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University of Virginia: Save the Rotunda Magnolias!
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    3,493 out of 5,000
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    1. University of Virginia
  2. Created By
    Yatzek Krzepicki
    Ashburn, VA
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These trees are a hundred years old. Cutting them down to erect scaffolding is a terrible excuse.
http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/nov/10/rotunda-repairs-will-lead-covering-dome-killing-ma-ar-1451230/?referer=None&shorturl=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FtgYpCO

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Save the Rotunda Magnolias!

Dear Board of Visitors

We oppose the planned destruction of the magnolia trees flanking the rotunda, and encourage you to seek a plan of renovation that spares them from destruction.

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