An Outline of Arguments Against the East Bay Tree Cut

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Tree-Cutting in The San Francisco East Bay Hills
Groups Opposing the East Bay Tree-Cutting

An Outline of Arguments Against the East Bay Tree Cut web

web	http://bapd.org/treenotes.html
author	Ken Cheetham
date	2017-07-23

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The Plan to Destroy Many Trees and Repeatedly Apply Herbicides
They Still Intend to Destroy as Many Trees, Spread Over More Years
Tall Trees in Forests Were Not Principal Agents in the 1991 Fire
risk factors in the 1991 Oakland firestorm
The 1991 Oakland Fire Was Fueled Largely by Homes and Adjacent Vegetation
Tall Trees in Forests Are Rarely Principal Agents in Residential Fires
crown fires can be stopped with defensible borders
Keeley and Safford on forest fires not spreading to homes
crown fires in trees are rarely a hazard to structures	web		University of California
Eucalyptus Trees Are Not Worse than Other Trees
Eucalyptus Trees Are Not a Larger Fire Risk than Many Other Plants
California Bay Laurel is Spreading Sudden Oak Death
Trees Are Not a Worse Fire Risk than Chaparral Brush
Chaparral is More Prone to Serious Fire than Tall Trees
Areas Cleared of Mature Trees Tend to Fill with More Flammable Plants
Living Trees Reduce Fire Risk
Trees Provide Fog Drip to Add Moisture to the Area
Trees Provide Shade to Retain Moisture In Ground Vegetation
Trees Reduce Wind Speed, Slowing the Drying of Vegetation and the Spread of Fire
Trees Themselves Are Relatively Fire-Resistant
Other Ways In Which Urban Trees Are Helpful Ecologically
Eucalyptus Trees Provide Nectar and Pollen Year-Round
Eucalyptus Trees Provide Habitat for Raptors and Other Birds
trees are essential in many ways, and are half gone	web	Tim Radford	Climate News Network	2015-09-04
Problems with the Herbicides Approved for This Project
Problems with Roundup (Glyphosate)
Herbicide Manufacturers Promote the Invasive Species Movement
There Are Better Ways to Reduce Fire Risk to Homes
some of the worst recent wildfires were in thinned forests	web	Hayley Smith, Alex Wiggleswort...	Los Angeles Times	2021-08-21
FEMA on mitigating interface fire risk
better communications and roofing needed to avoid another 1991
preparing homes to withstand crown fires
Drastic Plans Call for Some Perspective in Nativist Orthodoxy
"Non-Native" Plants Are Usually No Worse than Others
Native American elders on preserving Glen Cove

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