Save the Trees - Boulder City Historical Site

The National Park Service has announced the removal of 12 Trees at their office location in Boulder City (Wyoming and Nevada Way).

There are 9 Pecan Trees and 3 Ash Trees slated to be eliminated in November 2015. These are established trees that offer to our community many benefits and have been a part of Boulder City since the 1960's.

The National Park Service has given several reasons for cutting down the trees. The first was use of 2 million gallons of water a year. Each tree requires approximately 33,000 gallons per year and there are 12 trees. There is an extensive lawn also on the property which according to Boulder City's water conservation program, the trees can be saved if you remove your lawn.

Lawns are almost non-existent in Boulder City due to the conservation program. The trees at the National Parks Service offer shade in addition to other environmental necessities we need to survive. Some of the high points are listed here.

Oxygen - Each tree provides 10 people oxygen per growing season each year
Filtering of Pollution into ground water
Filtering of CO
Homes for Birds and other wildlife
Food from the Pecan Trees

I am asking for your help to save the trees. This is a canopy of trees which provide much shade. The lawn also has value however this is where most of the water is wasted.

Please sign this petition. I will be offering it to the National Park Service as well as the City of Boulder City for consideration. The building that houses the National Park Service office is a historical building. I am hoping to convince them the trees are historical too.

Regards,

Christy Campbell
Citizen of Boulder City, Nevada