PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 27, 2024
South Portland has a new, revised tree ordinance but it is weak and took two years from start to finish, which gave developers and uncaring neighbors plenty of time to hysterically cut down many trees. There seems to be no way to encourage some people to care about the environment, climate change, trees, or the known fact that our beloved lawns are another defilement of the Earth. After successive major weather disasters that have forever altered the coastline of Maine, people should stop doubting climate change and start taking action to prevent an environmental catastrophe. Let’s start by leaving the trees alone. ~ Barbara Dee, South Portland, ardent tree hugger