I love ash trees. They are also a "bailout" tree up where people still burn wood in stoves for warmth, as they can pretty much be burnt the day they're cut, the

I love ash trees. They are also a "bailout" tree up where people still burn wood in stoves for warmth, as they can pretty much be burnt the day they're cut, they're so dry. I spent at least one winter burning quite a bit of ash because I did not plan ahead. That said, as a stoic, this line in the article causes me to chuckle a little to myself: "So, if we want the landscape to look the same in the future, we need to value our trees more." As though valuing something provides a promise that the future will never change. I don't mean to be cruel, but this is the same sort of misunderstanding of the Earth and Universe as we know it that will only ever end in pain and suffering. Do what you can to stop the emerald bore beetle. My town has managed to keep Dutch elm disease's progress very slow in our town, and now some of our trees are being used to grow disease resistant trees to replant elsewhere. If you are pragmatic and unemotional about things, you can help preserve the things you love for some time, but nothing lasts forever. We would all do well to remember that.