[MissoulaGov] Goals for Council

[kjerrim at missoula.com]

I think a good point was raised about our older trees and a need to  
look at the issue. Subsequently, the post was picked apart and word  
smithed. though I imagine some of it was tongue and cheek even so I  
can see why a person who posts with this response would wonder why  
post, why participate.

  To illustrate what I mean I posted the comment about not planting  
fruit trees in the rattlesnake. obviously Geoff is well aware of bear  
issues and didnt mean that we should make bear attractants, he like  
eric was simply calling for tree "awareness" as it it were.  I guess  
in response to Patrick I would ask how does this sentence-"One would  
think that a town with a University Forestry School, a Forest Service  
Regional Headquarters, a city Urban Forester, and numerous  
sustainability organizations, it would be feasible to bring together a  
strong coalition of folks to address our neglected urban forest" imply
that and I will quote you here "our tress were neglected by a  
nefarious force"..... I am just not getting that.....even on a quick  
read.

So in the final analysis I think we shouldnt be so literal in reading  
one anothers posts. I mean this is email not a term paper after all.  
But then again maybe we should get the UM English Dept to  
participate.......Kate Ybarra