we are told, there is a man named martin kutcins that is amazing he can bring trees back from the dead. so, i think that it is worth a chance. to save this. and again, bark and whatever is used to remove to kill the bark beetles. and so as i say, i know that this require work, but i feel these trees should be maintained. they are so few. and to reiterate, you know, replanting them, it is going to be years before, and as we have said, we are losing all of our significant trees. we are not able to have them replanted. and we are working with dpw now to have some back, and do you know the amount of work that it takes to go out and look at these? these people are not pruning any of the trees, they simply wait for them to die. and then, apply for a permit. we know that they are not the perfect shape. but they are being given for attention. and ted also points out in his letter, on less than party... (inaudible) they are all dying there because they have withdrawn all of the water as well. these people need to be asked, and forced to start watering them, pruning the trees, and taking care of