Rachele Hayward, Author at The Mendocino Voice | Mendocino County, CA

Tall redwood trees rise toward the sky in a dense forest, with sunlight filtering through the green canopy.

Environment & Natural Resources

Letter to the Editor: I commend Supervisor Ted Williams for supporting Assembly Bill 2494

by Rachele Hayward May 30, 2026May 30, 2026

Jackson Demonstration State Forest needs management for climate and recreation.

A wooden roadside sign marks the entrance to Jackson Demonstration State Forest, set against tall redwood trees. The sign reads “Entering Jackson Demonstration State Forest,” with the Cal Fire emblem and “Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, State of California,” mounted on a stone base amid grass and forest understory.

Environment & Natural Resources

Letter to the Editor: Jackson “Demonstration” State Forest should demonstrate climate justice

by Rachele Hayward March 10, 2026March 11, 2026

Assemblymember Chris Rogers’ bill to end commercial logging at Jackson deserves our support.

Looking up through tall trees in a forest, their trunks rising toward a leafy green canopy with sunlight filtering through the branches.

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the editor: Cal Fire’s Mendocino County Timber Harvest Plan undermines trust

by Rachele Hayward June 4, 2025November 17, 2025

Cal Fire must pause harvests until tribal co-governance is achieved—as promised.

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