Surrey trees falling fast from development on private land

Healthy trees on private property in Surrey are being chopped down at a frantic and increasing pace in recent years, according to data in a city report slated for Monday’s council meeting.
Nearly 5,800 trees were given the axe by property owners and developers in 2013. By 2016, following year-after-year increases, that number had jumped to nearly 9,900, and this year it’s on pace to break 10,000 by a wide margin.
All that chopping is a result of “growth pressure south of the Fr