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Huge Tree Blowdown in Fairport

Huge Tree Blowdown in Fairport
Huge Tree Blowdown in Fairport Mike Caswell June 29, 2018  A huge tree blowdown has been uncovered on one of the larger earthen embankments in Perinton. I have created a video of what I saw when I tried to inspect it. This blowdown is just a few feet south of the electricity pylons at the…
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An Expert Opinion! Clear Cutting Canal Embankments

An Expert Opinion! Clear Cutting Canal Embankments
An Expert Opinion! Clear Cutting Canal Embankments By Thomas X. Grasso President Emeritus, Canal Society of New York State Since the New York State Canal Corporation announced its plan late last year to clear cut trees from Erie Canal embankments in western New York, there has been much opposition. I, on the other hand, think…
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Erie Canal Embankment Video Tour – The Oxbow Dam in Fairport

Erie Canal Embankment Video Tour – The Oxbow Dam in Fairport
I felt it would assist people in understanding the problems existing on the Earthen Embankment Dam between Perinton Park and Bushnell’s Basin if I took a few photographs of the area where I spotted PRUDENT ENGINEERING using surveying tools on January 5th. They were here about four hours, working slowly along the areas shown in the…
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Trees… Is it Global Warming – or Global Warning?

Trees… Is it Global Warming – or Global Warning?
While everyone likes trees, it appears we have a huge problem with them, as they have been proven to be a major contributor to melting the permafrost. If we lose our permafrost, that releases all the carbon stored underground, and there is so much it is many times greater than all the oil, coal and…
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