"ADVOCATING FOR TREES" - RACHEL ROAT PROGRAM ON TREE LAW

JANUARY 29, 2 PM–"ADVOCATING FOR TREES" - RACHEL ROAT PROGRAM ON TREE LAW

Admission Free   Open to the Public
Kingston, NJ.

Rachel Roat, an attorney with the unusual practice of Tree, Neighbor and Garden Law, will give a slide presentation on trees and tree law.  The talk, sponsored by Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands (www.fpnl.org) will be held in the Education Building at the Mapleton Preserve/D&R Canal State Park, 145 Mapleton Road, Kingston, NJ.  After the talk, the group will take a winter walk in the Mapleton Preserve (weather permitting) and reflect upon the beauty of winter trees. The event is free, and all are welcome. For more information, call 609-683-0483.

Rachel Roat is uniquely qualified to give this talk. Her "growing" legal practice in Kingston  (908-334-3590) deals with the sticky issues that can occur when trees catalyze disputes. 

For example, if a tree has grown across the boundary between two properties, and now resides in two yards, it can give rise to many questions, including "Whose tree is it?"  or "Who can cut it down or trim the branches?"  "Who has to rake the leaves?"  or "If it falls on my roof, who pays?"  Ms. Roat, who bills herself as a "tree hugger," helps neighbors to work out the tricky questions that arise when trees grow out of bounds, present hazards, block views, or are more loved by one party than by another (who might even be seeking to commit "arboricide").   Roat hates to see issues like this go to court.  Her brochure list her services as advice, negotiation, mediation, and then litigation, as a last resort.

DIRECTIONS:

Mapleton Preserve/D & R Canal State Park Headquarters, 145 Mapleton Road, Kingston, NJ

From Route 1: Exit at Ridge Road heading towards the village of Kingston for approximately 1 mile. Take second left, following Ridge Road (Division St).  At the stop sign at the end of Ridge Road, turn left.  The D & R Canal State Park Headquarters and Mapleton Preserve are located 0.2 miles on the left side of Mapleton Road.  Alternatively, take the Mapleton Road Exit, heading towards the village of Kingston for 1.7 miles. At the stoplight, turn left on Mapleton Rd.. The park office and Mapleton Preserve are located approximately 0.6 miles on the right side of the road.

From Route 27:  Turn onto Academy Street at the traffic light in Kingston (across from the Kingston Cemetery). Academy Street becomes Mapleton Road as it heads towards Route 1. The park office and Mapleton Preserve are located 0.3 miles on the left side of the road.