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Power Companies and Springtime Tree Removal

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Jochen Roeder, a former fellow 10,000 Birds writer who lives in Germany, says according to EU nature conservation directives it’s illegal to cut down trees during the spring and summer unless they are checked by an expert for nesting birds or resting bats. Fish & Wildlife Service. 4) Dream of the European model.

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Shutting Your Trap

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What you did was illegal,” he said. Not only did we convince the local head of PRH that DEC was horning in on his territory, we managed to drag the president of the nearby Fish and Game Club – who personally detested trapping – into the fray. The trap had been set in the woods right next to my house. I knew the wildlife.