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An Outline of Arguments Against the East Bay Tree Cut

Trees Are Not a Worse Fire Risk than Chaparral Brush

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Chaparral is More Prone to Serious Fire than Tall Trees
fire speed, not size, drives the threat to people and homes
webUniversity of Colorado Boulder2024-10-24
California Chaparral Institute on chaparral wildfires
Keeley and Safford on chaparral wildfires
the Rocky Fire was based on chaparral brush
webJoel RubinLos Angeles Times2015-08-02
high fire risk for native coyote brush
URS notes that chaparral is not a lower fire risk
Areas Cleared of Mature Trees Tend to Fill with More Flammable Plants
removing mature trees increases fire conditions
webChad T. Hanson (ecologist with...New York Times2015-07-23
clearing shade producing trees revitalizes French broom (pdf)
webKen MooreWildlands Restoration Team (Sa...
clearing trees invites more broom and hemlock
webSusan L. Woodward and Joyce A....Encyclopedia of Invasive Speci...
fire scientist Kelly Close on FEMA inviting flammable brush
URS expects non-native weeds to replace the eucs