50 native WA oaks cut down for Lakewood warehouse. How locals helped save even more – The Suburban Times

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50 native WA oaks cut down for Lakewood warehouse. How locals helped save even more

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About 50 Garry oak trees – Washington state’s only native oak – were cut down recently at a property in Lakewood to make room for a moving-service warehouse.

Without the efforts of Lakewood residents and local conservationists, about 90 more would have fallen. Read more at The News Tribune website.

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  1. I have lived in Lakewood over 50 years
    I thought the native Oak trees were protected. Are they not?