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Title: "It's football vs. forest in Va. Tech sports facility controversy" Post by: Chechem on May 31, 2012, 02:38:09 PM http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/31/us/virginia-forest-football/index.html?hpt=hp_bn1
Quote ...Blueprint plans that have been in the works for over a decade would require chopping down at least 60 trees over the age of 150. Six of the trees have been found to be more than 300 years old. A group called Friends of Stadium Woods and Virginia Tech professor John Seiler are determined not to let those trees come down. Seiler, a professor of forest biology and a tree physiology specialist, has dedicated his entire career to the university and often takes his students into these 11 acres of woods to teach. So when he was told by university administration officials that they believed no tree in the woods was more than 80 years old and the new facility site was a "done deal," Seiler decided to do something about it. Title: Re: "It's football vs. forest in Va. Tech sports facility controversy" Post by: BAMAWV on May 31, 2012, 02:55:42 PM http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/31/us/virginia-forest-football/index.html?hpt=hp_bn1 Seems this guy is using this controversy in almost a passive aggressive sort of way. They should clear cut the entire campus and burn the wood (globalQuote ...Blueprint plans that have been in the works for over a decade would require chopping down at least 60 trees over the age of 150. Six of the trees have been found to be more than 300 years old. A group called Friends of Stadium Woods and Virginia Tech professor John Seiler are determined not to let those trees come down. Seiler, a professor of forest biology and a tree physiology specialist, has dedicated his entire career to the university and often takes his students into these 11 acres of woods to teach. So when he was told by university administration officials that they believed no tree in the woods was more than 80 years old and the new facility site was a "done deal," Seiler decided to do something about it. Title: Re: "It's football vs. forest in Va. Tech sports facility controversy" Post by: pmull on May 31, 2012, 03:35:43 PM I wonder if any of the fans in favor of stadium expansion have ever heard of Havry Updyke? :dunno:
Title: Re: "It's football vs. forest in Va. Tech sports facility controversy" Post by: BAMAWV on May 31, 2012, 06:09:15 PM I wonder if any of the fans in favor of stadium expansion have ever heard of Havry Updyke? :dunno: Or Arden Cogar!Title: Re: "It's football vs. forest in Va. Tech sports facility controversy" Post by: Catch Prothro on May 31, 2012, 06:23:44 PM Quote The current indoor practice facility is nearly a mile from the stadium and outdoor practice field. So, they currently have an indoor practice facility that is "nearly a mile" from the stadium. That's much too far to walk/run for conditioned VT athletes! |