Campaign To Restore Jackson State Forest

September 20, 2005


Logging in 50,000-acre Jackson State Redwood Forest (Mendocino County) continues to be halted by court order. The California Department of Forestry (CDF) is now in its second year of efforts to revise the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for Jackson State Forest to remedy deficiencies found by the court. According to CDF, the revised draft report is nearing completion. Although no date for release is yet fixed, CDF and Board of Forestry staff have indicated that the administrative draft of the report will be released unofficially to the public and Board members in the last half of July.

Historic railroad trestle in area of Jackson State Forest slated for logging. Photo: Vince Taylor

Approximately 30s days after the unofficial release, the Board of Forestry will meet to consider the draft and hear public comments. The Board will undoubtedly then officially release the report for public review. The public will have 45 days after the official release to submit comments.

The Campaign has assembled a group of experts who will thoroughly review the EIR and make comments. Your participation in the review process will be crucial, too. The Board of Forestry needs to hear from you that you want your redwood forest ecologically restored and maintained, not simply logged to add millions of dollars to CDF's budget. The Campaign intends to challenge the revised EIR if it appears legally deficient.

To get the latest news and recreation information, and to join the Campaign, visit www.jacksonforest.org.



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