Who's Responsible?

jrc · 04-26-2006, 12:22 PM

If it is clearly cut down and not felled by beavers or erosion, you may be able to do some detective work. Take a small boat or canoe and survey the neighborhood for fresh stumps. It should be pretty close to shore, I can't imagine some would drag a tree down to the water, that's too much work.
Obviously, if your on the broads or other large open area, this is a waste of time.
If you find a likely stump, approach the land owner, maybe you can shame him into dealing with it. Otherwise call the DES, maybe they can apply more pressure.

04-26-2006, 12:22 PM	#3
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	If it is clearly cut down and not felled by beavers or erosion, you may be able to do some detective work. Take a small boat or canoe and survey the neighborhood for fresh stumps. It should be pretty close to shore, I can't imagine some would drag a tree down to the water, that's too much work. Obviously, if your on the broads or other large open area, this is a waste of time. If you find a likely stump, approach the land owner, maybe you can shame him into dealing with it. Otherwise call the DES, maybe they can apply more pressure.