I am in a deep state of shock and mourning at the recent discovery that eight majestic 60-plus-year-old juniper tree friends of mine were chopped down apparently with little consideration for the ecosystems they provided to our local critters for many years. It deeply saddens my heart to witness such a thorough lack of insight.
I was told by the Towbes Group, which manages Riviera Park that the junipers were “old” and “straggling” and that their plan was to “refresh” the space with lantana ground cover and a few pine trees. They assured me it would be a vast improvement and that I would be pleased.
I told them it was a tragic mistake, and nothing could change the fact that these artistic and magically twisting, turning elderly trunks could never be replaced with anything as special and sacred.