It has been two years since Governor Jerry Brown signed the
emergency order that established the Tree Mortality Task Force to
deal with California’s tree death crisis. CSAC staff was in
attendance during the Anniversary meeting this week when members
of the Task Force shared their achievements ranging from an
increased number of dead trees being removed from high hazard
areas to increasing the number of prescribed burns and gains in
the biomass energy creation process. The Task Force has made
significant progress, but more work remains in tackling
California’s tree mortality crisis.
CalTrans, a Task Force member, has created a helpful graphic to
explain its tree removal process. They have begun using
electronic signatures to acquire rights of entry from private
property owners to help speed up the tree removal process. Please
feel free to use this graphic to explain the process to your
constituents.
Please visit the CAL Trans website for more details.
Tree Mortality Staff recently conducted a review of the Executive
Order Directives and created a report on its accomplishments to
date. For more information
click here.
