Quote Originally Posted by Collateral Damage View Post
I could not imagine the county could demand such a thing unless the trees were diseased, endangering public property, or overhanging other property. The campong of vagrants on the property would not require the removal of trees. If all the facts are correct, then whomever demanded the removal of the trees was way over their authority.

Many decades ago, in a land far, far away, I studied reforestation and silviculture in preparation for college. My shift to architecture in senior year of high school overshadowed my love of the forests. And here I sit, crunching numbers to pay my bills, lol.
The trees were healthy and it was a very nice piece of property. The sad fact is that this same thing has happened to several property owners here. It is a fact that the county is forcing people to do this.