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Menlo Oaks residents ask San Mateo County to protect their oaks

Original post made on Jul 22, 2016

On Tuesday, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors will discuss a request by residents of Menlo Oaks for emergency rules to protect their neighborhood's namesake oak trees, which they say have been disappearing at an alarming rate.

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Posted by Beth
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Jul 22, 2016 at 1:05 pm

In addition to this, PG&E is disfiguring heritage oaks in Menlo Park. Some were near my house and I took pictures as the guy was having a field-day with his big motorized saw. He flailed his way right thru the middle of two trees. The trees are now - ugly and will be susceptible to diseases. It was obvious the man didn't know how to trim them well. Their truck had an obscure marking, which I also took a picture of.

I went home and called the MP arborist, who said he was going right away to see this damage. I learned that MP or the county gives PG&E full trimming rights.(??!!!)

And you can see it, too. Go to Valparaiso, turn onto Elder toward Santa Cruz and look up mid-block to two trees on the corner.

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Posted by Beth
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Jul 22, 2016 at 1:10 pm

I'm adding to my comment. I see this as a dangerous reflection of prevalent mindsets - where respect for beauty, and homes for living things - aren't felt, nor respected. Living in this will foster further and possibly worse situations down the road.

My guess is this is all based on money. Could it be anything else? Safety? The trees look more unstable now.

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