Help Our State Forests

The California state legislature is considering a new law to change management and funding for our state forests. This would be massive news for Jackson Demonstration State Forest, the 48,652-acre publicly owned redwood forest in Mendocino County that is currently managed by CalFire and that continues to be extensively logged—and to generate extensive protests. This law could change all that for the better, prioritizing “biodiversity, fire resilience, tribal co-management, carbon sequestration, and recreation instead of timber production.” I’m taking that summary from a great call to action put out by Mendocino Trail Stewards, which Evan kindly sent my way. The big takeaway here is that public comment closes this coming Monday. If you want to add your voice, do it soon! (And if you’re curious, you can read my letter to the Natural Resources Committee.)