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PREVIOUSLY

• Five Old-Growth Redwoods Were Cut Down in Lower Redway. How Could That Happen?
• SoHum Residents Protest the Removal of a 252-Foot Old-Growth Redwood From a Lower Redway Property
• Removal of Lower Redway Old-Growth Redwood Temporarily Halted Amid Safety Concerns
• Lower Redway Old-Growth Redwood Cannot Be Removed Until the Property Owner Secures a Special Permit, County Says

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Press release from the Humboldt County Administrative Office:

The Humboldt County Planning & Building Department would like the public to know that the Board of Supervisors will reschedule its consideration of a report regarding redwood tree removal on a property in lower Redway, which had been set for June 2.

The report will explain to the Board and the public why the trees were removed and outline steps on how similar situations will be addressed in the future.

Currently, four trees have been removed and there is a single old-growth tree remaining on the subject property. An application for a special permit has been submitted to the Planning & Building Department for the removal of the remaining tree. 

This special permit is expected to be considered by the Humboldt County Planning Commission at its upcoming meeting on Thursday, June 18. Once the Planning Commission makes its decision, it can be appealed to the Board of Supervisors. If the Board receives the tree removal report before the permit process is complete, its members could be limited in how freely they can discuss the matter if an appeal is later filed. Therefore, it is important that this permit process is completed before the tree removal report is presented to the Board.

For more information, please contact Humboldt County’s Planning & Building Director John Ford by email at jford@co.humboldt.ca.us.