The Hallowed Tree

 One of the more interesting news stories that I've come across this week

was the fate of the hollow tree in Vancouver's Stanley Park. The jist of

the story is this: about a year ago the decision was made to cut down the

famous tourist attraction as it was leaning dangerously. In the past year

a group of citizens raised $200,000 to pay for the reinforcing of the tree

and prevent it from being cut down.

I find it slightly absurd that people would put their time, effort and

money towards saving this long since dead tree, when living versions of

these trees are still being cut down. The logging of old growth forests

continues in BC with support of the provincial government

(http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/01/31/bc-old-growth-logging.html).

The hollow tree should be fenced off and left alone. The money raised to

preserve this dead tree should instead be used to protect a piece of

living old growth forest.