Month: May 2008

:::::: Update on Pacific Lumber bankruptcy case. The end is very near! :::::: Redwood forest-watchers might want to check out news from the final hearings in bankruptcy court down there is Corpus Christi, Texas. The judge is expected to render a decision soon. Come to the BACH update meeting May 29 : Eureka Reporter story about Sierra Pacific Industries bid Community Forestry Team’s David Simpson’s blog from the courtroom and a press release sent out Friday on behalf of EPIC, ForestEthics, Ebbets Pass Forest Watch and us, Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters: ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS RAISE ALARM OVER SIERRA PACIFIC BID …

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Forest Activist UPDATE and EVENT NOTICE After event-filled bankruptcy court hearings in Corpus Christi, Texas in late April/early May, what the judge is calling “final hearings” will take place May 15 and 16. (See our 5/4 update and spring newsletter). These hearings will be followed by a **DECISION** regarding who will sit in the driver’s seat, making decisions about management of over 200,000 acres of redwoods, doug fir forest and coho salmon streams that Maxxam took over 2 decades ago. COME and hear the outcome at a BACH get-together on THURSDAY, MAY 29, at the ECOLOGY CENTER, 2530 San Pablo …

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PACIFIC LUMBER BANKRUPTCY UPDATE from the Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters May 3, 2008 For those of you following the unfolding drama of the Pacific Lumber bankruptcy story, there is much to report, but it’s not over yet. After this week’s proceedings in Corpus Christi court, resolution is still at bay, but things are evolving faster and bit more furiously than in previous months. A decision regarding management of the company and its redwood holdings is close. For now, I will let a fairly comprehensive news clip and the blog of court observer (and Humboldt county resident and Community Forestry …

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