The Los Angeles Times reported that PG&E will be handing over 100,000 acres of ecologically rich and endangered watershed lands in California to new owners that are aiming for conservation. For the story, reporter Tami Abdollah spoke to UC Cooperative Extension forestry specialist Bill Stewart of UC Berkeley.
"You're basically looking at lots of free real estate," Steward was quoted. He also pointed out some concerns associated with the land transfer.
"The truth is, when you have to manage land, it costs money," Stewart said.
"Those are real costs, and that's what they're starting to see with these parcels. Some of these are 5,000- to 10,000-acre chunks of forest lands. They're not insignificant parcels, and they're laced with roads and recreation areas. Whoever has these lands [is] going to have to manage them."