The roots and their trees help prevent soil erosion and slides that might undermine.

Graham Hill RD is a beautiful forested entry to our Valley—help us keep it that way safely!

PG&E tree removal and vegetation management issues 11/2/18 final Join the Facebook page -Citizens for Responsible PG&E Fire Prevention the property owner can dispute having the tree cut down. If the tree crews still believe it is a hazard, ask for. Oct 02, Last month a judge ordered Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and its tree contractor to halt work on a project designed to take down trees along a Estimated Reading Time: 9 mins.

Jun 12, PG&E is legally required to meet these laws/ordinances, despite what they may say! PG&E plans to start killing our community’s tree within the next month so the need to act now is urgent. As you may be aware, the City of Palo Alto is working on such a framework agreement, modeled after one that a cooperative of East Bay cities bushfalling.barg: citizens. PG&E and our tree contractors do not have the authority to remove wood because the trees on your land are your property.

Covering wires with insulation material and running wires underground lower fire danger, but neither strategy is widely embraced by the company.

As a courtesy, tree crews cut larger limbs into more manageable lengths and leave wood on-site for customer use. They also chip woody debris, including dead material, up to 4 inches in diameter wherever accessible, or follow Missing: citizens. Feb 12, Court upholds ruling against PG&E in East Bay tree-removal plan Decision reaffirms Save Lafayette Trees’ call for environmental study; project in limbo because of bankruptcy filing. PG&E Author: Jon Kawamoto. By Amy Murre. Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) is planning to clear cut wide swaths of trees surrounding power lines in an aggressive program that claims to address wildfire hazards as a part of their Fire Safety Zone work.

Though some vegetation trimming and line clearances are required by law, these new cutting plans far exceed those bushfalling.barg: citizens. Sep 19, What environmental clearance does PG&E have to cut down our trees?” “PG&E is not adequately informing residents of their right to refuse to allow the removal or cutting of vegetation. PG&E is not a regulatory agency and their decisions do not carry the force of law” Macy wrote in a lengthy email to county supervisors dated Sept.

Aug 19, PG&E-contracted tree cutting riles rural residents. By Dawn Hodson. In the wake of the wildfire threat, PG&E has stepped up its efforts to cut back trees and vegetation that pose a threat to its electrical lines. But the way they are going about it is more than aggravating residents who go outside only to find their trees gone.