Tree-sitter at State Capitol in Sacramento lobbies for bill
TREE-SITTER COMES TO SACRAMENTO- MAN CLIMBS TREE TO SUPPORT SB 754, SHELVED BY THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE Sacramento, CA – A man named Bear climbed a tree outside the California State Capitol today to raise awareness for SB 754, the Heritage Tree Act, which has been held up by the State Assembly’s Natural Resources Committee. This bill would protect trees on non-federal lands that were standing in 1850, the year of California’s statehood. Bear plans to stay in the tree until the State Assembly passes the bill. The Heritage Tree Act was first introduced by Senator Perata in February, 2003. …