Public Land Trespass Grows
Environmentally damaging and destructive industrial-size marijuana grows are taking place on the National Forests and on private timberland. Some of the most destructive operations are in the most remote and ecologically sensitive areas. These operations have been associated with wholesale wildlife poisoning, use and dumping of fertilizers and pesticides, illegal water diversions and water pollution, logging and land disturbance, and severe problems with garbage and human waste. Below are some of the correspondence letters between EPIC and U.S. Forest Service about analyzing cannabis impacts on federal lands.
Mendocino National Forest Response Letter – August 24, 2011
Letter from EPIC to U.S. Forest Service Identifying Significant New Information – October 11, 2012
Forest Service Correspondence Letter – February 26, 2013
Here is a short video about “Marijuana and Restoration” from the U.S. Forest Service:
