The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has agreed to a temporary moratorium banning the removal of several types of native trees, including oaks, while delaying a decision to pass a pair of tree protection ordinances until early next year.
The board at its Tuesday meeting sought to regulate the removal of trees larger than 6 inches in diameter at breast height with the goal of mitigating tree loss from land conversions and development, but was stymied by pushback from unsatisfied constituents.
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