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BOARD OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION DECLARES ZONE OF INFESTATION FOR SUDDEN OAK DEATH |
SEVEN COASTAL COUNTIES INCLUDED Sacramento – Earlier this week, in response to growing concerns about the emerging problem of Sudden Oak Death, the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection authorized the Director of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) to declare a "Zone of Infestation" for the counties of Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and Sonoma, which have all become infested by this devastating pathogen.The declaration will allow CDF to use its crews and expend resources to address the problem on state and private lands within the Zone of Infestation. "The declaration now allows us to help landowners remove trees that pose an increased risk of fire or safety, " said Andrea E. Tuttle, Director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. "And, it will help increase public awareness of this growing menace" added Director Tuttle. "This action by the Board will help the state address the spread of this serious problem," said Stan Dixon, Acting Chairman of the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection. "This is the first formal state action in California to address Sudden Oak Death since the Board and Resources Agency formed the Oak Mortality Taskforce last summer," added Mr. Dixon.
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