In the end, just about everyone got their way.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company received permission to ax 32 trees along a Butte County road Tuesday, ending a yearlong dustup with local environmentalists.
The tree removal, part of a PG&E project said to improve safety along its natural gas transmission lines, garnered heated community protests. Environmentalists, led by the Butte Environment Council, dropped their opposition after the plan was revised.
Under the agreement inked by the Board of Supervisors, the utility will plant two trees for each tree cut down and care for them for three years. The site is along The Midway, a road connecting Chico with Durham. Half will be planted in the spring, the rest in the fall.