In the hope that other Carmelites will be spared the traumatic experience of having a City-owned tree destroy your residence, Marcia Green has published a leaflet entitled, "IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU TOMORROW! (Or maybe today)." The leaflet's purpose is to assist Carmelites RECOGNIZE and REPORT TREE HAZARDS. Further, "if YOU don't REPORT TREE HAZARD conditions directly to the City, and a City-owned tree causes damage to you or your property, you may be told by the City that the City will not accept RESPONSIBILITY for your damage which resulted from their tree. You may be told that the City had NO PRIOR NOTICE."
For RECOGNIZING tree hazards, an International Society of Arboriculture Tree Hazard Checklist is reproduced; the Checklist is also available for purchase on their web site, www.treesaregood.com. The web site also includes information on "What Your Tree Needs and Why," "Before Tree Buying and Planting ," "Proper Tree Care Techniques," "Pruning Your Trees" and " Tree Hazards and Treatments."
For REPORTING tree hazards, write Mike Branson, City Forester, P.O. Box SS, Carmel, CA., 93921. (e-mail: mbranson@ci.carmel.ca.us & Fax: 831-624-2132 )
For information about the leaflet , e-mail treefriend@webtv.net.
"HELP KEEP OUR FOREST SAFE!"
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