A towering cottonwood in front of North Albany Elementary School was felled on Monday, raising fears that it was just the first to be cut down. But no, the other stately trees on the school grounds (mostly conifers) are safe.
A message on Facebook asked me if I knew anything about about this, which I didn’t. I looked at the aftermath on Monday night and sent a question to Andy Gardner, the superintendent of Greater Albany Public Schools. Why was the tree cut and what happens to the wood?
The answer came from David Bolin, the GAPS executive director of operations…