These native trees are more important than ever in the age of climate change, as they are resistant to heat and drought. We need them. I work in Lakewood and hope the city does the right thing for the future of this community.
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Cheryl Tucker
5 years ago
We need more big trees, not fewer!
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Sarah
5 years ago
Protect old trees!
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Donna Mairs
5 years ago
Save our trees@
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Brian Scoles
5 years ago
The trees are worth saving.
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Carole Scholl
5 years ago
I'm sure Lakewood planners are smart enough to build warehouses without destroying native Garry oaks, so please get back to the planning table.
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Dean Backus
5 years ago
Portland is making these exact same mistakes, removing established trees that benefit the environment without sign-off from the community. Please don't make our mistakes!
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Ken Hamrick
5 years ago
Save our trees!
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Lauren
5 years ago
Save our Earth because you are smart
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Tom Sparks
5 years ago
Please give these imperiled trees the respect they deserve.
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Barbara Rose Lange
5 years ago
the Garry oaks support so many other plants and animals. The city urgently needs to rewrite its development regulations and codes so that Lakewood does not become a warehouse wasteland.
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Christina Manetti
5 years ago
Dear Mr. Rousseau! Thank you very much for your thoughtful comments! We appreciate your support! Christina
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Daniel Rousseau
5 years ago
Garry Oaks are a long-lived, slow-growing species that are drought tolerant, making them invaluable in a future for the Northwest that is already showing signs of being hotter and drier than it has been in recent memory. In addition to the crucial ecological role that they play in providing food and shelter for native wildlife, as a shade tree they benefit the city of Lakewood by reducing the most severe impacts of climate change as part of the urban canopy. Too many cities across the country are losing or removing their urban tree canopies and suffering disproportionately increased heat waves due to the "heat island" effect created by concrete, glass, and metal reflecting heat into the surrounding air - trees cool the air both by shading the air beneath and releasing water vapor as they transpire through their leaves to cool themselves down. As a drought tolerant tree, Garry oaks are incredibly efficient at using limited water to provide this benefit, ultimately limiting costs to the city in the long term by reducing the amount of potable city water used to keep the urban canopy alive as well as reducing the number of homes and businesses who will need to add air conditioning to prevent heat-related illness and the additional infrastructure needed to manage the added strain to the city's electrical grid. Removing these trees doesn't just hurt wildlife, it will ultimately cost the city of Lakewood lives and money as climate change continues to push the Northwest into extreme heat waves like those experienced earlier this summer.
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Christina Manetti
5 years ago
Thank you for signing! We appreciate it!
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Joyce Rousseau
5 years ago
A very important movement!
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Pam Beal
5 years ago
Garry Oaks are invaluable! They support more species than any other tree.
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Anonymous
5 years ago
Please reconsider the choice to remove these valuable native trees, nearly impossible to replace. Thank you
These native trees are more important than ever in the age of climate change, as they are resistant to heat and drought. We need them. I work in Lakewood and hope the city does the right thing for the future of this community.
We need more big trees, not fewer!
Protect old trees!
Save our trees@
The trees are worth saving.
I'm sure Lakewood planners are smart enough to build warehouses without destroying native Garry oaks, so please get back to the planning table.
Portland is making these exact same mistakes, removing established trees that benefit the environment without sign-off from the community. Please don't make our mistakes!
Save our trees!
Save our Earth because you are smart
Please give these imperiled trees the respect they deserve.
the Garry oaks support so many other plants and animals. The city urgently needs to rewrite its development regulations and codes so that Lakewood does not become a warehouse wasteland.
Dear Mr. Rousseau! Thank you very much for your thoughtful comments! We appreciate your support! Christina
Garry Oaks are a long-lived, slow-growing species that are drought tolerant, making them invaluable in a future for the Northwest that is already showing signs of being hotter and drier than it has been in recent memory. In addition to the crucial ecological role that they play in providing food and shelter for native wildlife, as a shade tree they benefit the city of Lakewood by reducing the most severe impacts of climate change as part of the urban canopy. Too many cities across the country are losing or removing their urban tree canopies and suffering disproportionately increased heat waves due to the "heat island" effect created by concrete, glass, and metal reflecting heat into the surrounding air - trees cool the air both by shading the air beneath and releasing water vapor as they transpire through their leaves to cool themselves down. As a drought tolerant tree, Garry oaks are incredibly efficient at using limited water to provide this benefit, ultimately limiting costs to the city in the long term by reducing the amount of potable city water used to keep the urban canopy alive as well as reducing the number of homes and businesses who will need to add air conditioning to prevent heat-related illness and the additional infrastructure needed to manage the added strain to the city's electrical grid. Removing these trees doesn't just hurt wildlife, it will ultimately cost the city of Lakewood lives and money as climate change continues to push the Northwest into extreme heat waves like those experienced earlier this summer.
Thank you for signing! We appreciate it!
A very important movement!
Garry Oaks are invaluable! They support more species than any other tree.
Please reconsider the choice to remove these valuable native trees, nearly impossible to replace. Thank you
Please preserve the native Garry Oaks!
Please save these trees.
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