The City Denied a Portland Family’s Request to Chop Down a Douglas Fir. Last Week, the Tree Slammed Into Their Home.

On Jan. 13, the second day of a winter storm that paralyzed the region, a 150-foot Douglas fir crushed Sarah and Joel Bond’s Southwest Portland home. “We just watched it come down and got out of the way,” recalls Peter Larkin, a neighbor who was standing in the Bonds’ living room with Joel when the tree crashed into the roof above the upstairs bathroom. “In those kinds of moments, the first thing is trying not to get squished.”

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