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P A I D P O L I T I C A L A D V E R T I S E M E N T
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2nd
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Closer
coordination
with town,
scientific
approach seen as
plusses
By Edward F. Maroney
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EDWARD F MARONEY PHOTO
SIZING UP - NStar senior arborist Paul Sellers points to places where crews trimmed a big silver maple
in front of the West Barnstable Community Building on Route 149 as NStar spokesman Mike Durand
listens.
Time
was that a utility
truck approaching
a favored neighbor-
hood tree was cause for
alarm in Barnstable. Stories
of wholesale slaughter were
legendary, or actually true.
Now there's a new wood-
man on the beat for NStar,
and though he can't spare
every tree, he's sparing little
effort in applying science
and improving lines of com-
munication in protecting
the utility's poles and wires.
"The relationship we had
with NStar before they hired
Paul was pretty bad ," said
Charlie Genatossio, the
town's tree warden. "There
was a lack of communica-
tion. If they ever need to
have a tree removed, Paul
has always been upfront
with me, letting me know."
On a sun-splashed stroll
down Meetinghouse Way in
West Barnstable one recent
afternoon , NStar Senior Ar-
borist Paul Sellers returned
the compliment.
"We have a great working
relationship with Charlie,"
he said. "We may do part of
a job , and they'll finish it."
"in comparison with what
I used to see, I think what
they did in West Barnstable
was pretty good," Genatos-
sio said of recent trimming
work by the utility. "I did re-
ceive a few complaints (from
people) who accused the
tree guys of butchering the
trees. I went out and looked
at it, and I think they were
doing the best they could."
West Barnstable is one
of the more "heavily-treed"
districts in Eastern Mas-
sachusetts, according to
Sellers, who said the utility
reviews service reports regu-
larly to determine where
problems with transmission
are occurring. When it's time
for a trimming, a forester
walks the streets to check
on each line and make rec-
ommendations.
Sellers keeps an eye on
growth rates for native spe-
cies like oak and pitch pine
as well as the invasives like
certain locusts and maples.
Growth under the lines by
"volunteer" trees that spring
up is a constant concern.
There are "danger" trees,
Sellers said, those that are
likely to fall on lines in high
winds. More common are
"hazard" trees that grow up
under the lines.
Some huge trees might
better be taken down, but
they're part of the canopy
along the roads that gives
them so much character.
Also, their removal would
disrupt many root systems
in the area. Pruning is the
answer here.
Deeper into the woods,
Sellers said, the utility's
transmission corridors
provide "the largest con-
tiguous wildlife corridors
in the state," preserving an
"upland shrub culture" that
offers culture for smaller
creatures. For six years
running, NStar has been
recognized by the National
Arbor Day Foundation as a
"Tree Line USA Utility."
"They donate to our town
tree planting program every
year," Genatossio said.
"For them to want to show
some good faith, it's a good
thing."
Arborist cultivating respect for utility's tree trimming