Re: “How does your WA neighborhood rank for ‘tree equity’? Check this map” (Aug. 20, Local weather Lab):
As a devoted tree planter, I’m glad to examine one other device accessible to encourage tree planting. We reside with greater than 40 timber on our small city lot, together with three giant road timber. It’s loads to take care of and retains us busy. Fall is an particularly demanding season and we admire the cut-rate clear inexperienced decide up Seattle Public Utilities provides in November to assist clear leaves from our yards and adjoining streets.
Whereas it’s nice to encourage tree planting, it’s additionally necessary to teach everybody concerning the significance of cleansing up streets and storm drains. Come fall, storm drains in our neighborhood are sometimes clogged and overflowing. Leaves are generally blown from one house’s gutter to a different or to the opposite aspect of the road as an alternative of merely picked up. I as soon as cleared drains across the neighborhood however now am devoted to preserving the one on my nook free-flowing.
We’d like a Fall Leaf Competition to rejoice the fantastic thing about the season and the great timber that achieve this a lot for us. It’s the completion of the circle that planting begins and possibly the prospect to get behind a rake and love the leaves.
Barbara Downward, Seattle
