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Jul-24-2010

Who’s killing the trees in Golden Gate Park?

The video above from K9VideoBlog documents the sad vandalism of elm trees in Golden Gate Park’s Music Concourse.

The latest attack was discovered on Wednesday morning; 14 young elms and one sycamore had been sawed in two about 8 inches from the ground. The Chronicle notes it’s the fifth tree attack in the park since May, bringing the total of vandalized trees to 44.

It’s been a tough summer for Golden Gate Park with pit bull attacks on July 1st, followed shortly thereafter by a fatal stabbing on July 4th, and now, this senseless vandalism.

Elton Pon, a parks department spokesman told the Chronicle, “We don’t know if it is someone with a political agenda, or a mental problem or something else. It does seem like someone knows what they’re doing.”

The Recreation & Parks Department is offering a $2,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the tree vandal.

Sarah B.

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4:32 pm | Posted under Crime, Golden Gate Park | 4 comments
  1. Al Said,

    Probably someone worried about our security: http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/06/15/trees-latest-g20-security-casualties/

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  3. Sabrina Gee-Shin Said,

    This person is sick. What a tragedy. Thank you K9VodBlog for the video.

  4. Foliage vandal strikes again – this time on Park Presidio Boulevard | Richmond District Blog of San Francisco (richmondsfblog.com) Said,

    [...] dozens of trees were cut down in Golden Gate Park and three beds in the park’s Rose Garden were nearly destroyed, another incident occurred [...]

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