Humboldt County supervisors on Aug. 11 told staff to develop a countywide old-growth tree-protection ordinance and return with a temporary moratorium proposal, broadening a debate that had centered on Lower Redway’s Q-Zone.
The board’s action came after public comment and discussion tied to clearer tree-removal standards. The meeting summary says the supervisors also directed an update to the Lower Redway Q-Zone and then voted 4-1 on the tree-protection direction, with Supervisor Bone dissenting.
The county’s meeting summary notes that the board moved beyond a neighborhood-specific fix and asked staff to come back with both the broader ordinance concept and a moratorium proposal. The exact wording of the moratorium direction was not included in the summary, and the record does not yet spell out which department will draft the ordinance or when it will return to the board.
The action was part of a broader Aug. 11 meeting that included public works awards, contract approvals and zoning-related items. The county’s minutes and meeting summary are posted in the board record here.
