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High Fire Risk and New Smoking Policy
Native Tree to Replace Long-Dead Oak
Let's Really Celebrate Jonathan
Monday - July 21, 2008 |
High Fire Risk and New Smoking PolicyDue to Northern California's extreme fire danger this year, the SLAC Chief Safety Officer today issued a new policy requiring that anyone who smokes on SLAC property do so in specifically designated areas. The policy also requires anyone barbequing on SLAC property to first obtain a Hot Work Permit. This policy is effective immediately. The designated smoking areas, a map of which can be seen here, all include fire-proof disposal containers; are at least 20 feet from readily combustible or flammable materials; are at least 20 feet away from any doorway, walkway, air intake or functional window; are not in a pathway that a non-smoker must use to enter a building; and include signage indicating a "Designated Smoking Area." Ashtrays and receptacles in other areas are being removed, or if they could not be removed will be tagged out. In addition, smoking is expressly prohibited along the Linac Roads, in any area near grasslands, and in SLAC or General Services Administration vehicles. Read more... |
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Native Tree to Replace Long-Dead OakIf a tree falls at SLAC, will anyone hear it? You will if you're near Building 40, where today Newcomb Tree Services will be removing a Coastal Oak that succumbed to Sudden Oak Death. Tomorrow, the company will grind down and remove the stump. Bare stumps in other parts of campus testify to the rarity of removing a tree's roots. As Facilities Department Head Liam Robinson explained, "Although we typically wouldn't go through the expense of removing tree stumps—they naturally decay—this time we'll be planting a new one in the same spot." The introduction of a young Quercus lobata, or "Valley Oak," will occur on Wednesday, when the work turns over to Jensen Landscaping. Before insertion of the new tree, the group will have to excavate the remaining root system and dig a hole 36" deep to accommodate the incoming root box. Read more... |
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