McKinleyville’s To Be Tree
“From what I understand, there was a little bit of a miscommunication,” she said. “At no point was it going to be topped. We were originally going to trim or remove any overhanging dead or dying branches … so that they wouldn’t fall and become a hazard or in any way hit the high voltage conductor. That is no longer taking place, because we know the gentleman was sensitive to it. We decided we’re only doing the [four-foot] compliance pruning.”
She said the work would take place within the next two weeks.
Libow, Monday afternoon, hadn’t heard that news. He sounded pleased, but not entirely relieved.
“Once you have a guy in a bucket with a chainsaw, anything can happen,” he said.
It isn’t that Libow worships the tree for its grand treeness. His connection seems more one of kinship than spirituality.
“It reminds me of the way McKinleyville used to be,” Libow said. “Kind of a real place instead of a strip town. It’s like an old friend standing there, and it’s a symbol of McKinleyville.”
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FOUR Comments
Comment / By junebug / Dec. 22, 2009, 10:37 p.m.
Heidi, nice piece of investigative journalism. NOT! Your style of writing is more appropriate for a romance novel than a journalist. You did not present both sides of the story, instead you chose to portray PG&E as the big bad corporate wolf and painted an exaggerated idyllic picture of a tree and its owner. I can almost hear violins playing in the background. If you had done your research you would have been able to explain why PG&E cuts trees and cited laws that dictate the distances trees must be away from the high voltage lines. Hint, it can easily be found by a simple google search. If you had done your research you may have even found out that inside the city limits the law says trees only need to be 18 inches away from the power lines. Is the tree inside of McKinleyville city limits, Heidi? If you were attempting to embarrass PG&E your argument would be more credible if you had done your homework and provided facts rather than relying on your creative writing skills. This article is an example of lazy reporting. Congrats.
Comment / By Hank Sims / Dec. 22, 2009, 11:22 p.m.
Not to quibble or anything, but there are no city limits in McKinleyville. It’s not a city!
Comment / By harry / April 15, 7:04 a.m.
Good for you Aaron!!! I lived in Mickinleyville in the 1970’s. It was a nice, peacefull place to live and work. I stll remember the trees and this one in particular. I hope it’s saved, as it’s the last one. I’m glad I don’t live there now!!!
Comment / By Donata / April 16, 8:30 a.m.
You go Aaron! Thanks for saving that beautiful tree.