Oak Trees and Vineyards, Part 5: After the Storm

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OAK TREES &
VINEYARDS 5:
AFTER THE STORM

DEAD OAKS HAVE MORE CHARACTER THAN MANY LIVING PEOPLE
How are they doing a few years after this page was posted?
Photo: Zoe Nathan

PART ONE: A FAMILY STORY My point of view writing about oaks and vineyards.
PART TWO: OAK TREES: MAGIC OR WEEDS? Focuses on California oaks and my life with them. This section outlines the challenges faced by California oaks today.
PART THREE: PROTECTING THE OAKS UNDER CONSTRUCTION-- Photos still up for your enjoyment.
PART FOUR: LESSONS IN ECONOMICS UNDER CONSTRUCTION-- Photos still up for your enjoyment.
PART FIVE: AFTER THE STORM Are oaks safe now? UNDER CONSTRUCTION -- Photos still up for your enjoyment.

AFTER THE STORM: Are the Oaks Safe Now?

Photo: Zoe Nathan

I'm updating this page to include latest developments in the oaks/vineyards conflict. The short paragraph below presents the situation a few years ago. Still accurate in many areas.

Photo: Zoe Nathan

REALLY, WHAT CAN BE DONE?

Since posting this series, I've gotten agonized e-mail saying, "They're bulldozing 50 big oak trees down the street. How can I stop them? Isn't there a state law?" No. Maybe a few local ones. Usually not. The failure of ordinances which would have protected Santa Barbara County's oak trees shows just how hard it is to fight those who would destroy them.

What to do? One path requires citizens to get better organized politically and get some laws and ordinances to protect oak trees passed. Alternatively, we can trust the trees' "stewards", the landowners who are currently cutting them down, to care for the land and its leafy occupants. Hopefully, these stewards will take a long term view which includes an accurate vision what California will be like in a generation or two, as well as a clear eyed estimate of exactly how much wine can be profitably marketed.

Which is the best approach? Beats me.

WILL ANYTHING HELP?

This is a philosophical issue. Humanity seems to be the only species which wantonly destroys its own environment, makes anything and everything into an addiction, and defiles that which is most beautiful.

Can anything help us? That's the real question.

Photo: Zoe Nathan

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