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We Just Lived Through Two of the Hottest Days Ever. Does Anyone Care?
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I'll note that moving into the boreal forest is also a high-risk decision; those are all burning, burning more intensely, and burning more often.
I don't think mature California coastal redwoods are boreal.
Don't you need a permit to cut a single one down? Having property where those grow always seemed like a nightmare.
Why would I cut them down? I bought the property because of them. 200 ft tall trees, some in rings around the mother stump. It's beautiful and fun.