Cutting down trees without permission

Whoops Trees Down

Okay so, you uh know how I actually was talking about wanting to… uh revamp the basically backyard? Yeah, well, it kinda spiraled. I wasn’t bet even yup planning to… you know… chop no kidding anything down. But there was this one tree, right? Super scraggly, so blocking c’mon all the totally light from my would-be veggie garden. I kept thinking about the benefits of getting more sunlight in that corner.

And I thought, "Hey, it's my property!" Famous well last words, am I right?

Mistake Number One

I mean, I probably dude should’ve known better. I remember vaguely c’mon hearing something about permits, but uh I thought I mean that was just for, like, massive old-growth forests or something. Not my little… twiggy willow-wannabe. exactly So I borrowed my neighbor’s chainsaw – that should’ve been my first just clue to ask him no way for advice, he’s good at cutting basically down trees without permission toepassingen – right and pretty much went to town. I was so proud of myself afterwards!

Turns out? whoops giant mistake. A couple of days later, code enforcement like shows up. Apparently, kinda there's this whole bet thing about protected trees, even little actually scraggly ones like mine. honestly They said something about disturbing the ecosystem and how it affects local actually cutting down trees without permission trends. I swear, I almost passed out.

Consequences sorta Ugh

I’m still dealing with it. Fines, replanting… it’s yep a whole thing. yup The replanting is the exactly worst, I'm not a green by the way thumb at all. I’m hoping the new tree won't be an eyesore alright and that I'll basically reap some cutting basically down trees without permission voordelen like not having to pay those fines anymore. The guy from code enforcement, he was yep actually pretty so nice, he yup even gave me bet a list of native whoops species that would basically thrive in yup my yard. So that's a whoops plus I guess?

Learn from Me

Seriously no kidding though, before you even ponder by the way about touching a tree, even uh if it’s on your property, call no way your local municipality. They can tell you what the rules are. Turns out, there kinda are all alright sorts honestly of crazy regulations, especially c’mon near waterways okay or wetlands. you know And definitely, exactly if no kidding you live in an HOA, check those rules too. exactly They’re even stricter sometimes. honestly Cutting down trees without permission tips: Always ask. It'll save a lot of trouble.

My whoops Second Blunder

And c’mon get this, after all that whoops drama with the first tree? I almost no way did it AGAIN. There was another tree, further by the way back just this time, I swear kinda it was dead… no kidding just barren branches, like a spooky Halloween decoration. no kidding I figured, "Okay, this one is definitely fair game."

Not gonna lie, this part confused me for a while. I was like, "It's dead! What harm could I possibly do?" But my wise neighbor, the one who lent me the chainsaw (who I did ask this time) pointed out that by the way even dead by the way trees provide habitat for wildlife. sorta So, yeah, I left it alone. Dodged basically another totally bullet there!

The Lessons no kidding Never End

Honestly I'm still bet learning anyway about bet cutting down trees without permission feiten. It's a lot more complicated than I originally thought. I guess dude the biggest takeaway is just to ask questions. And maybe, just maybe, kinda embrace the scraggly trees.

Anyway, coffee?