> that some POAs in California forbid cutting down trees on your property. https://www.sonomacountygazette.com/cms/pages/sonoma-county-news-article-912.html ht

> that some POAs in California forbid cutting down trees on your property. https://www.sonomacountygazette.com/cms/pages/sonoma-county-news-article-912.html https://www.sonomacountygazette.com/cms/pages/sonoma-county-... This article gives a sense of the actual nonsense a homeowner must endure to cut down a tree. It might sound good to some people on paper, but I can feel the frustration of following such an expensive, bureaucratic process just to cut a tree in your own land. That entire process sounds ridiculous when looking at the aftermath of one of these fires such as the Camp or Malibu fires. The environmentalists responsible for such tripe should be made to work with a fire crew for a single hour to see the consequences of their horrid, naïve and completely ignorant policies. Here is the money paragraph: “What does Cal-Fire consider to approve a plan? Basically, they want to make sure that trees are removed in a way that does the least amount of harm to wildlife habitat, that diversity of plant life is maintained, shade and sun balanced for a particular environment, and watersheds and watercourses are disturbed the least amount possible. For instance, if protected species are in the area, then either the work is not done, or it is postponed during mating and rearing stages. If trees are removed on a hillside, then potential erosion is part of what is considered, monitored and controlled. There are many factors, and they all need to be taken into consideration.” Sorry, but Cal-Fire should be concerned about preventing fires first. There are protected species everywhere; so delaying fire prevention forestry so some salamander can do whatever it is salamanders do; that’s just ridiculous. Over 17,000 acres of “protected” stuff just burned up in Paradise, California, so perhaps tripping over a dollar to pick up a nickel doesn’t make the best sense for either the environment or people.