This is why we can’t have nice public spaces?

I'm ready to join the club but unsure if these deals are good deals. The Fall Winter Pass is a month short, and the annual is only 8 months.

As things get hotter and hotter and drier and drier, our mature trees clean our air, cool our air, provide wildlife habitat, and do so at a rate vastly greater than any newly planted tree (most of which, sadly, don't make it past 3 years old in urban environments). Planting trees matters for our future. Protecting mature trees matters for our present and future, both.

These sycamores are rare, old, and awe-inspiring treasures—some of the most treasured trees in all of Boulder. I can not believe they'd be in any danger, yet I can believe some developers just don't care. Please reach out. I just emailed after reading the below:

"The 3 giant sycamores at Naropa’s downtown Boulder campus, 2130 Arapaho, are worth a visit if you are not familiar with them. The largest sycamores in the City of Boulder, their future is uncertain. Naropa is under contract to sell its main campus at 2130 Arapaho, to the Chicago-based developer Core Spaces, who specializes in student housing. Developers plan to build more than 130 residential units targeting University of Colorado students here. The final sale is expected to close around January 2027.

If you feel that these trees are worth protecting and preserving, contact Core Spaces, Boulder Planning Board, and Boulder City Council at: info@corespaces.com, boulderplanningboard@bouldercolorado.gov, and https://bouldercolorado.gov/contact-city-council-and-staff .

And in the meantime, pay a visit to these spectacular beauties and sit for a minute under their tranquil shade, along with the spirits of Allen Ginsberg and Timothy Leary."

Went on the tour today (recommend highly) of President Harrison’s home (he famously campaigned from the front porch) and so much of what he was about—healing divisions post-Civil War, beginning the creation of National Parks and protecting monuments, anti-slavery and pro-equality for women and Black community including hiring them at the White House for the first time—would be regarded by current Indiana and MAGA Republicans as “woke.”

April 3, 2026. Free read: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/climate/forest-service-research-stations.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zVA.EgOJ.v2_XssdXbW2H&smid=url-share