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ON THE CUTTING EDGE – Eager Beaver Tree Service workers began removing drought-stricken and diseased trees along Shelter Bay Drive last week. Shelter Bay Manager David Franklin said 120 trees, many suppressed or small trees, but also some larger firs and cedars are set to be cut, chipped, and removed. – Photo courtesy of Bill Reynolds
Work along Shelter Bay Drive posed a minor inconvenience for motorists on Thursday.
But the work itself was in response to what looms as a potential major concern later down the road.
Drought-stricken and dead trees lining Shelter Bay Drive were cut and removed as a traffic and pedestrian safety measure, a scene community leaders fear will have to be repeated going forward.
“According to arborists we have contacted,” Shelter Bay Manager David Franklin told La Conner Weekly News last week, “this is only the beginning. What we are cutting today is the result of droughts the past two summers.
“We...
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