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Commission grants permit for single‑tree core sample at Boyden Park for climate research
Summary
A Brown University doctoral student received permission to extract a single, standard tree core from a Carolina silverbell at Boyden Park for age and growth analysis; the student will provide a site report and copies of any resulting publications.
The Conservation Commission approved a one‑time research permit allowing a Brown University doctoral student to extract a single increment core from a Carolina silverbell at Boyden Park.
The researcher explained the project’s broader goal — measuring how quickly certain tree species can migrate and adapt to climate change — and said the on‑site sampling would take about 10 minutes and pose no significant danger to the tree. The student agreed to share a site‑specific report and later academic publications with the commission and to coordinate timing with staff.
Commissioners asked the staff to set the permit timing and to record a condition that the researcher supply the commission with the results and any public‑facing article that may result.
