February snowstorm, photograph by Wan Jung

Photograph by Peg Matthews, Overbrook Drive off Indianola, fall 2009

Photographed by Susan Michael Barrett, 2009

Wan Jung, photographer

Wan Jung took this picture of Overbrook Drive (between High and Canyon) on January 15, 2009. 

Many trees were either lost or damaged in the wind storm. A way we can help conserve our neighborhood ravine habitat is to plant a diverse selection of native trees this fall and spring. If all of us plant 2 different trees on our properties, we’ll help assure our grandchildren enjoy this precious ecosystem in the future.

Maybe some of you saw the huge red oak on Glenmont Avenue that went down in the storm. This gentle giant was one of the trees blocking Glenmont Avenue traffic in the area just west of the Wynding Drive intersection for 4 days. Many neighbors lost power just after the winds began on Sunday, September 14 and didn’t get power back until Friday night, September 19. Cable returned on Sunday, September 21st. Others were more or less fortunate. It was a time of community building. I met new neighbors. I am fortunate to live next door to dear friend Barbara Lloyd who brought me a French press coffee each morning at 7 AM! We helped each other clean up, and even pulled our grills into the street to cook and share our food.

Red Oak down on Glenmont

storm damage

Tree on roof

Glenmont

storm damage