Clearing a path

PORT TOWNSEND — John Cabrera, trimmer with Asplundh Tree Expert LLC, feeds branches and brush into a chipper Tuesday afternoon after cutting down a madrona tree that was growing up a power pole on Water Street in Port Townsend.

The company was contracted by the Jefferson County Utility District for preventative tree trimming to limit the amount of power outages and interruptions due to tree limbs falling on power lines.