Last April, the American Forest Resource Council, an umbrella organization for Timber Industry stakeholders, sued the US Fish and Wildlife Service to lift protection of 3.5 million acres of forest land in California, Oregon and Washington. Were the protection lifted, it could lead to logging of mature and old-growth forests, and place the already threatened Northern Spotted Owl in even deeper peril. Because of this, a coalition of environmental organizations in the three states—including Humboldt-based EPIC—has intervened in the lawsuit.
Briceland Road Will Be Closed Into Sinkyone Through Autumn for repairs. hikers must use the lost coast trail
The Southern Humboldt Fire Safe Council meets every first Thursday of the month at 5pm. Serenity Wood brings you their latest updates.