Dogwood II was defeated in court, but here comes Dogwood III.

Dogwood II was defeated in court, but here comes Dogwood III.

Rick and Jeanne Jackson

Gualala, CA, United States

Feb 16, 2019 —

Friends of Gualala River, and their allies, once again recently prevailed in court. The timber harvest plan called Dogwood has been found twice to fail to meet California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements for failing to evaluate project alternatives with less environmental impacts. FoGR also won on the lack of a Cumulative Impact study.

Dogwood III is just as flawed as its predecessors. It lacks even the most basic survey information on seasonal wetlands – the floodplain of the Gualala River.  It also lacks scientific information on rare plants and protected wildlife species such as steelhead trout.

The floodplain of the Gualala River is too important to the health of this already deemed impaired river. Logging of redwoods trees in the floodplain will do great harm.

We ask that this Timber Harvest Plan, Dogwood THP 1-15-042 SON, be subject to greater review. We request Dogwood be elevated for policy-level review by the CAL FIRE headquarters Board of Forestry.

What can you do to help? Please email Santa Rosa CAL FIRE before Feb. 21, 2019 with your comments. Tell them in your own words why you are against logging in the floodplain. Whether it be the fish, the wildflowers such as Coast Lilies, the wildlife such as Western Pond Turtles and CA Red-legged Frog, tell them why this special place we call the Magical Forest shouldn’t be logged. Ask CAL FIRE to elevate Dogwood for a policy level review. Email CAL FIRE at this address: santarosapubliccomment@fire.ca.gov

Thank you for caring. Jeanne Jackson p.s. The photo with this update is a redwood tree marked for logging in Dogwood.