City Eyesore: Utility Management Leads to Mangled Trees
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Forestry in the city of Minneapolis plants trees under power transmission lines, but prioritizes electricity over habitat. Every couple of years the trees are pruned back leaving a trough for the lines. The city has decided, in deference to the utility companies, not to bury power lines. (Photo by Twin Cities Almanac, 2020).