Angela Johnston for KALW, May 31 2018
Measure C proponent Warren Winiarski stands in front of his vineyards at Stag's Leap Wine Cellars.
CREDIT ANGELA JOHNSTON
"“When we passed the Agricultural Preserve there were almost zero number of acres that were irrigated in this valley — and now we have almost zero number of acres that are not irrigated,” he says.
Winiarski and the authors of Measure C say: if we don’t preserve the streams and oak trees of the Napa Valley hillside, there won’t be enough water to grow anything.
“There won’t be viticulture if you don’t have the water. Napa is a victim of its own success.”
...Measure C would put a cap on the number of oak trees a Napa landowner can remove. Once that quota has been met, landowners will have to apply for a permit to cut down additional trees. The Measure would also create a buffer zone around streams where no tree of any type can be removed."
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