The agency that manages the Jackson Demonstration State Forest—CalFire—has released their draft plan for public input, for their intention to finalize a new Management Plan in early 2026. You can find the draft Management Plan here: https://www.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/natural-resource-management/demonstration-state-forests/jackson-demonstration-state-forest. The list of public input meetings is below. You can submit comments in person or by email.The draft plan is rife with problems. CalFire did NOT put in place infrastructure to have tribal co-management so that tribes (whose ancestral land encompasses JDSF) could have an equal, meaningful seat at the table during the planning process. CalFire is NOT complying with the state’s premier …

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Join Greg King, as he presents on his deeply researched, amazing book  “GHOST FOREST: Racists, Radicals and Real Estate in the California Redwoods.” Online Forest Protection Forum: March 18 at 4 pm Register HERE to join.          How is it possible that humanity was ultimately able to protect only 80,000 acres, or 4 percent, or California’s original expanse of  2 million acres of coast redwood forest? The answer lies in a century-long determination by capitalists to not “preserve” but RESERVE as much ancient redwood as possible not for parks, but for industrial uses. The means to achieve such carte blanche in the woods have been cunning, usually illegal, and ongoing today. These …

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Members of the Coalition to Save Jackson State Forest made an agendized presentation to the CA Board of Forestry and Fire Protection in Sacramento for over an hour on December 6, 2023, which was followed by extensive public comment in support of a new vision for JDSF. Hi everyone,Our presentation to the Board of Forestry in Sacramento went well, we shared our vision for JDSF and put a lot of truth in the public record of the Board that oversees CalFire and JDSF. You can read a portion of the presentation in this written statement and watch video recordings of the Dec. 6th meeting (and Dec. …

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Dear friend of the forest,                                                                      We believe in the power and in the basic common sense of coalition work and alliances. We believe that working with other organizations and individuals brings together deeper, more diverse perspectives, and expands knowledge and skills that one organization simply could not muster. Diversity is strength. We also believe strongly in standing in solidarity with our indigenous allies. When faced with agency misconduct around sacred sites and the issue of tribal co-management of ancestral homelands, following the tribal lead is the route to arriving at wise decisions.The Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters (BACH) …

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The Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum will bring 1200 corporate CEOs and 20 heads of state to OUR backyard. They will be negotiating trade deals that cover 60% of global energy systems and impact some of the most climate-vulnerable areas of the world. They need to see and hear resistance. The big APEC summit is coming up next month, Nov. 11 – 18 in San Francisco. There’s a broader No2APEC coalition that a number of Bay Area climate justice organizers have been an active part of, and they have been building out a parallel/overlapping Climate Justice contingent as part of that.  It’s …

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