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Loggers come up with slick logging plan…..against current science…

Climate, Community Rights/Rights of Nature, Crony Capitalism, News, Resources, Rights of Nature / January 30, 2021

Loggers marketing plan is WRONG WRONG WRONG for the forests and watersheds. Climate change exasperated by wine industry clearcutting for vineyards, sucking the aquifers dry and allowing more and more building is creating a perfect storm for fires. “The Sonoma County Biomass Business Competition is looking to invest in local entrepreneurs with two awards of …

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Sonoma County — Important News on Tree Ordinance

Community Rights/Rights of Nature, News, Resources, Rights of Nature / March 18, 2019

Sonoma County — Important News on Tree Ordinance Dear Supervisors The following is a short summary of issues – supporting  a Tree Ordinance in Sonoma County Forests, trees (in continental US and worldwide) are shown to be 15{5fc40a96f14c4a6aa4c2a32569b0a57dcc67c0b31eb04c341474283f11b6cdd2} to 20{5fc40a96f14c4a6aa4c2a32569b0a57dcc67c0b31eb04c341474283f11b6cdd2} of the solution potential for global warming. In the US, our forests are 25{5fc40a96f14c4a6aa4c2a32569b0a57dcc67c0b31eb04c341474283f11b6cdd2} of …

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Application of SB 901 – as applied to easements (purchased with State Funds) For Sonoma County Forest Conservation Working Group

Climate, News, Resources, Rights of Nature, Uncategorized / January 31, 2019

Application of SB 901 – as applied to easements (purchased with State Funds) For Sonoma County Forest Conservation Working Group Leg Analyst summary – below “This bill would require, for any conservation easement purchased with state funds on or after January 1, 2019, wherein land subject to the easement includes some forest lands, or consists …

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