The grove of towering eucalyptus trees that stands at the entrance to Bolinas has for years been at the center of a debate. Should the 700 trees be removed to reduce wildfire risk? Or does the grove deserve protection as a piece of critical habitat for endangered monarch butterflies? When a eucalyptus fell on a truck carrying two residents during the Jan. 4 storm, the debate was re-energized.
“This is an avoidable emergency,” said…