Cut back clearcutting in California

Clearcutting and plantation forestry are damaging the forests of the Sierra Nevada and elsewhere in California. Help stop the ongoing destruction. Send a message to our state's three top elected officials: No More Clearcutting!

To read more, click here.

UPDATE (Fall 2008): Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Atherton) has re-introduced the Act to Save America's Forests as H.R. 7090. The bill would, among other provisions, release Sequoia National Monument from the claws of the U.S. Forest Service (which seeks to log in the monument), transferring oversight of the monument to the National Park Service.
Click here to learn more.

Send a message!

The Bush administration is still trying to open roadless forests to development– one state at a time. Send a letter to the U.S. Forest Service and tell them to keep wild forests intact and unroaded. Follow the link below to send your message:

http://www.roadless.org/action/Future/FF

Click here to read Wild at Heart, new report on Idaho's roadless forests

Fighting global warming begins at home!

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Major changes to Endangered Species Act (12/12/08)

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California, still the climate leader (11/21/08)

Waxman win boosts state's clout in Congress (11/21/08)

Water Wars (11/21/08)

Bush rushes to weaken endangered species law (11/20/08)

Most state native game fish face extinction (11/20/08)

Obama seeks immediate action to curb emissions (11/19/08)

Environmental leaders to meet as emissions rise (11/18/08)

Move keeps Obama from filling some key posts (11/18/08)

Bark Beetles Kill Millions of Acres
of Trees in West
(11/17/08)

No bailout for over-drawing nature
(11/17/08)

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Coho salmon fry discovered up a remote creek (11/01/08)

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(10/16/08)

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(10/10/08)

Climate change forcing animals to move up
(10/10/08)

Redwood wars over; last tree-sitters come down
(9/24/08)

A package of bills that protects hundreds of thousands of pristine acres
(9/13/08)

Key senate panel approves Krebs wilderness
(9/11/08)

Berkeley tree-sitters finally down to earth
(9/10/08)

Groups challenge new Sierra logging rules
(9/10/08)

Cal prepares to end tree-sitters' protest
(9/9/08)

Tree supporters appeal ruling on UC stadium plan
(8/29/08)

Peter Raven's botanical roots come from S.F.
(8/20/08)

Stanford biologist sees money in preservation
(8/18/08)

World's tallest in arboreal witness protection
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