Protecting our environmental resources and promoting social justice
Published on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 by Common Dreams “Of course, as real and not-at-all-radical environmentalists pointed out, what ZInke is really saying is that he wants to give the nation’s forests over to the timber industry for clear-cutting, consequences and destruction of natural habitat be damned.” ‘No, Secretary Zinke. Record-Breaking Wildfires in California Have …
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead How do you envision the rebuild in Sonoma County, what are your priorities? Fire Recovery Plan Workshops in July and August. Plan to attend the July 11th one at the …
From our friends at Legal Planet: The disastrous Resilient Federal Forest Act got watered down. We reported on this previously as ill conceived give away to lumber industry at the cost of our environment. Asssted on April 5, 2018 1:50 pm by Eric Biber Tom Schumann helped draft this blog post. The 2018 budget …
Public Lands Watch: Fire Appropriations and 2018 Omnibus Read More »
“California’s arboreal apocalypse is being exacerbated by the raging wildfires that the state’s forestry department helped stoke. Unlike sub-Arctic and tropical forests, temperate ones are often densely populated with people. A state-funded watchdog report showed in February that California’s forests are sorely lacking prescribed burns, which remove overgrowth and dead trees. Seven of the 10 …
Warning, this is not for the faint of heart if you love forests and their inhabitants. This video was originally published in conjunction with the ill fated Preservation Ranch to educate the public on the environmental impacts of coastal hill vineyard conversions. The effects last for decades.