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Mission Trail fuel-management demo and tree-inventory audit prompt calls for transparency on data and software
Summary
Staff presented a fuel-reduction demonstration at Mission Trail, described methods (mastication, chipping, hand crews) and emergency-access improvements, and reported tree-work stats and an audit of the TreeKeeper inventory; commissioners asked staff to evaluate replacement tree-management software and to provide clearer data on tree counts and survival rates.
The commission received a Mission Trail Nature Preserve fuel-management update and a monthly forestry operations report that prompted questions about data quality and software for tree inventory management.
Mission Trail: Ronel Dama (hiking assistant forester) described methods used on the Mission Trail fuel-mitigation project — mastication, chipping and hauling, and hand crews — and showed before-and-after demonstration work, including a 50-foot demonstration clearing and a new turnaround and emergency-access route on the Sarah Trail. Dama said the work was coordinated with Monterey…
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