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Pond side image of Institute Park, showing the bridge, pathway, and trees

An image depicting the tree damage caused by a F4 class tornado which touched down in Worcester on June 9th, 1953.

The Hurricane of 1938 was a storm that ravaged New England, and the strongest in its history. In Worcester, the storm downed about 4000 trees in the streets, and about 11,000 in the parks and playgrounds. The full repair from the damage caused by…

Fortunately, there are forces at work attempting to undo the damage done to the urban forests of Worcester. Worcester Tree Initiative, now a part of Tower Hill Botanic Garden, that was formed in January, 2009 with the ambitious plan to plant 30,000…

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