Today, Assemblyman Jim Wood’s bill AB 1958, which would update the Forest Practice Act to allow for restoration of California’s oak woodlands, passed through the Assembly Natural Resources Committee with unanimous support.
Assemblyman Wood said, “I am pleased that this measure has received such great support. Oak woodlands provide natural fuel breaks and essential habitat for wildlife and livestock, however current laws are preventing landowners from protecting oaks that are threatened by encroaching conifers.”
Conifers grow large and quickly outcompete mature oak trees, eventually killing them. Currently land owners are required to replant conifers even after restoration projects, effectively making it impossible to protect oak woodlands from conifer encroachment. AB 1958 would eliminate that requirement and provide restoration exemptions, allowing land owners to permanently remove and sell the conifers in order to make conservation, protection and maintenance of oak woodlands easier and more affordable.
“Removing conifers without damaging the oaks is expensive, but very important work. AB 1958 creates a resource to help land owners who want to reclaim their woodlands,” said Wood.
“Removing conifers without damaging the oaks is expensive, but very important work. AB 1958 creates a resource to help land owners who want to reclaim their woodlands,” said Wood.
AB 1958 will be heard next in Assembly Appropriations Committee.
This article screams bloody murder from a crime a ways back when.
ReplyDeleteSynopsis - corrupt politicians force landowners to grow conifers because of
Taxes and profit for the few on timber sales for production of lumber, grossly planting in excess conifers unnaturally, which has an adverse, unnatural effect on oak trees. Then, punish property owners for not following an unnatural process.
Then, later when the economic tax bases change and pitchforks are in the air, corrupt politicians reverse the law, knowing how EXPENSIVE NOW IT WILL BE TO REMOVE CONIFERS + MND or EIR + politics now to restore oaks that which right never should have been taken away, bit alas, California is a mother fucker state led by mother fuckers and voted into office by complete disillusioned mother fuckers.
In California, it is illegal to restore, what a fucking hoot!