In Red Oak Park, Jim Bemis touches the roots of a huge flood-downed tree

This is one of several large trees already uprooted by stormwater flowing north through Red Oak Park. Can the trees be saved by storing stormwater upstream in the open portion of the park and in rain gardens on private property? Only if the city council and the neighbors study the problem carefully and realize that there is no cheap or easy way to fix the situation and the public and neighbors are willing to make the effort. PLEASE CLICK ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.