The Stumps Left Behind
Article #8, Published May 19, 2017 by Eli Wasson
A quote for the read:
"God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools."
— John Muir
There’s one thing in this world that really upsets me, and that’s when humans stomp down on nature like it’s nothing. Well truth be told, it is something. It is bigger than all of us. Without it we wouldn’t be even be here.
Where I live, Champaign, Illinois, I’ve noticed that there has been an increase in the number of trees being cut down by the city. Trees that aren’t dead and are over 100 years old! Why? Who knows… probably because they’re too close to the streets and their branches hang over too far.
Most of the trees here are just like this one – and some even bigger. These are the kinds of perfectly good trees they are cutting down. I went out one morning for only a half-hour and within a 3-block radius, I managed to take a picture of 16 tree stumps and places where there once was a tree stump not long ago. And as you can tell from the pictures of the stumps, most of these trees were just recently cut down.
I just wish there was something I could do about it. I don’t know why this is happening. And it's not just here -- it's everywhere. Now don't call me a hippie after reading this because I don't care about world peace, I just care about whether there's still going to be forests left for me to camp in 10 years from now.
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That is tragically sad. Sometimes I wonder what stories plants, especially trees, could tell us.
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Yes, it is especially sad to see the big ones go down, the ones that have been working so hard to grow and then get chopped just like that.
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About the trees. It really is a tragedy to see tall, healthy trees being cut down. They offer so many advantages, such as shade from the hot sun, a windbreak, curb appeal, air purification, and on and on. Washington has 265 Ash trees scheduled to be cut down due to the Emerald Ash Borer infestation. It's such a shame. I joined the Tree Committee to help be a part of tree giveaways and planting projects around the community. You should see if Champaign has a similar committee. I'm sure they do.
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