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Green Diamond Clearcutting in Jacoby Creek Tract

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

With 101 acres of Redwood clearcuts already approved- Green Diamond is proposing to clearcut 76 more acres in lower Jacoby Creek. Green Diamond may have this tract in their sights for residential development due to it’s close proximity to town.
“Washington Gulch THP” #1-08-034 (pink) Already Approved.
129.9 acres total
101 acres clearcutting
25.9 acres selection
3 acres no harvest
“G-127 [...]

The McKay Tract- Logging May Commence in February

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

(revised 10/9)
Green Diamond (GD) is rampantly clear-cutting in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. They also have shady plans for residential development in coastal areas. One of these areas is the McKay Tract (in red).

The most recent logging plan in the tract covers 60 acres (bold orange) and targets 80-100 year old Redwoods as well as [...]

North Coast Journal Covers Tree-Sit’s

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Happy activists bask in the Humboldt Redwood Co. chief’s vow to not cut old growth, but they say there’s still plenty more forest to save-
By Heidi Walters
read the whole article here.  
 

New Tree-Sit and McKay Tract Coverage on KMUD Radio

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

You can listen to yesterdays radio interview below.

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