PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 15, 2021
In helping us reach our CO2 reduction goals, trees are powerhouses. Early in December the city removed 30 or so maples, each at least 75 years old, from the Western Prom. The so-called “justification”? They are the “wrong” maples (invasives), and the water view was obscured. To reach our carbon-reduction goals, we need every mature tree, regardless of our species prejudice. Act now on One Climate Future because the future’s in full swing. ~ Elissa Armstrong, Portland