I just talked about it a month ago, when the city took out the trees in Riverside park, and now they are in the news again, the city of La Crosse has a hate relationship with the Ash Tree, and the Emerald Ash Borer. The latest plan calls for the removal of 2700 ash trees over the next 5 years. The city of La Crosse will be eradicating the Ash Tree from the fabric of the city. I am guessing that when we drive down most of the city streets we will notice the clear cutting of the Ash trees from the roads and boulevards. It saddens me to think that all these trees will soon be gone from our beautiful city, a tree city, and that our lovely canopy of leaves and shade will for a long time be missing from the city streets. I think the next time we plant trees for shade that the city should look at different species so that way we don’t get stuck in another Elm and Ash situation.
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