments development. Two maple trees, subject of an online petition, on the property of the old Olsen Funeral Home stand on Oct. A sign that reads “ Campus Edge Apartments: Move-In June 2016” sits facing the intersection. Main St., which features a vacant 142-year-old Italianate home, two “landmark” maple trees and a bur oak that’s around 200 years-old, community concern seemed to grow for the future of the corner spot. 19, tearing down the north side of the building with an excavator.Īfter the chain-link fence went up around the property of 1014 W. Main and Prince Street.ĭemolition started on the home on Oct. Two maple trees that garnered a lot of attention this past week were taken down in the middle of the night last Saturday, marking the start of the development of a nine-unit townhouse to replace the old Olsen Funeral Home on the corner of W. It is recommended that all users seek independent advice, including legal advice, to perform their due diligence before renting a Property and that users also use good faith efforts in determining that the content of all information provided to or obtained from the Website is accurate.Online petition creates buzz over tree removal A user of the Website is encouraged to conduct his own due diligence and investigate all matters relating to any Property listed on the Website. The posting of pictures on the Website does not constitute a guarantee that any items represented in the pictures will be present when the renter takes possession of the Property.
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