FORESTS FOREVER – Protecting California's Forests

Attention Gov. Jerry Brown:

URGENT MEASURES MUST BE TAKEN
TO SAVE CALIFORNIA'S FORESTS!

Forests Forever advances reform package:

The California Statewide Sustainable Forests and Watersheds Campaign

2009-10 accomplishments!

Let U.S. Park Service manage Giant Sequoia
National Monument
Just Say No to Forest Service's
'Alternative B'

At long last the U.S. Forest Service has put forth its revised options for managing Giant Sequoia National Monument.

The problem is the Forest Service still doesn't get it. Once again the agency is threatening to log extensively within the monument, one of California's most treasured landscapes.

A Dream of Glowing Trees Is Assailed for Gene-Tinkering (5/7/13)

Logging halts after damage to archaeological site (5/2/13)

Redwood clones planted to combat warming (4/22/13)

Willits road protesters' trees cut down (4/2/13)

Lonely lobo is a California wolf no more (3/20/13)

High court to rule on forest plan challenge (3/18/13)

Yosemite plan - relief for giant sequoias (2/26/13)

Major climate changes looming (1/27/13)

Move to extend wolf protections in state (1/13/13)

Environment and the California budget: Seeking more money and staff for fire prevention and logging oversight (1/10/13)

Reduction in Tuolumne, Merced river diversions proposed (1/3/13)

California's new wildlife game plan (10/22/12)

Explosive growth in sudden oak death (10/9/12)

more news links...

Forests Forever Executive Director Paul Hughes is special in-studio guest on the "Unspun Show" with host Doug Bennett on KKRN 88.5 FM Community Radio in Round Mountain, Calif. Broadcast in conjunction with the Forum for the Forest conference in Redding held on Feb. 11, 2012. Co-host Dr. Doug Craig, a blogger at Climate of Change as well as a clinical psychologist, makes the connections between logging, corporate influence and climate change. Click on the KKRN logo at left to listen to the broadcast.

Listen to Forests Forever Executive Director Paul Hughes interviewed on KPFA 94.1 FM discussing the state Air Resources Board's decision to allow forest clearcutting as a means of capping CO2 emissions. Hughes also discusses Gov. Schwarzenegger's devastating cuts to timber harvest inspections in California.

Cap and trade meets clearcutting
(an animated scenario)

A behind-the-scenes eavesdrop on the private discussions about whether to allow forest clearcutting to be rewarded and encouraged under California's cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.

Archives and resources

'THE WATERSHED' ARCHIVE

Inside the Summer 2010 issue of The Watershed:

• Down to the wire on key forestry bills AB 2575 and AB 1504.
• Restoration bumps up the bottom line.
• Forest protocols on hold over clearcuts.
• Richard Gienger: A restoration-era hero.
• Richardson Grove:
Trucks vs. redwoods in Humboldt County.

Click on image to view the PDF

Chainsaws in the cathedral

A photo presentation by Martin Litton

Jackson Forest plan
On January 9, 2008, the California Board of Forestry voted 8 to 1 to approve a new management plan for Jackson State Forest.

Act to Save America's Forests would change administration of Sequoia National Monument

Forests Forever goes to Washington

Forests Forever coalitions and collaborations

Forests Forever press releases

Forests Forever in the news

FORESTS FOREVER ALERTS!

DECEMBER 12, 2012: It's Time to Ban Clearcutting!

MARCH 2, 2012: SB 455: A giant leap backward for forests!

JANUARY 2, 2012: Forests Forever posts forest gains in 2011!

DECEMBER 27, 2011: Urge Chesbro to free timber-monitoring bill!

NOVEMBER 21, 2011: Roadless Rule victory protects wild forests!

NOVEMBER 8, 2011: Habitat expert Britting onto forestry board!

OCTOBER 24, 2011: State subsidizes logging $18 million a year!

AUGUST 11, 2011: Clearcuts threaten Battle Creek salmon-run restoration!

JULY 25, 2011: Now is the time to fix the flawed forest protocol!

JULY 5, 2011: Forests Forever endorses Board of Forestry candidates

JUNE 21, 2011: Timber watchdog bill AB 2005 gets a reprieve

JUNE 3, 2011: Speak up for the Forest Land Recovery Act now!

DECEMBER 31, 2010: Stealth cut to forest monitor unacceptable

DECEMBER 29, 2010: Forest gains in 2009-10 bode well for 2011

DECEMBER 27, 2010: Cap & trade must not promote clearcutting!

DECEMBER 22, 2010: Let's expose Sequoia National Monument logging plan in 2011.

DECEMBER 2010: Tell Air Resources Board not to allow carbon offsets for forest clearcutting!

NOVEMBER 2010: e-Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 6: California forests win strong advocates in Nov. 2010 election: Almost all Forests Forever-backed candidates sweep into office. Voters split on forest-friendly ballot propositions: They back budget sanity and CO2 controls but not parks fee. AB 1504 a welcome victory in a rough season: Governor's signature a rare concession to forests defenders.

OCTOBER 2010: Governor misses his chance to protect salmon. Veto of AB 2575 and demise of SB 539 imperil fisheries.

***** SEPTEMBER 30, 2010: Governor signs Forests Forever's AB 1504! "Carbon Sink Act" becomes state law!

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010: Legislature passes Forests Forever's AB 2575!

AUGUST 9, 2010: Forests Forever's "The Watershed," Summer 2010.

Email Alert Archives
Our alerts arranged in chronological order

Action Alert Archives
Periodic alerts on Jackson, Headwaters, Sequoia and other forest issues.

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Let U.S. Park Service manage Giant Sequoia
National Monument
Just Say No to Forest Service's
'Alternative B'

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Let U.S. Park Service manage Giant Sequoia
National Monument
Just Say No to Forest Service's
'Alternative B'