For the past few years, I’ve read with interest letters concerning parking area versus no parking area at Thorncrag. This would involve cutting a few trees.

There are several nature parks in Maine, most of which have paved parking areas and a building where you can get more information about the area you are in. These are usually quite educational and haven’t taken away from the nature areas.

In the spring and fall, there are several buses lining Montello Street and often there are groups of children walking from McMahon and Montello schools. I think the children’s safety should come first. Losing a few trees would be better than losing a few children to a driver going too fast around the curve.

I reside in an area where I’m surrounded by nature. We have cut several trees to help our driveway dry out a little faster. We have birds, deer, moose, turkeys, coyotes, beavers, raccoons, skunks, groundhogs and fox. We and our grandkids have seen them all, including a bear a few years ago. There is more wildlife here now than when we were surrounded by trees. Trees do grow back, and berries grow abundantly in cut areas.

They had to cut a few trees on Route 9 in Sabattus, and of course they had to create a new wetlands. The area looks like it was hit by a bomb. Maybe we should learn to let nature heal itself. It seems to do a pretty good job of it.

Pat Beaulieu, Sabattus