(KRON) — East Bay Regional Park District completed a 3-year-long project removing and thinning trees across 667 acres in Anthony Chabot Regional Park.
The project was described by park officials as a large-scale eucalyptus removal effort aimed at preventing catastrophic wildfires.
“In some areas, half of the trees were either dead or showing signs they would die within a year. The condition was caused by extreme drought and climate change,” park officials wrote.
Eucalyptus trees are known for being highly flammable. Dead trees burn hotter, faster, and can cast embers long distances, Park District Assistant Fire Chief Khari Helae explained…