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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEmail from Woody Elliott #2 - Draft Oak Woodland Mitigation Ordinance Menchaca, Clarissa From: Calarco, Pete Sent: Tuesday, November 6, 2018 9:21 AM To: Snyder, Ashley; Menchaca, Clarissa Cc: McCracken, Shari; Alpert, Bruce; Snellings, Tim Subject: FW: November 6 Ashley, here is an additional email on the Oak Woodland Mitigation Ordinance. Should this be copied for the whole Board this afternoon? -pete Pete/C cact4-co- T: 530.552 3641 (direct) or 530 552,3700 (main) I F: 530 538.7785 From: Woody Elliott [mailto:woody.elliott@gmail.com] Sent:Tuesday, November 06, 2018 9:14 AM To: Kirk, Maureen <MKirk@buttecounty.net> Cc:Teeter, Doug <DTeeter@buttecounty.net>; Calarco, Pete<PCalarco@buttecounty.net> Subject: Re: November 6 Maureen: Valley oaks are planted as landscape in the median strip on. Hwy 32. Valley oaks do well in alluvial soils commonly along creeks / rivers where the water table is relatively near the surface. Butte Co. probably has few places to restore valley oaks that have not already been converted to agriculture except on ag lands purchased for that purpose e.g. Sac. River Wildlife Refuge (Federal), Sac. River Wildlife Area (State) and Sac. River State Parks e.g. Brayton and Singh parcels. Blue oaks cover most of the oak woodlands in Butte Co., predominately in the foothills with shallower and drier soils. Few areas probably exist in Bute Co. that have been denuded of blue oaks where they had grown naturally and could expect to be planted for long term survival. And such establishment is difficult. Oaks planted 10 - 15 years ago to replace those illegally / prematurally removed up slope and south from Little Chico Creek by a developer, McDaddy (?), are all dead. I would hazard to guess which oak species in the form of seedlings/saplings/acorns should be planted in greater numbers than others. Typically survivorship (+-80%) of plantings after so many years (3 years on riparian restorations) is a criteria for fulfilling mitigation requirements. Tinkering with nature is complicated. I suggest that mitigation for taking of oak woodlands in Butte Co. is best done by developers who contribute to a fund used to purchase conservation easements on land covered by existing oak woodlands. And therein lies the rub. Such does not preserve the existing amount of oak woodlands. Woody Elliott Cell Phone: (530) 588-2555 On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 9:44 PM Kirk, Maureen <MKirkgbuttecounty.net> wrote: What kind of oaks are planted in the median on highway 32 between Bruce and Fir? They seem to be thriving Can we designate different requirements for different species if Oak ? Some are slow, slow growing and some 1 are not I talked with Doug. He will ask the questions. You can follow up if he misses one or does not convey it properly. Your questions made him think in new ways Thanks Maureen Sent from my iPhone On Nov 2, 2018, at 8:53 AM, Woody Elliott <woody.elliott@gmail.com<mailto:woody.elliott@gmail.com>> wrote: You're most welcome. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns about my questions and comments. Some questions are "technical" which are best addressed by staff after they have seen them in advance of the meeting even though I have asked them previously. On Thu, Nov 1, 2018, 9:12 PM Kirk, Maureen <MKirk@buttecount .net<mailto:MKirk@buttecounty.net> wrote: Thank you very much Maureen Sent from my iPhone On Nov 1, 2018, at 5:52 PM, Woody Elliott <woody.elliott@gmail.com<mailto:wood .elliottmail.com><mailto:woody.elliott d .elliotta_mail.com>>> wrote: Maureen: As requested are my questions and comments on the Draft Oak Woodlands Mitigation Ordinance and associated Technical Manual to be considered at next Tuesday's BOS meeting. Please use them holely or edited as you see fit. I appreciate the opportunity to be a significant part of the discussion. Safe travels! Woody Elliott Cell Phone: (530) 588-2555 On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 11:23 AM Woody Elliott <woody.elliott@gmail.com<mailto:woody.elliottggmail.com><mailto:woody.elliott@gmail.com<mailto:woo d 2mail.com>>> wrote: Maureen: I am resigned to passage of the Oak Woodland Mitigation Ordinance pretty much as is; even though it merely gives lip service to preserving oak woodlands. The prescribed mitigation for removal of oaks will not result in a net gain much less the status quo of oak canopy because of the impracticality of propagating oaks where they do NOT naturally already occur. At best, mitigation via conservation easements for oak woodlands should help protect a small amount. As you requested, I will scrutinize the current draft ordinance and send you points that I think need clarification or may help its implementation. I appreciated working with Pete Calerco, who continually solicited comments from myself and other stakeholders. However, I would have prefered to help craft an ordinance that protected oak woodlands rather than an ordinance that facilitates their removal. Thank you for your interest regarding this issue. Enjoy grandparenting with the satisfaction that you are really helping out. Cheers! 2 Woody Elliott Cell Phone: (530) 588-2555 On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 3:35 PM Kirk, Maureen <MKirkgbuttecounty.net<mailto:MKirk@buttecounty.net><mailto:MKirk(c,buttecounty.net<rnailto:MKirk(6), buttecounty.net>>> wrote: Hi Woody I want to let you know that I will miss the afternoon part of our meeting and the Oak woodland Ordinance. I have read all of your emails. I would ask that you send me specific questions to address the ordinance. I can give them to Doug Teeter and he can ask them There will not be a final vote that day so I can also weigh in when it returns for a final vote I have to go to San Diego to help out my daughter in law. They have a two year old and two week old and Brian will be going out of town for a week. It is too much for Brittany that soon after a c-section. She can't lift the two year old who weighs 33 pounds Hope you understand. I know you have followed this carefully Maureen Sent from my iPhone <Questions_Comments DRAFT Oak Woodlands Mitigation Ordinance & Tech Manual.docx> 3