County of Amador declares ‘State of Emergency’ – Tree Mortality
March 4, 2016
The Amador County Board of Supervisors has declared a state of emergency over the widespread death of trees due to the drought and bark beetle infestation.
At their meeting on Tuesday, the Amador Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution laying out the case for a state of emergency over tree mortality. Four years of drought have weakened trees and left them vulnerable to bark beetles and overall, more than 29 million trees in California have died. The resolution cited a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection issued news release stating “even with recent rains it will likely take years to slow down the massive tree mortality and bark beetle infestation.”
