Australia's second largest city, Melbourne, has set up an electronic tree database. The database, which received an interactive map , received information about 70,000 trees (their species, age, etc.) located both on the streets and in the parks of Melbourne. Each tree was assigned its own identifier (ID) and ... an email address.
City Councilman Arron Wood noted that "Some thought we were wasting money [on creating email addresses], but the trees were still assigned individual IDs, so it made sense to assign those IDs to the email addresses that merged the trees." with the community." Tree email addresses were intended to allow Melbourne residents to report any issues related to specific trees, such as branches that pose a potential or immediate danger. However, the result surprised even the authors of this strange initiative: people began to confess their love to trees through e-mail .
Letter examples:
To: Golden Elm Tree Number 1037148
Date: May 21, 2015
I'm sorry you're about to die. It makes me sad when trucks damage your low-hanging branches. Are you as tired of all this building work as we are?
To: Algerian oak wood number 1032705
Date: February 2, 2015
Dear Algerian oak,
thank you for giving us oxygen.
Thank you for being so beautiful.
I don't know where I would be without you absorbing my carbon dioxide.
(Perhaps in heaven.) Stay strong, tall in the midst of the crowd. You are a gift that keeps on giving.
We were going to discuss wildlife, but, unfortunately, we do not have enough time, and other issues have priority.
I hope one day the environment will be our priority.
To: Golden Elm tree number 1037148
Date: May 2015
Dear 1037148 You deserve to be known for more than just your number. I love you. Always and forever.
Some letters are sent to trees not only by residents of Melbourne and even Australia, but also from other countries of the world, and some email messages are devoted to more prosaic topics - for example, politics (for example, someone Troy asks a folded thuja at number 1058295 if Greece should stay in the European Union) .