Campaign to Save Richardson Grove Resolution Before Albany City Council

We have been working with an Albany City Councilperson on a resolution to be brought before the Albany City Council in support of Richardson Grove, urging Gov. Schwarzenegger to rescind the Highway 101 widening project that would compromise the majestic ancient redwoods of Richardson Grove in Humboldt County. The resolution will come before the Council next Monday, and you are urged to be there to show support! Monday, Sept. 20, 7:30 pm Albany City Council Chambers, City Hall 1000 San Pablo Ave. Albany, CA The item will be on the agenda at the beginning of the meeting. Hope to see …

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Save Richardson Grove! Get involved in the Bay Area

Let’s Bring the Campaign for the Redwoods to the Bay Area! On June 30, the California Transportation Commission approved the funding of the widening and straightening highway project through Richardson Grove State Park (to the tune of $7 million), approved by Caltrans in June with the release of the final EIR. (For background, see EPIC’s website and the Coalition’s Save Richardson Grove site.) Arcata-based EPIC, the champion of north coast forests, filed suit against Caltrans in June using the California Environmental Quality Act, and were joined by the Center for Biological Diversity, Californians for Alternatives to Toxics and several individuals. …

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Forest Update – January 2010

**Highway 101 Widening Through Richardson Grove **Logging Approved for Bohemian Grove **Grassroots Media Project **Want To Get Involved? There has been a Caltrans project working its way through the public agency process to widen highway 101, the state highway that winds its way up the coast of California through the redwoods. The segment of highway Caltrans wants to straighten and widen runs through Richardson Grove State Park in the Avenue of the Giants. Many people and organizations in Humboldt County have been fighting it based on not only ecological grounds, but issues of local economics, traffic congestion, pollution and the …

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Tree Spiker book and Richardson Grove

WHAT: TREE SPIKER Book Release and FUNDRAISER for the fight against mountaintop removal WHEN: Friday Nov. 20, 2009 from 5pm-9pm WHERE: 111 Minna; San Francisco $10-20, sliding scale (no one turned away for a lack of funds) Evening will include an auction, music, book readings and cash bar. Here is a great opportunity to stop mountaintop removal mining, support important American literature, and party with Mike Roselle, co-founder of Earth First!, Rainforest Action Network and the Ruckus Society, now working in West Virginia against mountain-top removal coal mining. Join us on November 20th for the party of the season in …

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