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RESOLUTIOV DEALING WITH THE PINE BAP`K
BEETLE IN FORESTED LANDS IN BiTTTE COUNTY
WHEREAS, serious native insect damage is occurring in many
portions of the forested Iands in Butte Count,y; and
WfiEREAS, last year's estir!mared mortali~y c~ras approximately
60 million board feet of timber due to the insecrs and dro~ght.
If the rrees can be salvaged writhin a short ~ime afrer bein~
a~~acked bq the insects, the wood can be utilized for making lumber
and other products_ Not all of these trees can or will be harvested
dt~.e to access, parcel size, steep slopes, and time; and
WHEREAS, even thovgh the drought is over, these native
insects wi11 continue to attack and lcill more trees than normal
until an endemic level in their population is reached; and
WHEREAS, insect populations are reduced through natural
predators, cold temperatures and spring rains. Tree resistance
to insect attack is aided by good rainfall and salvaging trees
from insect infested areas; and
WHEREAS, trees that have been successfully attacked will
die and after a time become an unsightly fire hazard. Nothin~; can
be done ~a revive these trees.
I~TOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by this Board that, private
forest landowners and governmental agencies managir~.g public lands
need to be encouraged to salvage insect infested timber in order
to: {1) reduce the spread of insects; (2) utilize wood material
that otherwise would be lost; and (3) reduce the fire hazard
created by these dead trees.
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PASSED AND ADOP~~D by ~he Butte Coun~y Board of Supervisors
this ~1~h day of Jul 78, by the following vote:
AY~~= Supervisors Lemke, adigan, Moseley, ichter and Chai an Wxnston
~OES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None . ~ ~
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OBERT A. WINSTON, Chairma o t e
Butte County Board of Supervisors
AT'TEST :
CLARK A, i1ELSON, County Clerk and
e~-o~ficio Clerk of the Board
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