Dr. Wu

Katie lies, you can see it in her eyes

The Sierra Club used to be a good group of people trying to maintain environmental stewardship...they produced a good magazine but the paper, the Condor Call is now no more than a manifesto of the enviro-wacks...the nativists....Hitler was a nativist!

so now we got Katie Davis of the Sierra Club doing an OP-ED in EDHAT about the Modoc Preserve...I won't subscribe to EDHAT unless they pay me $100 so that's why I publish my comments here..plus, I don't censor although I will edit and nobody cares anyway

here's some quotes from Katie replete with myths about non-native species..and of course my comments in red about her comments

KATIE Unfortunately, there is a time limit on the $5 million grant and the plan faces obstacles because of some initial community opposition to the loss of up to 63 trees. They have a point. Urban open space and mature trees are valuable and the initial number of trees impacted in the Modoc Preserve sounded alarming. However, the County can build a shady, multi-use path that minimizes the loss of mature trees. The latest iteration of the plan reduces removal to 49 trees, with another alignment option only removing 22 trees at most. Most of the trees removed would be eucalyptus, a non-native and highly flammable tree. BS

Eucs are naturalized here and should be removed from the Invasive Species list and even Wendy at the News-Press would seem to agree!!

monarchs love eucs

All trees are highly flammable. Three of the most flammable plants in California landscapes are bay laurels, coyote brush, and chamise – all native.

https://www.govtech.com/em/preparedness/california-wildfires-could-destroy-forests-forever

KATIE: As a mitigation, the County would plant oak trees, which are quick-growing, and both native and fire resistant. This is a better long-term choice given climate change and hotter, windier conditions. 

Oak Trees Can Get Messy ...Another aspect to consider when planting an oak is that – oak trees are messy! Oak trees, as beautiful as they are, produce a ton of leaves, a ton of acorns, and a ton of pollen! ACHOO!! oaks are flammable as is every tree you see...however I do love Oak Park in SB!

KATIE: It should also be noted that non-native tree removal is part of conservation management because in addition to fire risk, non-native trees like eucalyptus can use so much groundwater that they dry out wetlands, kill and crowd out other trees and plants, and require constant maintenance. Aging trees also pose dangers of falling.

Again this is nonsense...eucalyptus trees won't dry out wetlands or ground water supplies..but people will...and pine trees drip sap and drop needles...but it's ok, most trees are messy, that's why we have arborists...but I wonder Katie, if the Thomas Fire had realized it was burning down fire-resistant native trees and brush, would it have stopped in Ventura?? I wonder

But in the spirit of compromise Katie, you can get rid of the castor bean plants because they are truly evil...but be careful cuz they are POISONOUS!

Katie says: bike paths nurture communities- 

no they don't, any more than a sidewalk does..and can you imagine the Sierra Club of old advocating for more concrete and less trees?? this is the type of thinking that is ruining urban forests!!!

from the web: Making concrete takes a ton of energy. As much as 10 percent of global CO2 emissions come from the production of concrete. So scientists and engineers are looking to reduce its environmental impact. It’s really just one ingredient that’s responsible for its high carbon emissions: cement.

“The cement is just the glue that holds the other elements together,” says Robert Courland, the author of “Concrete Planet.” To make cement, limestone and a few other ingredients are put into a big kiln, and the temperature is fired up to about 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit, which produces lots of CO2.

now these bikey people seem to think they are martyrs, saving the climate by riding on an 8 million dollar concrete bike path while chopping down trees!! PULEEEZE

so cut the shit Katie and leave the nature preserves alone!!!!