Record-high global tree cover loss driven by agriculture

When will Sonoma County get a modern, science based Tree Ordinance? We’ve been asking for years as the wineries bulldoze oak woodlands for more grapes in time of drought and wine glut. 

“Forestry and wildfires drove tree cover loss in the northern hemisphere. Wildfires, including the massive fires in California, were associated with over 5.2 million hectares of tree cover loss between 2016 and 2018 in North America.”

Record-high global tree cover loss driven by agriculture