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Resident urges district plan to protect mature campus trees after Oak Commons work
Summary
A Fullerton High alumnus urged the board to address root disturbance and canopy decline to a historic cork oak at the Oak Commons project and asked the district to adopt an urban forest management plan to protect mature campus trees.
A member of the public told trustees that construction work at Fullerton High’s Oak Commons has damaged the root zone of a historic cork oak, leaving the tree nearly defoliated. Jensen Hallstrom, who identified himself as a Fullerton High alumnus, said he observed soil compaction from heavy vehicles and a six-inch layer of decomposed granite in the tree’s root zone and said an arborist should have been consulted during planning.
"There had been a lot of root disturbance to this tree that had resulted in a unfortunate, near complete defoliation of the canopy," Hallstrom said, urging the board to consider creating an urban forest management plan for all campuses to protect mature trees from improper irrigation and construction impacts.
District staff responded that non-agenda public comments may not be acted on at the meeting but directed Hallstrom to follow up with staff members through the district website for additional information and staff follow-up.
