Preserve mature trees

When I was a child, I loved to gather the keys from the maple trees on our property.  I would throw the keys up in the air and watch them turn into mini helicopters as they fell to the ground!  I treasure these memories.

I am a resident of Newmarket.  I am very worried about some of my fellow residents cutting down mature trees on their properties.  We need to preserve as many trees as possible.  Mature trees offer many benefits to us, including helping to sequester carbon from the atmosphere, thus helping to mitigate the effects of climate change.

I believe that we need a by-law that requires property owners to apply to the Town with their reasons that they have for planning to cut down mature trees. The by-law would have a valid list of reasons.  The Town would then decide on a case-by-case basis.