Jackson Demonstration State Forest

Activity of the Coalition to Save Jackson State Forest, of which BACH is an active participant.

Forest Bill Advances in Legislature<>AIM Spirit Runners Come to Jackson Forest

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AIM runners in the redwoods

On Sunday, April 12, 2026, we had very special visitors come to Jackson Demonstration State Forest (JDSF). The American Indian Movement (AIM) Spirit Runners came to the Mendocino coast for the weekend to do a prayer run through a portion of Jackson Forest, and share time and food with the community working to protect the forest.  The AIM group, for decades, has had a 500-mile Spiritual Marathon where teams of runners participate in a running prayer by carrying a sacred staff. Runners will often pray for those who are sick or in prison and also for the preservation of sacred …

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BILL TO END INDUSTRIAL LOGGING IN JACKSON FOREST INTRODUCED!

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On Sunday, April 12, 2026, we had very special visitors come to Jackson Demonstration State Forest (JDSF). The American Indian Movement (AIM) Spirit Runners came to the Mendocino coast for the weekend to do a prayer run through a portion of Jackson Forest, and share time and food with the community working to protect the forest.  The AIM group, for decades, has had a 500-mile Spiritual Marathon where teams of runners participate in a running prayer by carrying a sacred staff. Runners will often pray for those who are sick or in prison and also for the preservation of sacred …

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Speak up for Jackson forest in october & november!

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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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Update on Jackson forest

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Jackson State ForestMarch 2025 Update What’s happening in Jackson State Forest? BACH is part of the Coalition to Save Jackson Forest, and we haven’t sent an update in a while. so want to bring you up to current.  Some of you know that Priscilla Hunter, Pomo tribal leader, friend, visionary leader for the Jackson Forest campaign and so many other campaigns and organizations, initiator and leader of the Intertribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council, joined the ancestors in November of 2024. (Priscilla at the Rally at the S.F. Army Corps of Engineers to protest the Willits Bypass) Her intuitive sense of politics, deep wisdom …

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Alert: calfire hearings on jackson forest now!

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CalFire is Holding Public Meetings for New Forest Management Plan NOW:               See below and links for schedule and info.  Cal Fire is hosting “community insight” meetings for the new Management Plan for Jackson Demonstration State Forest. Please attend and/or comment by email to let Cal Fire know that they are in violation of California environmental review law and must wait until guidance on tribal co-management is provided by local Tribes and the California Natural Resources Agency.  Even if you registered for the previous meeting,  please pre-register for upcoming meetings to either attend or get background to comment at: https://jacksonstateforestplan.com/register. You can send comments on any of …

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Old Growth Protected on Former Pacific Lumber Lands

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Tree Sitters Descend When New Owners Humboldt Redwood Co. Deliver Message Directly to Them Eureka, CA-Community residents and forest activists from the redwood region and far beyond Humboldt County in Northern California, were relieved and elated as news spread of an unprecented commitment by Humboldt Redwood Company (HRC) owners of what was Maxxam/PL land to spare the Nanning Creek and Fern Gully ancient groves where tree-sits have been keeping chain saws at bay. The message was delivered directly to tree-sitters and included a commitment to further protect from future cutting all old growth 250 years old or more. “Old Growth …

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It’s a Done Deal: Maxxam Out of the Redwoods

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Pacific Lumber Redwoods ALERT It is a done deal. By the end of the day today, new owners will have taken over the Pacific Lumber Co. and the town of Scotia, through proceedings ending in bankruptcy court in Texas. The new company will be called Humboldt Redwood Company. The resolution ends two decades of aggressive industrial logging in this precious ecosystem by Maxxam Corporation and Charles Hurwitz, and two decades marked by an incredible outpouring of support for the forest and its species: a campaign characterized by the best of grassroots organizing and legislation, tree-sits, massive rallies, boycotts, shareholder organizing, …

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Texas Judge Denies Stay in PL Case–Company Nearly in Mendocino Redwood Co.’s Hands ** Court Decision on Oak Grove Tomorrow: Vigil at Oaks Tonight and Tomorrow

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*Texas Judge Denies Stay in PL Case–Company Nearly in Mendocino Redwood Co.’s Hands* *Court Decision on Oak Grove Tomorrow: Vigil at Oaks Tonight and Tomorrow* Judge Confirms Approval of Mendocino Redwood Co. July 15 It has seemed to drag on forever, though sometimes the twists and turns have been swift and interesting, but in all likelihood it will soon be over. One certainly that has remained the last several months is that Charles Hurwitz and Maxxam Co. are sinking below Humbolt’s horizon. Though Corpus Christi Judge Richard Schmidt cleared the way for Mendocino Redwood Co (MRC) to become the new …

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Judge Delays Final Ruling Awarding Company to Mendocino Redwood Co.

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Pacific Lumber Bankruptcy UPDATE As noted in our last update on the long saga of Pacific Lumber bankruptcy and the impending departure of PL/Maxxam from Humboldt County, Judge Richard Smith, presiding over the bankruptcy case since it was first filed in January 2007, chose the reorganization plan of Mendocino Redwoods Co. over the creditor Noteholders’ plan for an asset auction. In order to give the Noteholders time to respond, he scheduled a hearing a week out to codify his decision. He has now rescheduled that hearing, which was scheduled to take place today, for June 30. While Judge Schmidt said …

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Pacific Lumber Bankruptcy Resolved: Maxxam is out of the Redwoods!

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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. Our rallying cry of the last 2 decades: MAXXAM OUT OF HUMBOLDT! has finally come to pass! I paste links to several news stories below, and to EPIC’s press release, to round out the information for you. Judge Richard Schmidt ruled today in the Corpus Christi, Texas court that has been hearing the case since January, 2007, that of those vying for control …

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