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CDFW and CAL FIRE Urge Obstruction of Public Records Act: “Don’t Create Documents,” Urge Agencies
Note: For the past year, EPIC has filed and reviewed numerous Public Records Act requests with the California Department of Fish and...
Apr 11, 2023


Jackson Demonstration State Forest Update: April 2023
On April 5th, 2023, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) gave an update to the Board of Forestry (BoF)...
Apr 10, 2023

Are Forest Carbon Projects Working? New Research Suggests Widespread Problems
California’s cap-and-trade marketplace allows private forest landowners to enroll “improved forest management” projects into the carbon...
Sep 27, 2022

Protests Against CAL FIRE's Logging in Jackson Demonstration State Forest
On August 25th, CAL FIRE announced that logging would resume in Jackson Demonstration State Forest (JDSF). CAL FIRE made this...
Sep 7, 2022


CAL FIRE Withdraws Three Logging Plans In Jackson Demonstration State Forest
On May 28th, CAL FIRE released its weekly report documenting the status of all Timber Harvest Plans (THPs) in California. The Save...
Jun 1, 2022


Action Alert: Tell the Board of Forestry To Protect Forested Wetlands And Meadows!
The Board of Forestry (BoF) is proposing two new actions that would weaken necessary protections for wetlands and meadows during Timber...
Apr 19, 2022


A Troubling Trend Emerges With THP Approvals
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is California’s bedrock environmental law. The goal of CEQA is simple: to ensure that the...
Jul 13, 2021