Using parks as major fire breaks for cities = good fire adaptation. Berkeley, for instance, should cut 90% of the trees in Tilden Park. That’s going to be the Battle of the Century w residents in the Hills. But their lives are at stake.
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Hearing "cutting down 90% of trees in a park" just sounds like the opposite of everything Berkeley. Like we are all about the environment until it inconveniences us
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Those trees are mostly not native to the Berkeley landscape. It was a grassland w a few oaks only 150 years ago. Residents and timber schemes planted fire-prone trees. Now it’s time to get smart about California ecology, before it burns the city down.
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Replying to @kzhill @Kvoss1313 and
it needs to be done at the state level. I've messaged
@BuffyWicks,@robbonta, etc. about this but it doesn't seem urgent enough for them. Left photo is eucalyptus plantations in the East Bay at the end of the 19th century. Right is what they looked like before.pic.twitter.com/fuoWsMoMC5
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @kzhill and
brushfires also move fast, but there's lower loss of life because you can evacuate people quickly, versus tree fires. Once the fire crowns, embers can fly at a speed of 30-60 mph about 1-4 miles ahead of the fire front.
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @kzhill and
@kimmaicutler - have been hearing from many folks a/b need to address wildfire threats in#AD15, particularly removing eucalyptus in the Oak/Berk hills. A group of concerned citizens from Kensington and@SFBaySierraClub have been into my office to brief me on the situation.4 replies 1 retweet 16 likes -
Replying to @BuffyWicks @kimmaicutler and
I will be sitting down with the
@EBRPD soon to learn more about their plans for removal of eucalyptus. My father spent his entire career fighting wildfires for the@forestservice, so I take this threat very seriously. This is a priority of mine.1 reply 1 retweet 16 likes -
Replying to @BuffyWicks @kzhill and
there is also huge fireload in residential areas. Some property owners are pro-active and some are creating incredibly deadly hazards for everyone else.
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @BuffyWicks and
you know how every swan in England belongs to the Queen? Every eucalyptus in Contra Costa + Alameda County should belong to EBRPD
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Replying to @eean @kimmaicutler and
Someone died near campus recently because a Eucalyptus tree fell on them. It's not just fire hazard.. there are shallow roots.https://www.berkeleyside.com/2019/01/06/toppled-eucalyptus-smashes-car-kills-driver-on-uc-berkeley-campus …
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I posted that on NextDoor and literally no one responded, because they're oblivious.
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @eean and
In the comments there's a conspiracy theory that someone dug into the Eucalyptus and weakened it..
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