01/11/2026
Great time of year for trimming and pruning, large trees and small...shrubs and ornamentals.
All the while with the mindful watch for our furry friends! 🐦🐿️🐇
You know that old pine that looks like it might fall on your house the next time there’s a bad storm? Or how about that oak branch dangling by a thread, just over your porch? What about that those branches that are about to run against your roof and need to be trimmed back?
You keep putting off when you’ll get tree work done, but NOW is the time to do it! Please don’t wait! Starting as early as mid-February, baby animals of all kinds— songbirds, owls, squirrels, raccoons, and more— will be nesting in trees. The older and more rotten the tree, the more likely it is that it will be home to baby animals. Each year, baby animals die or become abandoned when their tree homes are cut or trimmed. We’ve seen many heartbreaking cases of baby animals crushed when a tree falls. In a particularly awful case, a mother raccoon attacked a chainsaw in an effort I defend her young, who the worker hadn’t even noticed. (She did not survive 💔 and the tree trimmer was traumatized, but the babies survived.)
While good tree workers will check for baby animals, even the very best won’t always see tiny baby animals, which may be hidden deep inside hollows or in small, inconspicuous nests surrounded by leaves and twigs.
The best way to prevent these tragedies is to have tree work done in winter, particularly January, because last year’s babies are likely independent and this year’s babies generally haven’t been born.
Plus, trimming trees during their winter dormancy is healthier for the tree, as well!
Please don’t wait. Help us save lives by getting any tree work done now instead of waiting until spring and summer.
For Fox Sake Wildlife Rescue
