Forestry, land management, and public policy in the news
February 21, 2012 – Summit County Citizens Voice - SUMMIT COUNTY — The U.S. Forest Service can’t charge recreation fees for simple access to public lands, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously last week, rejecting the agency’s bid ...»
February 15, 2012 – Redding Record Searchlight – Since 1999 about half a million acres of forest have burned in Trinity County, but the damage didn’t have to be that widespread, a county supervisor said Wednesday. About 260,000 of those ...»
Saturday, February 11, 2012 – The Grass Valley Union – Drivers passing through the intersection of Zion Street and Ridge Road in Nevada City over the past year have watched the progress on the construction of a Cal Fire station ...»
February 13, 2012 – Redding Record Searchlight – The U.S. Forest Service has announced plans to try to replace its aging fleet of privately contracted air tankers used to battle wildfires. Although the use of air tankers has drawn criticism ...»
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 – Capital Press The U.S. Forest Service violated environmental law by approving a plan to increase allowable logging levels on national forests in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains, according to a federal appeals court. The 9th U.S. ...»
2/8/2012 – Siskiyou Daily News – Yreka, Calif. — According to a recent press release from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), the Feb. 1 statewide snow surveys “confirmed that water content in California’s mountain snowpack is far below ...»
January 11, 2012 – CBS Sacramento - California employers will be paying higher taxes this year – and many will be surprised to find out the feds are asking them to dig deeper into their pockets. Joe Thompson was hoping ...»
January 29, 2012 – The Sacramento Bee – Gov. Jerry Brown said in an interview airing in Los Angeles today that California’s high-speed rail project will cost far less than the state’s current estimate of nearly $100 billion and ...»
1/25/2012 – Santa Cruz Sentinel SANTA CRUZ – A new fire prevention fee affecting homeowners in some unincorporated areas of the state was approved this week by the state Office of Administrative Law. The annual fee of up to $150 ...»
January 2012 – The Lumber Log – The popular California Forest Center at Sacramento Cal Expo is getting a facelift and new redwood decking in this off-season. Each year an estimated 50,000 fairgoers visit the forest center, which is managed ...»