Pacific Lumber Bankruptcy Resolved: Maxxam is out of the Redwoods! [Maxxam has left the building. Almost.
The much anticipated decision in the Pacific Lumber bankruptcy case came down today with a decision that takes control of Humboldt County's redwoods out of Maxxam/Hurwitz/Pacific Lumber hands, at long last.
Misty Redwood Run [Misty Redwoods Run. 10K fun run. Redwood Park Oakland.
September 27, 2005
Endangered Species Act (ESA) Under Attack [Alert re Pombo Bill to gut the Endangered Species Act, or ESA - pending legislation in Congress to weaken environmental protection
Water Board's Sept. hearing in Fortuna [Water Board's Sept. hearing in Fortuna Palco's Watershed-wide Waste Discharge Requirements permits for Freshwater and Elk River
Update on Maxxam manipulations [Maxxam Corp. has offered terms to the bondholders of its financially troubled timber company, Pacific Lumber subsidiary Scotia Pacific, various stakeholders have focused their attention on discussions
Forest Update [Water Board caves to PL pressure despite rivers of evidence
Pepper Spray by Q-tip civil rights trial nears, trial-related events in Bay Area
Forest activist get-together next week (April 7)
Day of Action for forests at Victoria's Secret April 14
Public hearing on Maxxam/PL logging MARCH 16 [The hearing will begin at 9 am. Come early to get a seat!
We recommend being there by 8 am. See http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/northcoast
A BILL TO PROTECT CALIFORNIA'S OLD-GROWTH TREES IS STUCK IN A [SB 754, the Heritage Tree Preservation Act, will permanently protect
the last of California's old-growth trees on nonfederal land,
including Coast redwoods, Douglas-firs and Giant sequoias. Less than
one percent of these ancient giants remain, yet they are still being
logged. This bill will protect these trees
AN ALERT ON THE ANCIENT TREES LEGISLATION [The Heritage Tree Preservation Act is alive and kicking! We have never been so close to protecting California's old-growth trees, but we need your help to make it a reality! Please join us in Sacramento on Wednesday, April 14th for Old-Growth Lobby Day. You can sign up at www.ancienttrees.org.
News Alert from the Redwoods [Maxxam's Pacific Lumber is financing 93 percent of the campaign to recall Humboldt County (CA) District Attorney Paul Gallegos in the last reporting period. D.A. Gallegos filed a $250 million lawsuit against Pacific Lumber, alleging fraud
February 5, 2004
Tree-sitter at State Capitol in Sacramento lobbies for bill [A man named Bear climbed a tree outside the California State Capitol today to raise awareness for SB 754, the Heritage Tree Act, which has been held up by the State Assembly's Natural Resources Committee.
January 22, 2004
Challenge to Pacific Lumber's recall campaign needs support [This is an alert about the outrageous recall effort underway, largely financed by Maxxam/Pacific Lumber to oust the Humboldt county District Attorney Paul Gallegos, who filed a fraud legal case against PL a number of months ago. (See story in our last newsletter, on our website, for background).
January 21, 2004
Jackson State Forest needs your letters NOW! [California state law now says that Jackson State Forest shall be logged for maximum timber production! This must be changed if our public forest is to be saved for our children!
