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Guest opinion: Exchanging trees for mansions in Menlo Park

Original post made on Jun 28, 2016

The city of Menlo Park takes great pride in declaring itself as "Tree City USA." City ordinances contain a detailed description of what constitutes a "heritage tree," many of which are present in the Sharon Heights neighborhood in which we have lived since 1978.

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Posted by Trees make a community
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Jun 28, 2016 at 2:02 pm

I too am concerned about the number of heritage trees being removed from our city (and beyond). The city needs to prioritize our remaining canopy.

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Posted by Canopy
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Jun 29, 2016 at 7:33 am

Wholeheartedly agree!

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Posted by Spot on!
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Sep 6, 2016 at 2:39 pm

Let's focus on Heritage Trees before it is too late.

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