A new chapter in a familiar story in Mendocino is being written, with activists asking for a two year moratorium on logging in the state forest, and emphasizing the role the forest plays in carbon sequestration and other environmental benefits.
Tag: Jackson Demonstration State Forest
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Kyra Rice asks legislators for one year moratorium on logging in Jackson Forest (letter-to-the-editor)
The writer brings up many points about the Jackson Forest.
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Coyote Valley Pomo & Cal Fire begin direct talks on Native interests in Jackson Forest — Pomo join call for 1 year moratorium on logging
The Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians and Cal Fire had their first government-to-government consultation with Cal Fire meeting last month. The talks are one more of a broader trend across the country towards tribes reasserting sovereignty.
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Protestors rally in Ft. Bragg against Jackson Forest logging — Pomo leaders ask for logging to end on their ancestral land
On Sunday, around 150 people gathered in Fort Bragg to protest Cal Fire logging plans.
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Judge rules for Cal Fire in decade long court battle over access road
The road is to be destroyed.