The State - News from July 7, 1988

Angel Island’s familiar eucalyptus groves may come down following a year-long environmental study that says native trees will make better homes for wildlife on the island in San Francisco Bay. The study by the state Department of Parks and Recreation concludes that there would be no adverse environmental effects from logging 86 acres of the 50-year-old trees-- planted by the Army as windbreaks--and replacing them with native buckeye, live oak and laurel. In June, 1987, the state announced it planned to cut down the eucalyptus, an Australian species, as part of a policy to remove non-native plants from state park preserves. It drew immediate protests.