Forestry, land management, and public policy in the news
NBC News.com – 5/20/2013 - A declining Marbled Murrelet population A psychological warfare program centered on vomit could help save the marbled murrelet, an endangered seabird that nests in California’s old-growth redwood forests. The robin-sized murrelet lives at sea but ...»
The Union – 5/4/13 - The Nevada County Board of Supervisors has drafted a letter officially objecting to California’s state firefighting agency plans to shift resources from Nevada County to the northern shore of Lake Tahoe. The California Department of ...»
CalChamber Alert – 5/10/2013 - California Debt to Federal Unemployment Fund Exceeds $10 Billion The California Chamber of Commerce and a number of employer groups are working to raise awareness of the plight of the state’s unemployment insurance (UI) system, ...»
www.chicoer.com – 5/03/2013 - In the course of five hours Thursday, the Panther Fire northwest of Butte Meadows exploded to 7,000 acres, then grew to 10,000 acres by Thursday night. It had been 2,000 acres at 10 a.m., according to ...»
Greenwire – May 3, 2013 - A bipartisan group of 13 Western senators yesterday urged the Obama administration to rethink its fiscal 2014 budget proposal to reduce the Forest Service’s timber harvest target by 15 percent, warning that increased logging ...»
Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA – April 30, 2013 - In the spring following a forest fire, trees that survived the blaze explode in new growth and plants sprout in abundance from the scorched earth. For centuries, it was a ...»
Cave Junction, Oregon – 4/17/2013 - Rough & Ready (R & R) Lumber announced today the closure of its Cave Junction lumber mill, a major local employer that recently celebrated its 90th year in business in Oregon’s timber-dependent Illinois Valley. ...»
Flash Report – Apr 17, 2013 - Ding dong! Could CARB be dead? The Pacific Legal Foundation filed a lawsuit yesterday against the California Air Resources Board challenging California’s cap and trade regulation. The cap and trade program was created ...»
March 20, 2013 – In a stunning victory for forest owners, the Supreme Court issued its opinion Wednesday morning reversing the 9th Circuit in Decker v. NEDC upholding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) silvicultural exemption from point source discharge (National ...»
Los Angeles Times – 1/25/13 – The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection hid $3.6 million from legal settlements rather than depositing it into the state’s cash-strapped general fund as required, interviews and documents reviewed by The Times show. ...»