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28 December 2005 Coleen Perilloux Landry

The Sound of Silence

City Park Arboretum

This used to be our outdoor classroom.
We planted 1200 young cypress and live oak trees in this once gorgeous arboretum. Volunteers came from all over the United States to help.
The effort was spearheaded by ordinary citizen Phil Nugent and directed by our Urban Forester, Tom Campbell.
The live oaks were donated by a nursery in Lafayette and are the progeny of The St. John Cathedral Oak in Lafayette, one of the vice-presidents of the Live Oak Society.


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Richard Carriere, Jr. 30-Aug-2024 18:53
It looks as if perhaps,just perhaps a large live oak that may have survived was decapitated. I bet a lot of trees were removed across the City of New Orleans that would have survived yet people were being paid for the cutting and hauling. There was gold to be made.
Lee Rudd13-Jan-2006 19:32
refreshing to see some new growth being planned
don nieman30-Dec-2005 12:00
What a worthy and long term project. The benefit of which many will gain.
Karen Leaf30-Dec-2005 02:17
And your great grandchildren will be telling the story of you planting all the Live Oaks as they play amongst them What a great legacy Coleen.
Guest 30-Dec-2005 00:22
Impressive sight to see such destruction, even after its been "cleaned up".
Good on you and your seedling planting crew!
Gayle P. Clement30-Dec-2005 00:11
I hope the new trees and the leafing of the ones that remained bring back some fo the beauty of this area.
Elaine (etfitz)29-Dec-2005 16:21
Great shot! It will be wonderful to see with all of the new plantings! Thank you volunteers!
JW29-Dec-2005 16:07
Planting trees is good for the soul and for the planet!

Well done, Coleen
Bob Foisel29-Dec-2005 15:45
Nice documentary, I did the same here after our forest fire, Hang in there.
royalld29-Dec-2005 15:22
SHIBUMI
One of the definitions for Shibumi is, 'understated beauty'.
Another definition is 'eloquent silence'. Both are here.
The work of you and the volunteers captures yet a third meaning of Shibumi,
'a statement so correct that it does not have to be bold and so poignant it does not have to be pretty'.
Guest 29-Dec-2005 14:58
I applaud your efforts, Coleen
they will reap rewards
J. Scott Coile29-Dec-2005 14:55
Your efforts will reap many years of joy! Bless you Coleen :)
petesie29-Dec-2005 14:52
Planting a tree is one of the most hopeful things a person can do because you are doing it for the next generation, too. Wonderful. I look forward to your photos of the area as the trees grow.
Al Chesworth29-Dec-2005 14:41
It will look a picture again soon.
Nice shot for posterity.
laine8229-Dec-2005 11:46
A truely worthwhile project Coleen & it will be looking everybit as good as new in no time. It does look like Australia after the bushfires as Von says.
Karen Stuebing29-Dec-2005 10:56
It's a once beautiful spot that thanks to all you volunteers will once again be a lovely place to visit. It's a shame that it took such a short time to be destroyed and will take a long time to recover. But kudos to you and everyone else who worked so hard planting the trees.
Guest 29-Dec-2005 10:24
The sereniry of the scene belies the violence that caused the view. Very good picture.
Zak29-Dec-2005 10:12
a good project indeed! looks a nice place...
Tor29-Dec-2005 08:31
Good project. Nature can be cruel, but also beautiful.
Yvonne29-Dec-2005 06:37
Amazing to see the poor trees springing back to life, just like our gumtrees after
a bushfire! What a great project planting all the new trees...
Steven Jusczyk29-Dec-2005 06:07
A noble project.