February Public Meeting – Urban Forestry – Sessions 1 & 2

Audio Transcription:

(…. miscellaneous administrative chatter ….. )

Chris Guillard  

No, you don’t have a password. You simply in the chat box, you’ll see now there’s a link that you can click on if you go to the chat won’t require any password. Or you can go to minty calm and go ahead and enter the code, which is not a password. It’s just a code to access the meeting. This is confusing. Very well, like I said, if you’re not able to access it will, you know, get responses to the questions and then we’ll we’ll have an opportunity to discuss in the open discussion. So I’m going to go ahead and move forward here. And I wanted to start by touching on the design objectives.

Could I enter? Is there a way to make this a larger picture of the park? Like a you know, two by two view

Chris Guillard  

should be fairly large.

Okay, I got it. Thank you. Yeah. Okay, all right.

Chris Guillard  

Okay. So yeah, I want to touch on a few of the design objectives for the project first and foremost, preserving all the heritage trees which are defined as native trees or Grove trees designated by the Board of Supervisors and or those that meet specific size requirements based on species are secondary for trees, our heritage trees, shocking, others, but still shocking.

Chris Guillard  

So So yeah, let me go ahead… And then the second goal really is to minimize the removal of all other trees, especially significant trees, which are defined as any tree with a 38 inch circumference at breast height, which is about a 12 inch diameter. And I think it’s important to also acknowledge that this is a really great opportunity to improve the diversity and resiliency of the parks urban forest. And we’ll talk more about that as we go through the conversation. The county completed a comprehensive survey of the park and late 2021 conducted by an independent arborist, Davy tree and the location of the trees want to go back one slide here, you can see that this diagram is showing diagrammatic form the results of that survey. It included the species, the trunk size, the condition, the canopy size, critical root zones, and recommendations for priority maintenance based on the benefit of that maintenance. And so the survey, which is really comprehensive will provide everyone with a solid baseline of data to inform our decision making and recommendations as we develop the design. A few highlights from the survey are that in the in the park today there are 787 existing trees, six that meet the heritage tree designation. 

Interruption — Oh that’s ridiculous 

Chris Guillard  

That’s the definition of a heritage tree based on the county ordinance.

Interruptions — I don’t care. Well, what is the county? What about? Yeah,

Chris Guillard  

well, the county ordinance and Dan, if you if you want to elaborate on this, or Hannah or Nicholas is specific to species, and it sets certain size record requirements for Heritage designation based on the species. And for Valley oak. What is the heritage designation?

48 inches in diameter.

And you’re saying there’s only well, they’re not all Valley oaks, I guess. But

Audience member — yeah, yeah, we’ll consider massive 48 inches is, you know, the problem is with the county’s heritage definition to begin with, you know, many of these trees that don’t even meet the heritage specification, were on this property before James flood bought the property. They’re part of, you know, they’re not listed in the historical, you know, value of the park that talks about the Adobe, some of these trees predate the Adobe. Yes, you know, in the bay land around Santa Clara Valley. And it was once vast, almost entirely oak woodland, its event is almost all gone. Now. You have a little bit here in San Jose. Other than wipe it all out? Okay. I’m sorry.

Nicholas Calderon  

So hey, Chris, really quickly, Chris, I’m gonna step in here. So we have a lot of information we’d like to present tonight. And there’s a lot of people on this session that are interested in learning about the information that’s been presented. But if we can’t get through the information, I’m concerned that there gonna be a lot of people who are going to walk away with incomplete information. So I’d ask that we allow Chris to give his presentation and then we can have the open dialogue after that. And then that way he can get this information, he might be able to answer some of the questions that people have as he as he goes through. So if we might be able to let Chris get through the presentation that we can have the conversation after. Thank you.

Chris Guillard  

So yes, the important thing here is that there are 394 significant trees. In addition to the six heritage trees, there’s 53 Different species within the park with coasts live oak being the most predominant at 248 trees. As you can see on the right, in the breakdown of the different species include coast, redwood, Bay, valley, oak and Italian buckthorn and the existing canopy coverage is around 80%. Okay, and so, you know, we’ll be considering the species age and diversity as we develop the design along with tree health and structure based on the survey, you can see here that about 31% are in good condition about 46, and fair 18. And poor 1.9. And critical and about 1% are actually designated as dead out of the 787. And so the report also includes a series of maintenance recommendations that focus on priorities for both health but also public safety, and improvement of habitat and ecological function. And so, before we move on, I thought it would be nice to just take a moment and for those who are able to access the menchi app to go ahead and share why is flood part urban forest according to you. can’t share it, so I don’t know. Oh,

Audience member — how can we share if we’re not using the mentee? Can we write into the chat because I don’t want to use that.

Chris Guillard  

And if you want to write into the chat, that’s absolutely fine, rather than joining the mentee?

Audience member — I’ve lost that. I’ve lost the main view of this. I don’t know how to get back to the chat. All I see is the participants. Does anyone anyone?

Chris Guillard  

Are you on your phone or a computer you should be able to go back

Carla Schoof  

there. Can you see here?

Audience member — I can

I’m I’m I’m here and I can see the other people I just can’t see the the presentation itself. Somehow I’ve lost the main you know the main view of this I lost the ability to input my comments about flood Park. So let me see if I can find a chat.

I can I see the chat I see a screen on the meter.

I’m just gonna relaunch it and put it that works

Chris Guillard  

okay, I see a lot of connection with the park here. Obviously folks who live close by and grew up in the area. All the things that we love about a park like flood Park with the habitat, the history, the fact that it’s you know, a remnant of the historical landscape, all the all these amazing things that people connect with there. And this exhibit, I’m going to go ahead and move forward so we can get to our discussion. And this exhibit, you can see the trees outlined in red that may be removed in order to

Audience member —  …know I can’t see that. I’m sorry, I can’t see that. And that’s why I’m here.

Chris Guillard  

The rest of us can see it so maybe there’s an issue on your site. Yeah, I apologize that you’re having a wet top everyone else okay. Point,

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click on the Zoom symbol again ma’am. It’s at the bottom of your screen just maximize it again. You’ve obviously closed the page.

Okay. No, I haven’t

go to View and go to full screen. Then it’ll be expanded as large as it will go. And you will see lots of little red lines.

Now I can barely see them. No, it still won’t. I’m going I’ve done that twice. So

Chris Guillard  

we’re gonna go ahead

if we could, okay, just

go on. I don’t care if

Chris Guillard  

so, yes, and this wish I didn’t

see you. Can you go away that you’re taking up my map? No, seriously, no, I’m

serious. Can I just hear your voice? Because my map,

Chris Guillard  

you should be able to change your view so that you’re only seeing the presentation view.

Hey, well, I’m trying.

Chris Guillard  

Yeah, this is the great part of a virtual community meeting.

I know I can several resumes at Yeah,

you’re going to get to park, okay, you’re going to all those things with a circle you’re going to get rid of.

Chris Guillard  

So so this shows the Akash are outlined in red, that may need to be removed, in order to accommodate the athletic facilities that were included in the 2020 landscape plan. And so the environmental impact report identified approximately 80 trees that may need to be removed, as, as I noted, our intention as we develop this design, is to preserve as many trees as is feasible by refining the configuration of the proposed facilities, and while maintaining the program and addressing other site constraints. And so as part of the design process, we’ll be refining the design and looking at options for tree preservation, along with the functionality of the park, and aesthetics and other considerations. And so I’ll just point out that, as you can see, there are a few significant trees that would need to be removed to accommodate the multi use field. And there’s a few smaller secondary trees that would need to be removed to renovate and relocate the tennis courts, a smaller significant tree and another treat for the volleyball courts. And then of course, the the main area I think of concern for everyone is the location of the smaller multi-use field. And so I just want to note that, as we move through the process, we’ll be looking for ways to reduce the number of trees that are removed, I anticipate that we’ll be able to make some progress on that. And we’ll be looking at options for for how we configure the multi use fields based on what we hear from the community, and all of the discussions around around the park, including the the importance of the sports and recreational programs. So that’s the overview for that. And, you know, we’ve really think about the overall goals. Obviously, preserving trees is first and foremost. But I do believe that this is an opportunity to improve the canopy health, and its resilience by increasing biodiversity and habitat value and planning for climate change. These are all I think, important considerations. And so with that was going to ask if this group in a moment and take some time to rank these different goals. And if there are other goals, please note that in the ranking, and we’ll be able to discuss those as part of the discussion.

Audience member —

Yeah, you know, this system really is not a good system to get feedback, because, you know, your definition of improving climate resiliency I disagree with, you know, and in fact, dead trees, you know, as long as they’re not a safety hazard are really important, you know, habitat for acorn woodpeckers for their granary. And so, you know, to judge and hold on to these kind of definitions is difficult. I’m not sure it would be meaningful.

Chris Guillard  

Yeah, we’re not we’re not suggesting that we’re moving any dead trees. So I mean, there there is the question of safety, and that’s a concern.

Hi, how are you tonight? Good. Can we have a discussion and comments in our wish?

Chris Guillard  

Yeah, let’s go ahead and break break it open to the discussion. And I would ask that everyone raise your hand if you would like to comment or ask a question or put it in the chat? Yes,

Eva Winbush

please. Hi, everybody. My name is Eva Winbush. I enjoy Flood Park. We recently moved here. And what I’ve noticed is the green lush and it’s beautiful. As a person who have a general anxiety, this is a place where I can find relax and recharge from everything. Also, I have I’m sorry for the background, that’s my little daughter, she loves the park. There is space for everything there and we love the trees. There is a field there, which is full with silly, cute brown squirrels. My question is, do you keep a track of the visitors is are there enough visitors is a doodle COVID 

It seems very quiet and peaceful Park. And with plenty of different fields that lyrics places in Redwood City are plenty. playgrounds are plenty. We honestly enjoy my family. Enjoy the place, as it is, we don’t need to get it seems that goes to the trees that you want to remove, are exactly where the fields and the changes will happen or used to be proposed to happen. Is it possible to preserve it as it is? Is there any chance, any chance that this can stay as this and just to be trimmed? Or maybe Farmers Market ideas concert something that in future will make everybody happy? Thank you so much.

Chris Guillard  

That whole community process that has brought us to this moment was a way of addressing the needs of the community. Nicholas, I don’t know if you want to respond to me.

Nicholas Calderon  

So Chris’s right, so we held a multi year public process that led us to where we are today. And there’s a lot of desire to have certain changes to the park. And there’s a lot of proposals in this landscape plan that are not raising any controversy. Right. And not to say that everyone is is, you know, wanting every aspect of it. But, you know, we have to balance all the feedback we received, including the information you just gave us. But when this is said and done, there will have to be some improvements to the park just because a lot of the facilities right now are antiquated.

Audience member — 

I see. But is there necess, the necessity of another field when there is one that it’s literally nobody’s using? I mean, it’s it’s not maintained? And we like it, even if it’s not maintained? You know? Is it possible to not build another field? Maybe just I know, through the years, you came through a lot of decisions, but people move out. And some people like us, just moved in May last May. And I’ve never seen such beauty and the people who visit there seems like hikers and nature people that, um, you know, not everybody would enjoy a complete remodeling almost other home.

Chris Guillard  

Yeah, so we’re almost out of time. And I expect that many of you depending on you’re interested in the other topics and hearing about that but likely want to stay on. And so I’m hopeful that we’ll have more time and we can move through the content with with fewer interruptions and have more time for discussion in the second session. So again, if you please feel free to stay

Audience member — 

… here honestly, we’ve spent like 25 minutes going through this, Chris and obviously it’s to your benefit to be leading this meeting because you’re the one getting paid by these things when they go through. The rest of us has sat here very patiently and listened to you. We don’t get a word out. You haven’t said a whole lot about maintaining a lot of these trees you’re killing 80 of these trees Chris,

Chris Guillard  

this is not correct. We haven’t determined how many … 

Audience member — 

 That’s what was said. We don’t know whether or not it’s correct. We don’t know. But that’s what were circled.

Chris Guillard  

I found … 

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recording in progress

Lauren Stahl  

all right. I know that was brief, but I think it’s time for the second breakout session. So I’m going to open up that one. And then if you’re able to

Audience member — 

I don’t think that was appropriate to cut somebody off in the middle of a sentence, I was gonna keep my mouth shut but that really was not appropriate. My screen went black. And now where and I see you’re there. Are we being moved into the next up?

Lauren Stahl  

Yeah, I’m moving to the next breakout room.

So open

Audience member — 

have any control over the zoom when you’re in the breakout room? buzzer goes That’s what zoom does to you. Thank you.

Nicholas Calderon  

Yeah, there was no intentional cut off there that the system moved everyone back to the main room. So I apologize it came across that way

Lauren Stahl  

all right, every everyone I think it’s

recording in progress

Chris Guillard  

give everyone a moment to join in here while my others are coming in, I think we’re pretty much there. Can I get a show of hands from the group here, uh, how many people joined from the first session that we participated in? Okay, seems like a fair majority. And so I think that what I would like to do here is to really go ahead and open the conversation up and be able to continue the conversation that we started. And if there’s some additional information that we need to go back to, for point of clarification, that I can bring up some of the documents that we were sharing, I do want to make sure that we use this opportunity to hear from you all, and so rather than going through the presentation, that’s what we’ll go ahead and do. 

Lauren Stahl

And Christopher, for  those of us new to the group, can you summarize where you left off? Or any key points?

Chris Guillard  

Yes, absolutely. And so what we did is we provided an overview of the park or a survey that the county has completed in late 2021, documenting the existing condition, all of the trees in the park will provide a quick overview of the 2020 landscape plan, and how it relates to the existing trees, and the EIR, in terms of removal of potential removal of trees. And we noted that as we move through this design process, we will be looking for ways to you know, really minimize the removal of trees while respecting the program that was developed as part of the previous process. So that was that’s a quick overview of what we covered. And we can always go back to some of the exhibits as needed to discuss some of the items.

Audience member — 

So I have to go. So I’m wondering if I can ask a quick question, please. First, I want to say thank you for presenting the information. And I just am wondering how people first found out about this particular project or plan. I’ve lived here for 10 years. And I didn’t hear anything about this flood Park plan until about six months ago. So how when you say the community is represented, the Community Interests are represented. I’m wondering who those people are that were contacted? Who is it that got to put their input in? Because I didn’t hear anything about it. I didn’t receive any mailing. I didn’t receive any emails, I didn’t receive any kind of notifications. So I appreciate that you’re considering what is continually being said as community input. But I’m just curious, who actually is being represented here.

Nicholas Calderon  

Yeah, I’m happy to answer that. Again. I’m Nicholas Calderon, director of the San Mateo County Parks Department. And during our multi year engagement process, we use methods including mailings to individuals who lived within 1000 Just over 1000 feet of the park. So it sounds like I think he said two miles so it’d be outside of that. We also utilize social media accounts. He we did have emails if you had signed up for updates, which wouldn’t have been applicable to you. And and we had even newsletters as well as work with community based organizations to disseminate information. So there were different methods that were utilized. I also believe that information was posted in the park itself.

Chris Barker  

First, I’m going to say something. I’m Chris Barker. I live over in North Fair Oaks and I moved here in 1961. And I have lived in in this area actually over in the Menlo Oaks area. And I have been here a long time. And I to see the tree canopies even talked about to be removed, especially with climate change right now. That should be the number one priority to maintain. And my feeling is instead of taking trees down, how about just maintaining them, there’s got to be a different way because we’re experiencing this over in North Fair Oaks besides flood Park. And by the way, the only way I found out about this at Flood Park was I signed a petition to keep it going. And that was on change.org. And there is a huge amount of people that are really concerned about the canopy is around here, we have a major problem. It’s called climate change. But I just want to mention if anybody has the opportunity drive down Menlo Oaks, and you will get a roller coaster ride with all of the oak trees that are growing down in in on both sides of the road. It is a wonderful canopy, that I’m sure will disappear at some point. But there’s got to be another way instead of knocking the trees down, we’ve got to make we’ve got to save them right now. I never thought I’d be a tree hugger. But I am now.

Nicholas Calderon  

And Chris, thank you. Right. That’s that’s certainly the type of information we’re in feedback we’re looking to collect tonight. Chris, we’re I jumped in, I was in a different breakout session and then move back over here. Are you gonna just kind of bypass the presentation? Or how do you want to do this? 

Chris Guillard  

Yeah, before he joined the class, I took a kind of, you know, a showing of who attended the first session, and there was a good majority that rejoined. And I provided a quick overview of the content that we shared. But not that not the presentation, I thought it was just important to hear from people considering that we didn’t really have time to have, you know, a q&a.

Audience member — 

Okay, good. Could I ask a question? I was not in that first part. Is there a link to the q&a, like was in the other breakout session that I could just go through those slides while everybody else is talking to inform myself? Yes, if you can put that in the chat for me. Yeah, absolutely.

Chris Guillard  

Thank you for that work request. 

Audience member — 

I have a just a quick question. There. You know, there’s been a lot of discussion about removing trees. And obviously, there’s concerns around that. But I haven’t heard anything about potentially offsetting any trees that are lost with new planting of trees. Tree, we can grow new trees. In the park, I’m sure in lots of places, has there been any thought put into that?

Chris Guillard  

Yes, absolutely. And, you know, it’s a requirement of the project that the trees that are removed, be replaced at at least a one to one ratio. But we certainly expect to far exceed that by planting new trees within the park. And that’s that’s work that we’ll be doing as we develop designed to understand where they should go, what species they should be, etc.

Audience Member — 

Yeah, well, you know, I would like to say something as well. I haven’t coordinated this with other people. But they obviously are thinking some of the same things. One is I’m pretty plugged in to the Environment and Conservation activity in the county, chair of the Conservation Committee of the Sequoia Audubon Society, and did not know a thing about this on social media or anything until just a few months ago. So it clearly many of us have not been brought in and the people that may have been brought in had special interests that don’t go inside with what it sounds like the rest of us on this group have. And secondly, I’d like to comment on one of the earlier speakers in the previous breakout when she pointed out that it’s a peaceful place, you know, we have very few parks that are undisturbed. And we’re by you know, it’s death by 1000 cuts to these various habitats. And we have to think, a lot about not changing to the detriment of these habitats, as opposed to what can we do to change things that won’t be for the better? I don’t want to monopolize this. But, you know, the fact that we didn’t know anything about this until just a couple of months ago, when some concern people said, you know about this, and now we knew it. And so the fact that we missed all the previous discussions, I don’t think the blame goes with us, unfortunately. But I appreciate this opportunity to have input and unfortunately have a five o’clock, seven o’clock meeting. So I’ll have to leave it at a couple minutes before five. I mean,

Chris Guillard  

yeah, thank you for those thoughts. Chris,

Alice Newton  

can I jump in for just a minute? Thank you. Well, you know, I live adjacent to the park. And when I first learned of the plan 2020, I walked out there. And I was just shocked to realize where the second multipurpose field along Bay Road was planned. And when I realized which trees and how big that size, which trees would be cut, to create that big size field. After a few weeks, I, my family and I decided we would just try to do something about it if we could. So I want to give a little background here for a second, we actually organized some meetings in the park. And I recognize some of the people on this screen that through various things like next door and other ways of contacting people, we had several information meetings in the park and I started this petition on change.org, that now has almost 3000 signatures. When we talk to people, we found that not one except one of my neighbors, but really not one single person that I talked to knew that the plan was to remove so many of the trees that we just considered, would never be cut down to build something new there. So our group, we have a small group of people that have been organizing in a lot of ways and there is a website that has alternative designs that we have one that we favor called alternative a that shows a design of the big field along Bay Road moved over to adjacent to the multipurpose field, that’s one alternative, we think that there is that there’s got to be a way to have the woodland stay intact and not cut down all those trees in the circle of picnic areas that people have been talking about as just this special place. It’s been called the heritage Grove for years because people think of those trees as heritage trees, regardless of what any official definition is. So that I think is the problematic area that people treasure that is now slated to have a lot of trees cut down. But there we go, I think we all would like to have both sports and, and the nature area, keep the woodland and tech and look at alternative sites for that ball field, the ball field. I know people want ball fields, but we really want you to try to find a different side and look at these alternative sites because this is a rare place like people have been saying it’s a very unique place for us to be under the trees. 

Carla Schoof  

This is Carla. I’m seeing in the chat. A number of people have raised hands and they feel like they’re not having an opportunity.

Chris Guillard  

Yes, let’s let’s go ahead and move on. And again. Yeah, asking everyone to try and be concise if you have a question or a thought. I’ll go ahead and go to Susan.

Audience member — 

I just wanted to endorse what Alice said. And I represent the Sierra Club Loma Prieta chapter forest protection committee oppose the current plan. We oppose cutting down 72 trees, many of them 22 of them in the 1.7 acres make up the heart of flood Park which as Alice said are the heritage trees and we urge the San Mateo County Park to relocate that soccer field and preserve the woodland. We favor alternative a that you can find on the website for flood park.org And we basically oppose the clear cutting that you’re suggesting at the woodland

Chris Guillard  

would go ahead and move on to another participant Julie Hartstein.

Audience Member — 

Hi, I’m going to share a very unpopular opinion. I’m really impressed with the plan as is and that you’ve been able to preserve 92% of the trees and only cut 8% and I am excited about This project moving forward. At the same time, I applaud Alice and the contingent of folks that want to preserve the trees. I think it’s a valiant effort. But I think that we need to really look at what’s best for the entire community. And we have a lot of families with kids that are excited to use the park. And I think, you know, I’ve been involved in the discussion since Sunday 2016, doing surveys receiving emails from Carla team, I think there was even like a post it note exercise. And it’s terrible that the communication didn’t flow out to everyone, early enough. But I’m really excited to see this, you know, six, seven year plus endeavor move forward.

Chris Guillard  

Great, thanks. For that, it looks like we’re going to our session is coming to a close here. I’m going to Wendy, you’re raising your hand, I’m going to turn it over to you. But know that we may get pushed back to the group, 

Audience member — 

I mean, so I just want to know if there’s any intent to look at the people who are interested in preserving the canopy, to look at those options, or whether you are all dead set to rip up the canopy and build more part, ballparks, when you have …

Nicholas Calderon  

I can address that before we get cut off. Absolutely, that’s what this process is all about is engaging with the public and hearing what the public as a whole has to say, and balancing those perspectives. And so we absolutely are willing to look at all of that.

Audience member — 

Okay, because I’m a 20 year resident of flood Park. And to me, it would be a huge loss, and a really a communal loss.

Nicholas Calderon  

And I appreciate. And I appreciate you sharing that. And again, I appreciate everyone participating in this because this is how we have a plan and a project that reflects the values of the community is people come out and they participate and they share. So thank you

Chris Guillard  

looks like we might have a moment for one or

Audience member — 

say one thing, please.

Chris Guillard  

Yes, go ahead. Okay,

Audience member — 

I just would like to say that the group that is hoping for protecting the woodland is not opposed to having a soccer field. And that’s why we have come up with alternative A, which is just a relocation of the soccer field. And I would ask the lady who was on before to please go to flood park.org/balance. And look at the alternative field that we have, you know, suggested because it’s a perfectly you know, it’s a full size soccer field, it fits right up against the baseball field, it’s completely separate from the baseball field. But it’s not in the heart of the woodland, but it would allow and it’s over there, you know, near the parking, and it’s up with all the other sports. So we’re not opposed to a soccer field, we just don’t feel that the current location is appropriate for the park as a whole. And also there is a large community of people who also have rights in the park. And we prefer to have a part of the park available to people who consider nature as an important part of the park, not just sports.

Audience member — 

Thank you. I have and I’m completely impressed again, with the website and all the wealth of information. I think my biggest concern is that this process started in 2015. And we’re in 2022. And you know, we are just on our in our neighborhood, we’re just very excited to try and push this project forward and not delay it any longer.

Audience member — 

Well, it sounds like there’s a project process already established that’s going to allow for more community. And there is

Chris Guillard  

and we will certainly as Nicholas noted, be looking at alternatives as we refine the design and hear from the community. So hi, Chris, this is this. Sorry, we have to return to the to the main group to go ahead and close the meeting out of my apologies. Again, I recognize how brief our session is here this evening. This is really intended to re re initiate the conversation with the community about the project and please follow along and join our upcoming pop up events and workshops. So we’re going to go ahead and go back to the main room and conclude and thank you all again for participating in the

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Acknowledgements:

Thanks to the local Flood Park advocates for their work to present the materials from the Feb 2nd Public Meeting and to Mike Murphy for the transcription of the audio from the meeting.

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To preserve the historic trees at Flood Park, action is needed. Below are a few ways, more ideas for action are on our Action webpage.

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Ways to Participate:

The plan of San Mateo County Parks department is to cut down a major portion of the historic woodland in the park. This will have a major negative impact on wildbirds and the overall ecology of the park. It may very well have a negative impact on the remaining trees due to loss of the protective environment of those trees, resulting in hotter temperatures, stress of changes to soil microbes, moisture, and exposure to sunlight on soil.

Please visit the Action webpage and write to the county Supervisors to let them know that woodland trees should be preserved and protected. This is critical to protect this natural habitat for wildbirds and other wildlife that call Flood Park home throughout the year.