Concern for public safety over dead pines - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Concern for public safety over dead pines - The Martha's Vineyard Times

To the Editor: Recently I have become more aware of the immense amount of pine-tree death that is occurring around the Vineyard. My awareness is limited mostly to West Chop and Vineyard Haven, which have been hard-hit with tons of standing dead trees. I witnessed some that had fallen recently including on other people’s property, and began to have concerns about how the Vineyard is dealing with this issue. It seems like a growing widespread prob…