Kevin Birch and his crew from B&B Tree Topping spent three-and-a-half days in Centennial Park in 100 Mile House last week cutting down more than two dozen dangerous trees and removing the debris.
One of the trees they knocked down was the 700-year-old huge fir that is seen in the accompanying photograph.
The big fir was leaning badly and could have been dangerous if it came down while there were people in the popular park.
Birch, a certified dangerous tree assessor and faller, says he will be doing regular monitoring of the trees in the park to ensure they are not hazardous to the safety of the general public.
He notes the falling and the cleanup of the trees and limbs went smoothly.
The only issues he had happened when some people ignored his signage and the danger warnings on the ribboned off areas in the park.
“I had to tell them to leave the park while falling was in progress.”
