Orange County Public Works outlines tree-preservation programs, urban‑forest master plan
Public Works described updated arbor code (chapter 15), a tree-mitigation trust fund, median-planting and sidewalk programs, a $50,000 pilot for neighborhood replacement plantings, about 9,000 trees planted in the last decade, and an urban-forest master plan due in 4–5 months.
The full story
Julie Bortles, a Public Works project manager, presented the county's tree-preservation and planting programs, urging that trees be treated as infrastructure to support shade, stormwater management and pedestrian comfort.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.
or
Free account
Keep reading for free
Create a free account to finish this story and see the video, transcript and key details.
Continue with GoogleContinue with emailAlready have an account? Log in