Labrador Joins Fight For Dike Trees

With the generous assistance of our local Congressman, the dike road tree petitions are on their way to Washington DC. This morning, Adrienne and I (pictured) delivered the stack of signatures to Rep. Raul Labrador’s Coeur d’Alene office. The Congerssman’s staff says they will take it from here. Our petition is directed at Hon. Jo-Ellen Darcy, the U.S. Army Assistant Secretary for Civil Works, whose office is in the Pentagon. We’re asking her to reconsider the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ policy that may require the City of Coeur d’Alene to remove all the trees from the earthen levee separating the beach from North Idaho College.  … Our final tally came in at just over 4400 signatures/ Terry Harris , KEA Blog. More here.

Question: What do you make of Congressman Raul Labrador’s decision to join Coeur d’Alene in saving trees along the Dike Road from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers clear-cut mandate?