31.   Loggers still cut trees on steep slopes with powerful razor-edged chainsaws and haul logs out of ravines with cables and heavy equipment.

32.   Most of the victims were fallers, also known as choppers, who cut trees with chainsaws.

33.   Neither city officials nor neighbors know why the trees were cut.

34.   Now the industry is armed with a new law that lets loggers cut trees damaged by, or merely threatened by, fire or pests.

35.   No lawns are permitted, no trees can be cut and only native plants may be cultivated.

36.   Oak trees have been cut for firewood.

37.   Some trash-hauling companies or municipal trash collection services may charge fees or require you to cut large trees into smaller pieces.

38.   Some old-growth trees would be cut to meet that target, but about two-thirds of them would be preserved.

39.   Take your pick of swags of pine, wreaths of balsam and freshly cut Christmas trees.

40.   Such work would probably be limited to cutting trees and grading landscape, the officials said.