Laurie Rollins and neighbours would like to see trees felled along a trail behind her property removed by the city.

The Hillcrest Heights trail runs behind Rollins91裸聊视频� 24th Street SE property. Stacked up along the steep embankment between the trail and the retaining wall at the rear of Rollins91裸聊视频� property are 15 trees felled by the city last fall.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e basically looking at a log jam from our backyard,91裸聊视频� said Rollins. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a mess, it91裸聊视频檚 terrible and they91裸聊视频檙e not concerned and they91裸聊视频檙e not going to move it because they said there91裸聊视频檚 a directive from the Ministry of Forests that when trees have fallen, they would just leave them91裸聊视频� they said it won91裸聊视频檛 look terrible down the road. It will get back to natural.

91裸聊视频淲ell, down the road might mean in the meantime that we could have a fire back there.91裸聊视频�

Another concern of Rollins is that the felled and delimbed trees could roll into hers and/or her neighbours91裸聊视频� properties, including that of Greg Barron.

91裸聊视频淕reg questions whether the trees were pinned properly and whether it91裸聊视频檚 safe,91裸聊视频� said Rollins. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 really steep behind their place, they91裸聊视频檝e got a five-year -old boy that lives with them and if any of those come rolling down into their yard 91裸聊视频� it91裸聊视频檚 ridiculous is what it is.91裸聊视频�

Barron shares Rollins91裸聊视频� concerns regarding the danger posed by the logs.

91裸聊视频淚 think it91裸聊视频檚 dangerous,91裸聊视频� said Barron. 91裸聊视频淚 live right behind them and am concerned they91裸聊视频檙e going to roll down.91裸聊视频�

Rollins said she and her neighbours asked the city to cut down the trees 91裸聊视频渂ecause they were dead standing and with the winds, we were concerned with them falling on a house.91裸聊视频� This was confirmed via email by city roads and parks manager Darin Gerow. He explained the city followed up on multiple complaints received about the health of the trees by having them assessed by a certified arborist. It was determined by the arborist and a certified tree feller that the trees were an 91裸聊视频渋mminent danger to the neighboring properties.91裸聊视频�

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91裸聊视频淎fter felling of the trees, contractors removed all the fire hazard limbs within this area and left the large diameter logs pinned against existing stumps to prevent from any further movement,91裸聊视频� said Gerow, noting this decision was made based on a Ministry of Forests91裸聊视频� list of benefits downed logs provide as they decay. These include: provision of shelter for wildlife, creation of growing sites for plants and fungi, enrichment and stabilizing of soils, contributing to living ecosystems and reducing erosion by wind, rain and melting snow.

91裸聊视频淚n addition, operations staff have a new process of replanting trees where we are required to remove trees that have died,91裸聊视频� said Gerow. 91裸聊视频淭his internal procedure will have us replant at a determined ratio in and around the area that the trees were fallen and should be completed within a year of tree removals.91裸聊视频�

Regarding the stability of the pinned logs, Rollins said about a week ago she found people cutting some of the logs, presumably for firewood.

91裸聊视频淚 look outside and sure enough there91裸聊视频檚 four people up there and they91裸聊视频檝e got a chainsaw and two wheelbarrows and for two hours they took wood from there,91裸聊视频� said Rollins. 91裸聊视频淪o those trees that were in there91裸聊视频� if people keep cutting up that wood then it91裸聊视频檚 no longer going to be pinned behind these trees that they left stumps for.91裸聊视频�

Rollins said she reported what she saw to the city.

91裸聊视频淲e are aware of some unauthorized work taking place at this location,91裸聊视频� said Gerow, adding staff would investigate to ensure the unsanctioned work has not created any insecure or unsafe situations.

Rollins remains uncomfortable with the logs being left to deteriorate naturally, and questions why their removal would be any different from other FireSmart related efforts.

91裸聊视频淚 did see under 91裸聊视频揑 don91裸聊视频檛 know if it91裸聊视频檚 FireSmart or some other program 91裸聊视频� that there91裸聊视频檚 money available for this kind of stuff to help with making the area around your community safe, so why not use some of that money to get rid of this?91裸聊视频� asked Rollins.