Tell Us: Loss of Trees Post-Sandy

In Sandy’s aftermath, most of Long Island lost an untold number of trees. To date the town has collected nearly 10,000 tons of debris, a portion of which is stored in a corner of a North Hempstead Beach Park parking lot. Some is being carted upstate and to Pennsylvania, while still more is designated for composting.

Meanwhile other villages were devastated around the area with stumps serving as reminders of what had happened.

Which leads to the question: How do you feel about the loss of trees? Are you relieved that they won’t interfere with power lines in the future? Do you mourn their missing presence on our landscape? Tell us in the comments.