John Muir Neighborhood Landmark Destroyed

The first visible thing the new owners of the Hillside Charmer at the corner of Kenneth and Amherst did was to cut down, remove and destroy the nearly sixty-year old pine tree and virtually every other piece of vegetation on the property.  Once again the neighborhood's namesake was sadly proved correct:

"God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools." ---John Muir

A Senior Vice President of a major Burbank real estate firm not involved in this particular transaction commented, "Private property rights …an owner can do what they want to their property within the city codes …is a pretty cherished right."

Unwillingness of people (and unwillingness of so-called "professionals" and advisors working in various fields to responsibly educate their clients) to respect Natural Laws will eventually lead to more restrictive civil laws and bureaucracies to administer them.  In the meantime more and more of our nature and history goes unpreserved, replaced by individual whims and egos.

Related Links:

Burbank (Tree City USA) Celebrates Plant A Tree Month

California Celebrates State Arbor Day: March 7-14

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