Mr. Pope, Don't Tear Down These Trees!

Meh, you get the general idea.

The trees in question (photo: AP Photo/Hans Punz):

The quote that sums it up for me:

Mariazell Mayor Helmut Pertl told the Kleine Zeitung daily he thinks the fuss is completely overblown.

"If this was my biggest worry [cutting down a few trees], I'd be pretty happy," he said.

The full story from the AP.