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Update from the Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters

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Dear friends of the forests, A few days ago, we at the Berkeley office of the Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters (BACH) got a letter from someone who had filed comments about pollution problems in the Eel River tributary Outlet Creek in Mendocino County. He was referred to us by the Ecology Center, and wanted to know who was doing restoration and clean-up around the area where Outlet Creek flows into the Eel River. I think of this call as we wonder-after all the campaign changes, organizational changes and “down-sizing” we have had to do operationally- whether we are still …

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Re-scheduled Richardson Grove court hearing in SF: Nov. 17

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Alert from the Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters ::: Nov. 14, 2010 Re-scheduled Court hearing on Richardson Grove case in SF needs support: Please attend on Nov. 17 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: First of all, THANK YOU to those of you who came to court on Nov. 10. As so often happens, the hearing was continued, and we didn’t find out until we were there. The hearing is taking place this Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 9:30 am. If you can come to show support for the great legal team who filed suit against Caltrans concerning their highway-widening project through Richardson Grove State Park, …

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Richardson Grove Court Hearing in San Francisco Nov. 10

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Alert from the Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters ::: Nov. 4, 2010 Court hearing on Richardson Grove case in SF needs support: Please attend on Nov. 10 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: We need whomever can make it to SF on Wednesday morning to be in the courtroom for a 9:30 am hearing to show support for the great legal team who filed suit against Caltrans concerning their highway-widening project through Richardson Grove State Park. Caltrans has filed a change of venue motion, opposed by our environmental attorneys, and it will be argued in SF Superior Court, Dept. 301, 400 McAllister St. (at Polk) …

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Campaign to Save Richardson Grove Resolution Before Albany City Council

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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

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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

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**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

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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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