Come on rick, get a grip, I'm talking about toads giving approval for planting trees? If they ever close the Deep Creek area to human use its not going to be because of a few non-native donated trees and thats the truth of the matter. Do you also complain as loudly about the non-native cement that goes into the pools we enjoy? If you really think these two willow trees are such an attack against the integrity of the springs ecosystem then perhaps you should call the appropriate environmentalist so they can deal with this huge problem! Yes I can see it now in the headlines " Deep Creek Hotsprings closed because of Willow Tree problem ", oh boy! Andre, Iv'e spent alot of years in the Deep Creek area and other creeks in the desert and sycamores do not grow fast in these environments. They grow only along the stream and are subjected to floods, fires and droughts and soil conditions which are mostly sand and rocks. perhaps your thinking of some sycamore down in the valley in somebody's rich dirt with lots of water and warm weather which would certainly make them grow faster. There is already a " no fires and no camping sign" at the springs and the fires and tree cutting have always been a periodic problem. The people who do these things generally don't care about signs as seen by there actions! As far as " Human Impact ", two small willow trees do not even qualify as something that would cross the mind of those looking at a list of " real " problems that negatively effect this area of Deep Creek Hotsprings. Are these new trees in danger now of being harmed by people who carry the fears you seem to hold for them. Wouldn't it be an irony and a shame if they were cut down or taken out because of something like this.
