The parking lot will have new landscaping, though it will take time for saplings to grow enough to match the shade offered by the ones taken down. Growth rings indicate some of the downed trees ...

Trees throughout the parking lot also have been removed this week as construction begins on Phase 1 of the project. "Phase 1 of the parking improvements will add new spaces to the north and west ...

So, it’s important that they keep care of the trees. And they haven’t been doing that at the Mt. Shasta Mall.” He added, “Everyone knows how hot the parking lots are in Redding in the summer.