Ever wonder what happened to all the forests? Or asked yourself where have all the spotted owls gone?
California’s forests sustain thousands of jobs in the recreation and sustainable logging industries- but not if they are clearcut. For many years, private lands logging has been in the news and more people have become aware of the environmental impact of celarcutting. Sometimes the impacts are beneficial for instance; when fire and fuels are reduced or replenishment is necessary, yet sometimes private lands logging leads to mudslides, flooding, property damage, increased fire risk and loss of wildlife habitat.
Want to know how you can be involved in curtailing some of the abuses of
clearcutting?
Become a Timber Harvest Plan Tracker! Learn to use resources to find out where Timber Harvest Plans (THPs) are planned near your neighborhood. Learn about THPs and where to go, to visit private lands logging operations, so you can gather photos and help monitor impacts of clearcutting.
BEC and the Yahi Group of the Sierra Club are co-sponsoring a full day training with EPIC Industrial Forestry Reform Advocate, Rob DiPerna from Arcata on formal Timber Harvest Plan comments.
Please contact Skye at skyeli.peace.justice@gmail.com if you are interested in joining fellow advocates in saving our forests! We will announce a date and time once we have a full class. Class is FREE and open to the public however, donations are being accepted for trainer’s meals and bus fare.
For more about clearcutting please visit
http://www.stopclearcuttingcalifornia.org/ and
for more information on becoming a Timber Harvest Tracker you can visit
http://www.thptrackingcenter.org/
