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Forest Defenders Return to the Red Tail THP- Celebrate “Strategic Pause” with Morning of Music, Dancing, and Eyewitnessing of Mismanagement

On the morning of Monday January 24th, Forest Defenders gathered at the Red Tail THP to protest continued mis-management of the forest, and the use of citizens arrests to bar access to the public’s forest. The protest was originally dubbed…

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Board of Forestry Announces “No additional plans to be sold in (JDSF) in 2022” Public Responds with Rally “For Real Change”

Fort Bragg, CA-  Forest Defenders have called for a “Safety First ” rally this Monday January 24th at the publicly accessible entrance to Camp One in JDSF, near the site where six activists were ‘citizens arrested’ by loggers and Calfire…

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Six Protestors Cited in Jackson Demonstration State Forest After Loggers Perform Citizens Arrests

CalFire Police Charge Forest Activists with Trespassing and “False Imprisonment”Monday January 10th, 2022 After nine months of sustained demonstrations by environmental protestors in Jackson Demonstration State Forest CalFire Police made their first arrests during a peaceful blockade off Hwy 20…

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State Agrees to Tribal Co-Management of Jackson Demonstration State Forest and Tribal Amendments to Current Management Plan

The Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians just learned that Thomas Porter, the Director of the State Department of Forestry, at the September Board Meeting of his agency called for the redrafting of the Jackson Demonstration State Forest Management Plan…

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CAL FIRE is pushing for approval of the Little North Fork Big River and Mitchell Creek Timber Harvest Plans- Send a second public comment to show your opposition.

While the official public comment period for these two timber harvest plans is closed, comments submitted through the proper channels will put CAL FIRE on notice that we are still on the alert. It will help to send a separate comment on each…

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