Post by Harley Scarow on Oct 29, 2007 13:23:59 GMT -5
What’s Your Name? I’m Red Oak!
By Peter Dang
Members from the Environmental Affairs Club have recently name-tagged DeWitt Clinton High School’s courtyard on Thursday, October 26, 2007 to replace the worn out nametags that have not been replaced since 1992 using elastic springs, inexpensive nails, and finished nametags supplied by volunteering environmentalists. This was a continuation of the Environmental Affairs club’s recent project on Saturday, October 27, 2007, in which the gracious volunteers ventured to Shoelace Park to name the trees.
After many years of students and tempests destroying the nametags, these courtyard trees not have the opportunity to be newly labeled. Many ask, “Won’t the trees get damaged if you stick a nail inside of it?” The clever method is to insert easy-on-the-pocket nails into agile springs, permitting the roots branches of the attached tree to nurture and develop inside of the secured tags, preventing any possible damage to the tree if this method is used. These recently attached nametags, as explained by the environmentalists, are “safe from harm by weather,” as the previous nametags used rust-worthy iron nails and were easily reachable by teenaged students. Now the nametags are much elevated and larger than before, preventing reach yet still allowing clear view of the names.
Environmentalist club member Donnie Santana exclaims, “I had an accident when I was young involving trees. Now that I’ve given one a name, I forgot about that accident.” The Environmental Affairs club plans to finish name-tagging all of the trees before winter.
By Peter Dang
Members from the Environmental Affairs Club have recently name-tagged DeWitt Clinton High School’s courtyard on Thursday, October 26, 2007 to replace the worn out nametags that have not been replaced since 1992 using elastic springs, inexpensive nails, and finished nametags supplied by volunteering environmentalists. This was a continuation of the Environmental Affairs club’s recent project on Saturday, October 27, 2007, in which the gracious volunteers ventured to Shoelace Park to name the trees.
After many years of students and tempests destroying the nametags, these courtyard trees not have the opportunity to be newly labeled. Many ask, “Won’t the trees get damaged if you stick a nail inside of it?” The clever method is to insert easy-on-the-pocket nails into agile springs, permitting the roots branches of the attached tree to nurture and develop inside of the secured tags, preventing any possible damage to the tree if this method is used. These recently attached nametags, as explained by the environmentalists, are “safe from harm by weather,” as the previous nametags used rust-worthy iron nails and were easily reachable by teenaged students. Now the nametags are much elevated and larger than before, preventing reach yet still allowing clear view of the names.
Environmentalist club member Donnie Santana exclaims, “I had an accident when I was young involving trees. Now that I’ve given one a name, I forgot about that accident.” The Environmental Affairs club plans to finish name-tagging all of the trees before winter.
