?My son still talks about the day we saved a bunch of live oaks,? Wood said. ?He?s kind of a barometer of our community. If we can get more people aware of how important these trees are, that?s a good thing.?

Villaire agreed. ?I think they?re one of the great jewels we have here in Virginia Beach,? she said. ?It?d be a shame to lose them.?

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