It seems some ancient oaks are worth more than others.
A lot more.
This week I'd gathered up information about the threats to ancient oaks and other valuable trees in half a dozen settings in Wisconsin:
* Rare oaks saved, so far, from sand mining in Jackson and Monroe Counties.
* Acres of pristine trees threatened for golf course development adjacent to Kohler Andrae State Park.
* A grove of iconic horse chestnut trees in downtown Milwaukee apparently headed for destruction.
* At least ten ancient oaks facing the chainsaw in Kletzsch Park in Glendale, including these:
* Other old oaks which could be destroyed on the Milwaukee County Grounds.
* And on the Foxconn construction site, but don't get started on that or we'll be there all day.
Here's one way to deal with this kind of thoughtlessness:
A lot more.
This week I'd gathered up information about the threats to ancient oaks and other valuable trees in half a dozen settings in Wisconsin:
* Rare oaks saved, so far, from sand mining in Jackson and Monroe Counties.
* Acres of pristine trees threatened for golf course development adjacent to Kohler Andrae State Park.
* A grove of iconic horse chestnut trees in downtown Milwaukee apparently headed for destruction.
* At least ten ancient oaks facing the chainsaw in Kletzsch Park in Glendale, including these:
* And on the Foxconn construction site, but don't get started on that or we'll be there all day.
Here's one way to deal with this kind of thoughtlessness:
Judge: California couple must pay nearly $600k for uprooting, killing an ancient oak tree
The oak was bound, a road was bulldozed through and a dozen other trees and vegetation were uprooted, according to court documents.
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