SMUD: Endangered Elderberry Beetle Not Affected By Downtown Construction

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A downtown Sacramento construction project is uprooting trees and bushes, leaving some neighbors worried that a rare and endangered beetle is at risk.
James Brown was concerned when he saw construction crews working on a site he thought was home to a protected species.
“See the fence that they knocked down? They just came and destroyed it a couple days ago,” Brown said.
Up until a few days ago, a red sign has warned people not to disturb the Valley Elderber