Keywords: nature treemortality trees forest forestservice bureau of land management bureauoflandmanagement interagency fire task force interagencyfiretaskforce fire wildland wildland fire wildlandfire wildfire beetles bark beetles barkbeetles forest health foresthealth public lands publiclands yourlands outdoors recreation homes houses neighbors drought california blmcalifonia partners habitat forestry science stem outdoor plant tree landscape pinetum pine conifer Hazardous tree removal wouldn't be possible without cooperation with many partners. PG&E has taken an active role in felling beetle-killed trees threatening power lines. As of Summer 2016, PG&E is now also removing the slash and downed trees from each site to reduce leftover flammable fuels. Photo by Monte Kawahara, BLM Forester. Hazardous tree removal wouldn't be possible without cooperation with many partners. PG&E has taken an active role in felling beetle-killed trees threatening power lines. As of Summer 2016, PG&E is now also removing the slash and downed trees from each site to reduce leftover flammable fuels. Photo by Monte Kawahara, BLM Forester. |