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Tom Lounsbury: The pains of progress - especially for beloved trees
Tom Lounsbury, Hearst Michigan
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Then-Saginaw Bay District Forester Tyler Pederson checks the ash trees on Tom Lounsbury s property during the winter of 2015 to verify that Emerald Ash Borers were in fact present and were killing the trees. (Tom Lounsbury/Hearst Michigan) Show MoreShow Less
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This stump is all that is left of Tom Lounsbury s ash tree, which once provided wonderful shade to the back deck. However, a shoot came up from it, which, hopefully, with the support of the original root system, will become a future shade tree again. Nothing ventured, nothing gained! (Tom Lounsbury/Hearst Michigan) Show MoreShow Less