Resolution in wrong felled tree caper

6/09 tahoe mt. news

Righting the wrong of the felled 30-foot fir tree has come in the form of a nearly 12-foot mountain ash.
Gareth Harris took it upon himself on behalf of and at the expense of the Rotary Club to replace the tree that was wrongly cut down by his group. Harris is also fire marshal for Lake Valley. The Christmas Valley residence is in his fire district.
“There were mistakes made, no question about it,” Harris said. “There was no intent to do anything wrong on anyone’s part.”
Rotary spent a Saturday helping seniors and disabled people with defensible space issues by cutting down trees and limbs that posed a fire threat.
Billie Jo and Paul McAfee were mistakenly on that list because they had helped with the senior wood project as volunteers. Even so, they don’t believe the tree posed a fire danger.
But the couple is happy with how Harris made amends. They are also complimentary of Jason Arnold with the Nevada Fire Safe Council who stopped by to express his regret for the error.
Gareth said his chipping crews will be out this month to finish up the Rotary’s project.