The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has extended a temporary ban on removing trees in the county until May 31 while they work on a new tree protection ordinance.

The moratorium prohibits removing 31 types of trees that are 6 inches in diameter or taller than “breast height,” with some exceptions, according to county officials.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.