Hardwood
Rangeland Policies for California Counties
|
Oak Woodland Policies of 41 California Counties
Current
California State Board of Forestry
oak conservation policy supports a
statewide program of research
and education known as the Integrated
Hardwood Range Management Program,
and provides strong encouragement
to local governments to develop their
own policies responsive to ecological,
economic, and political issues impacting
hardwood rangelands. Shown below is
a table
of counties with significant hardwood
rangeland acreage, and the current
policy approaches being used.
Overview of Project and Data Collection Methodology
|
|
County
|
Hardwood
Rangeland (acres)
|
Voluntary
Guidelines
|
General
Plan Language
|
Implementing
ordinance
|
|
Alameda
|
131,000
|
|
scenic areas only
|
|
|
Amador
|
178,000
|
|
scenic areas only
|
|
|
Butte
|
230,000
|
|
|
subdivisions only
|
|
Calaveras
|
316,000
|
X
|
|
|
|
Colusa
|
149,000
|
X
|
|
|
|
Contra Costa
|
81,000
|
|
discretionary projects with heritage trees
|
tree protection ordinance for all areas with 4 or
more oaks >6.5” dbh
|
|
El Dorado
|
178,000
|
X
|
X
|
zoning and subdivision ordinance
|
|
Fresno
|
493,000
|
X
|
scenic areas and landmark trees
|
|
|
Glenn
|
133,000
|
X
|
|
|
|
Kern
|
721,000
|
|
|
|
|
Lake
|
119,000
|
X
|
|
waterway zoning only
|
|
Los
Angeles
|
70,000
|
|
|
oak tree ordinance
|
|
Madera
|
283,000
|
X
|
landmark trees only
|
|
|
Marin
|
62,000
|
X
|
X
|
tree protection ordinance (zoning)
|
|
Mariposa
|
299,000
|
X
|
|
|
|
Mendocino
|
374,000
|
|
landmark trees only
|
|
|
Merced
|
96,000
|
|
|
|
|
Monterey
|
921,000
|
|
including agriculture
|
zoning ordinance
|
|
Napa
|
159,000
|
|
X
|
erosion hazard and municipal watershed zoning only
|
|
Nevada
|
139,000
|
|
X
|
within land use code and site standards
|
|
Orange
|
40,000
|
|
|
|
|
Placer
|
105,000
|
|
X
|
tree ordinance
|
|
Riverside
|
72,000
|
|
on ½ parcels above 5,000’ only
|
tree removal ordinance
|
|
Sacramento
|
23,000
|
|
X
|
tree preservation ordinance
|
|
San Benito
|
437,000
|
|
when removal approaches a canopy retention standard
or on slopes >/ 30%
|
woodland management ordinance
|
|
San Bernardino
|
18,000
|
|
X
|
plant protection ordinance
|
|
San Diego
|
320,000
|
|
on 5 acre lots only
|
grading ordinance
|
|
San Joaquin
|
39,000
|
|
X
|
tree ordinance
|
|
San
Luis Obispo
|
724,000
|
X
|
in some zones
|
zoning ordinance
|
|
Santa
Barbara
|
345,000
|
X for agriculture
|
including agriculture
|
deciduous oak ordinance
|
|
Santa Clara
|
321,000
|
X
for golf courses
|
Heritage trees and 12” trees in hillside zones
|
tree protection ordinance
|
|
Shasta
|
287,000
|
X
|
|
|
|
Solano
|
45,000
|
|
|
|
|
Sonoma
|
211,000
|
|
valley oak district only
|
zoning ordinance
|
|
Stanislaus
|
145,000
|
|
all discretionary projects
|
|
|
Tehama
|
633,000
|
X
|
|
|
|
Tulare
|
536,000
|
|
along scenic highway only
|
|
|
Tuolumne
|
234,000
|
X
|
valley oak woodland only
|
mitigations designated in wildlife handbook
|
|
Ventura
|
113,000
|
|
X
|
both ministerial and discretionary
|
|
Yolo
|
99,000
|
|
should adopt tree ordinance
|
|
|
Yuba
|
95,000
|
|
valley oak only
|
|
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