Wrangell Sentinel -

To the Editor:

I think the recent cutting of trees on the Volunteer Park nature trail, apparently just to take the tops for Christmas trees, deserves some consideration. This is a heavily used recreational walk, with interpretive signs and doggy bag dispensers, not a remote area. There has been considerable effort and money put into developing this trail, with gravel path and benches. Obviously all who go there do so by choice, to enjoy the natural beauty, and get out for a little exercise.

  Footprints in the snow reveal many users come here each day, not to consume, but just to walk...