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Category Archives: Logging Impacts
A Synthesis of the Science on Forests and Carbon for U.S. Forests
A Synthesis of the Science on Forests and Carbon for U.S. Forests SW Fire Science Consortium Webinar July 28, 2010 12pm Mountain time The SW Fire Science Consortium is please to present a webinar on forest carbon. Dr. Mike Ryan, … Continue reading
Carbon Reignites CA Forest Wars
You can feel it in the air. High Country News recently took note of it. On 14 million acres of California private timberlands and woodlands, trouble is brewing. Below is an August 25, 2009 press release from the Center for … Continue reading
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Sonoma County Oak Woodlands
Below is a recent letter sent by the Oak Foundation to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors. To date no reply has been received from the Board. August 12, 2009 Board of Supervisors Sonoma County Administration Building 575 Administration Drive, … Continue reading
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Comments on the Klamath TMDL
August 21, 2009Matt St. John North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board 5550 Skyline Blvd, Suite ASanta Rosa, CA 95403Email to: MStJohn@waterboards.ca.gov Subject: Comments on the Klamath Mainstem TMDL Water Quality Restoration PlanGeneral Comments We are pleased with and fully supportive of Staff’s … Continue reading
Comment Letter to CDF on Fairfax Conversion
Allen Robertson, Deputy Chief Environmental Protection California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection P.O. Box 944246 Sacramento, CA 944244-2460 Dear Allen Robertson, Community Clean Water Institute requests that the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection consider these comments upon review of the … Continue reading
Proposal to Centralize WB’s Oversight on Forestry Issues
FYI (thanks to Coast Action Group for the expertise on these comments), August 3, 2009 State Water Resources Control Board 1001 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Re: Consideration of a proposed resolution directing staff to develop a statewide approach addressing … Continue reading
Bush Era Plan to Clearcut Oregon Forests Cancelled!
WOPR Canceled – Obama Administration Cancels Bush Era Plan to Clearcut Oregon Forests Salmon, clean water, and old-growth forests big winners Portland, OR — People throughout the west celebrated an Obama administration decision to cancel a Bush era plan that … Continue reading
The Water Protection and Reinvestment Act of 2009
FYI, The Water Protection and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Yesterday Congressman Earl Blumenaeur (OR) introduced, The Water Protection and Reinvestment Act of 2009, in Congress. The bill would establish a water protection and reinvestment fund to support investment in clean … Continue reading
New Threat To North Coast Forest And Rivers
State Water Board Chair proposes to take traditional timber harvest management tools (Waste Discharge Reporting and Conditional Waivers for same) away from Regional Board Problem – Current Status of North Coast Rivers Almost all north coast rivers are listed as … Continue reading
Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization Findings
EPA /NOAA FORESTRY FINDING: California’s program includes management measures in conformity with the 6217(g) guidance and includes enforceable policies and mechanisms for implementation. However, additional management measures are necessary in order to attain and maintain water quality standards (see Section … Continue reading
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