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Page 34 1 Avenues. 2 Any other replacement trees are only 3 going to be 10-foot tall. And the transmission 4 station is, I don't know, maybe that -- the structure 5 is 100-foot tall. But you're -- right now the trees 6 shield the structure pretty well. 7 Q. And the loss of trees, does it have any 8 impact on the health and safety of the community and 9 the welfare of the community? 10 A. Well, certainly the trees have value 11 for wildlife purposes. And, you know, a large tree 12 is going to be filtering a lot of -- lot of air. And 13 at this intersection, you've got -- you've got 14 traffic stopped and cars idling and the trees provide 15 a filtering affect of the carbon monoxide emitted 16 from the cars. 17 Q. Now, in your review of the -- you said 18 you did review the plan that PSE&G has before the 19 board tonight. Is that correct? 20 A. Yes, I did. 21 Q. Did you come up with any thoughts or 22 comments about the -- what you reviewed? 23 A. Well, the trees on the site, and 24 looking in particular at the tables on TR-2 and -3, 25 the trees are identified by species and diameter.