Flight 93 Memorial tree restoration could take decades, officials say

Effort to replace dead and unhealthy trees at Flight 93 memorial in Shanksville expected to take decades

About 700 dead or unhealthy trees were removed nearly a year ago and work has begun to add topsoil and plan for what is expected to be a lengthy effort to rehabilitate the trees in 40 memorial groves and along a central walkway. SHANKSVILLE — Officials say it will take decades to replace and revitalize trees at the national memorial in western Pennsylvania to the crew and passengers who died there when a hijacked airplane crashed on Sept. 11, 20…

Flight 93 Memorial tree restoration could take decades, officials say

About 700 dead or unhealthy trees were removed nearly a year ago and work has begun to add topsoil and plan for what is expected to be a lengthy effort to rehabilitate the trees in 40 memorial groves and along a central walkway.

Many Flight 93 Memorial Trees Didn't Make It

In the fields of Shanksville, Pennsylvania, a decades-long effort has begun to breathe life back into the trees commemorating those who died on Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001. The crescent of 40 groves was initially planted between 2012 and 2016 to commemorate the 40 passengers and crew killed, with...

Effort to replace dead and unhealthy trees at Flight 93 memorial expected to take decades

Officials say it'll take decades to replace and revitalize trees at the national memorial in western Pennsylvania to the crew and passengers who died there when a hijacked airplane crashed on Sept. 11, 2001.

Long timeline ahead to revitalize struggling tree areas at Flight 93 National Memorial

Landscape architect James Mealey emphasized Thursday night that revitalizing Flight 93 National Memorial’s struggling Memorial Groves and Allée walkway will take place on a decades-long timeline.