Shoreline’s council will hold a public hearing to discuss interim rules protecting the Firlands Giant Sequoia and discuss raising fees from $260 to up to $15,000 for big tree removal
Why don’t they just make it illegal to remove the big trees? It’s everyone’s property, some of us chose N Seattle for the trees. They can’t be regrown that big in our lifetimes, & they’re crucial for clean air & preventing soil erosion. Putting arbitrary penalties on chopping them… leaves the possibility to the right bidder of chopping them down. So why don’t we just rule it out if we actually care about future generations.
Option 1, unless & until the “environmental values” around a tree are delineated clearly. The environmental value of an evergreen tree covers so much, I’d be concerned significant values might be missed.
Why don’t they just make it illegal to remove the big trees? It’s everyone’s property, some of us chose N Seattle for the trees. They can’t be regrown that big in our lifetimes, & they’re crucial for clean air & preventing soil erosion. Putting arbitrary penalties on chopping them… leaves the possibility to the right bidder of chopping them down. So why don’t we just rule it out if we actually care about future generations.
Option 1, unless & until the “environmental values” around a tree are delineated clearly. The environmental value of an evergreen tree covers so much, I’d be concerned significant values might be missed.