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Olmsted Park System scarred by storm.


A fall storm that blew through Buffalo, N.Y., took the Olmsted Park System by surprise. The storm brought with it unusually wet and heavy snow that combined with the full foliage of the trees to result in what the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy calls a "natural disaster of broken limbs and ripped bark bark, sailing vessel
bark or barque (both: bärk), sailing vessel with three masts, of which the mainmast and the foremast are square-rigged while the mizzenmast is fore-and-aft-rigged.
." All 1,200 acres of the park are permanently damaged--that's about 12,000 trees that were broken during the storm.

While the conservancy is doing its best to revive To renew.

For example, revival is the act of renewing the legal force of a contract or debt, either by acknowledging it or by giving a new promise, when the contract or debt is no longer a sufficient foundation for a lawsuit because it is barred by the running of the Statute
 the park with seasonal zone gardeners, it is receiving assistance from the City of Buffalo and Erie County Erie County is the name of several counties in the United States:
  • Erie County, New York
  • Erie County, Ohio
  • Erie County, Pennsylvania
, which has hired a crew of contractors. The conservancy is also accepting contributions for the reforestation Reforestation

The reestablishment of forest cover either naturally or artificially. Given enough time, natural regeneration will usually occur in areas where temperatures and rainfall are adequate and when grazing and wildfires are not too frequent.
 of the Olmsted Park System.

For more information on the cleanup of the Olmsted Park System, visit www.buffaloolmstedparks.org.
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Publication:Parks & Recreation
Date:Jan 1, 2007
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