Judi Bari

Celebrate revolutionary ecology on judi bari day

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 On the 35th anniversary of the bombing of Judi Bari, Darryl Cherney & COINTELPRO attack on Earth First! A celebration and statement of revolutionary resistance & movement solidarity. Saturday , May 24  11:30-12:30 Park Blvd. & East 34st St., Oakland (near MacArthur Fwy at Park @ alcove @ ~3401 Park Blvd across from Arco) Help create pavement art as a tribute to Judi and all facing state repression today. We mark the moment of the bomb explosion in Judi’s car under her seat. Commemorating an act of extreme violence against an activist 35 years ago is not an isolated incident. …

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Dances With Caltrans–Here we go again

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RICHARDSON GROVE REDWOODS: Here we go again: Same ill-conceived project, same clueless agency, same beneficiaries (the trucking industry and big box stores) Richardson Grove State Park in southern Humboldt County, is one of the state’s oldest state parks and  and is  one of the last protected stands of old-growth redwood trees in the world. The park has essential habitat for protected species, and its creeks support runs of imperiled salmon and steelhead trout, in addition to being a revered and popular camping area, called “the gateway to the redwoods”. The state transportation agency Caltrans seeks to widen and straighten the …

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Please sign the Jackson Forest Petition!

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Sign the Petition to Save Jackson Forest and Support the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians Please sign this petition to declare your support of the objectives of the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians,  Pomo Land Back and the Coalition to Save Jackson State Forest. Specifically: Jackson Demonstration State Forest (JDSF) is the largest state forest in California at nearly 50,000 acres. It is located in the unceded ancestral Northern Pomo and Coast Yuki territory of the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians. Since its inception in 1947, the State has primarily managed this forest to cut it for profit, not preserve it. This state-owned …

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RALLY TO PROTECT POMO HOMELANDS

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RALLY TO PROTECT POMO HOMELANDS        State Capitol, Sacramento   MARCH 25, 1 – 4 pm 3-25-22PomoSacRallyRegular readers of our Northcoast forest updates will recall that many Native people from the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians in Mendocino County have been very involved in the campaign to stop the over-logging in Jackson Demonstration State Forest (JDSF), from the beginning. The campaign is working toward a co-management agreement between the Tribes and the State of California–this is currently under discussion. On March 2, State Sen. McGuire announced that the Jackson Demonstration State Forest management plan would be rewritten. This presents an opportunity to revisit a …

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Recent News From the Forests of the Northcoast

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In most of past forest preservation campaigns, forest defenders were going nose to nose with big corporations like Sierra Pacific Industries, Green Diamond, Mendocino/Humboldt Redwood Co.,Pacific Lumber/Maxxam, etc.  But in 2021 and 2022, the bad management practices  decimating increasingly scarce forest habitat in Northern California have different players: CalFire and PG&E. They are not the only ones by any stretch, but two of the most active campaigns right now responding to reckless logging are unfolding in Jackson Demonstration State Forest (JDSF) on the Mendocino Coast, and surprisingly, in Humboldt Redwoods State Park, the iconic park off Highway 101 with cathedrals …

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New Logging Plan in Mattole Threatens Owl Habitat, Redwood Park, Native Forests and Ancestral Indigenous Land.

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Please send comments! Time is short, but this is important and you can take action in just a few minutes. Humboldt Redwood Company (HRC) has filed a new Timber Harvest Plan (THP) located in the headwaters of the upper north fork of the Mattole River. The areas slated to be logged and herbicided lie directly adjacent to Humboldt Redwood State Park, within the ancestral territory of the Bear River Band. The public comment period will close on September 2. A multitude of comments will make it clear to Calfire and to HRC how much the community values this forest. While …

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Logging has started in State forest!

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We were in the middle of writing an alert about threatened logging in the beautiful Jackson Demonstration State Forest (JDSF) on Mendocino’s coast when we got word that LOGGING STARTED THIS MORNING! This, despite the fact that protesters, tree-sitters and the public are in the forest. Activists working to preserve the integrity of the forest are urging people to take a few minutes to send a short email that you can either cut and paste from below, or simply click on the “send to” address (santarosapubliccomments@fire.ca.gov), and an email message will pop up already filled out with the message and …

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Tree-Sits, Blockades and Forestry Science vs. California “Demonstrating” Profitability?

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49,000 acres of recovering vibrant forest with large redwoods and other species, south of Fort Bragg on the Mendocino coast were purchased by the state of California in 1949, after having been logged in previous years. Its mission was to serve the purpose of the state operating a “Demonstration Forest” to practice and document sustainable forest management and logging, preserving water quality, and high quality habitat, as well as recreational uses. However, local environmental groups are raising an alarm that new proposed logging plans are contrary to anyone’s definition of restoration forestry, and rather reek of industrial logging in the …

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Viva! Jene! and Redwood Groves Saved

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Last week we lost a force of nature, and one who has been involved in all manner of ecological issues on the northcoast for decades. Yurok elder Jene McCovey has certainly been very involved since long before she was an elder. It seemed that Jene was everywhere people were getting together to strategize on a myriad of issues. She showed up to testify at public hearings, to speak into a bullhorn or mic at rallies, and would show up at demonstrations out in the forest, treating her motorized wheelchair like a high-end off road vehicle. She was fearless. I first …

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Passionate and Persistent Activism in the Pandemic

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It’s been a while since we’ve communicated with you, and you can likely guess the reasons. Everyone is overwhelmed dealing with our world in 2020, and the hits keep on coming. But the issues we care about are not only still there, but most campaigns and work have higher stakes, sooner deadlines, and greater needs for active involvement. Some news from the inspiring activists out there “doing the work” follows. Redwoods, Frogs, Birds and Fish: They Need Each Other and We Need Them to Thrive. You may remember previous news we have sent you about the many-years-long efforts to protect …

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