Re-Green

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted September 30, 201094 views4 comments

Was driving home today when I noticed the re-greening project for sudbury was underway again.
Vale inco has invested millions to regreen the slag piles in the city.
The Green hills are an improvement over slag, But I don't think I'll live to see the day full grown trees rest on those hills.
Shot with Sony A550 and Sony 70-300 G.

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Comment posted by Hank Pennington on September 30, 2010 at 6:47 PM

The dozer at the top really makes this shot Gary. Even without it, the green doesn't do much to change the fact of the slag, does it?

Registered on November 1, 2003, 226 Posts, 1532 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on October 1, 2010 at 10:25 AM

Gary, I'm so sorry.
When I grew up back in Pennsylvania, piles of slag were a common eye sore. I think painting them green is even worse.
The twentieth century was about raping the environment and sadly I think the majority of people either don't realize or don't care.
Ciao ;^)

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Reed on October 1, 2010 at 10:38 AM

The re-greening of these slag piles will grow grass...eventually. The green is a hydro seed.
I will post a second shot I took on the back side of this pile showing the growing grass. The back areas were done 2.5 years ago...
I have to wait 48 hours though...so stay tuned.

Registered on September 19, 2009, 198 Posts, 1074 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Jones on October 1, 2010 at 1:33 PM

I agree, this is an interesting story, but you really need that dozer in there to make an image that will attract some attention, and you placed it well in this composition. Perhaps a somewhat optimistic subtitle for the story mith be "Hey, it's a start." We certainly don't have a great record for treating the land with respect, but hopefully we have finally begun to instill a more resonsible attitude in the next generation.

Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments