Cal Fire proceeding with 6 logging plans in Jackson State Forest; areas where operations are taking place close immediately

LITTLE RIVER, 4/8/21 — For almost a year, the small grassroots conservation group, the Mendocino Trail Stewards, have been fighting against timber harvests lined up for the west side of Jackson Demonstration State Forest, requesting a one year moratorium on logging, a 20,000 acre preserve on the west side of the forest, and a mediated discussion between their group and Cal Fire. More recently, the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo requested a government to government consultation with Cal Fire, concerned about their tribes ancestral territory.

Now, before a mediated discussion, and before the requested government to government consultation, Cal Fire is moving forward with their plans to log in the forest.