Wren Cove is the unexpected collaboration of multi-instrumentalist Andrew Cloninger, formerly of the Daniel Bennett Group, and cellist Melissa Davies of the band Cottage Street. What’s more unexpected is that “Trees,” Wren Cove’s five-song EP released by Basement Factory Music on Aug. 1, was improvised. Most of the spontaneous compositions on “Trees” are lush vignettes, […]
Trees
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Ash borer creeping along in Monroe County
Like many Monroe County communities, the Village of Fairport has a long-term plan to address the threat the emerald ash borer poses to its ash tree population. A few years ago, the village identified a number of ash trees susceptible to infestation by the invasive beetle, says Fairport Tree Board chair Ken Rohr. Every year […]
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Old tree reaches the end of its life
Sometime within the next few weeks, the City of Rochester will take down the oldest and largest black oak in Washington Grove, a stand of old-growth trees adjacent to Cobbs Hill Park. The tree is actually one of the largest black oaks in the country. When a tree like this gets cut down, it can […]
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Clear cut on Rundel
Seven
big trees went horizontal last week on the Rundel Park mall, victims of the
desire for a wider street.Rundel Park, a quiet non-thoroughfare just opposite the newly refurbished Atlantic-University intersection,
is being upgraded with new curbs, pavement, and street lights.
