Of course, since this is Madison, the tree huggers are coming out of the woodwork complaining about the lack of attention they receive without these particular trees to hug.
Ledell Zellers, president of Capitol Neighborhoods Inc., said downtown residents, in particular, are not happy with what they see as the cavalier treatment of trees by governmental entities and developers.
"There sure is a lot of frustration out there," she said.
Zellers said the trees on the Square provided beauty and shade.
"We won't see ones that size in our lifetime," she said.
Yup, Zellers will never see trees that size in her lifetime...
Why aren't people up in arms when large buildings are destroyed? Can you really say that a tree is more natural than a building? Humans are natural, humans make buildings, therefore buildings are natural. Quoth the honorable Dr. Hubert J. Nugz, are you going to say a tangerine is less natural than a lemon or an orange?
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Urban deforestation is the latest pet issue of the enviro set JP.
In their defense, large trees do a lot for cities, from absorbtion of CO2 (helping purify the air), to interception of rainfall (easing the strain on drainage systems), to keeping the city cool (by preventing concrete and asphalt from absorbing the sun's rays).
So they do have a point.
BUT - since there was no such thing as urban deforestation in 1789, Clarince T does not give a crap.
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