Updates + News
EPIC Annual Report 2012
May 16, 2013
It is with great appreciation and satisfaction that we share with our extended family of supporters the 2012 EPIC Annual Report. This past year has been an amazing year in the history of EPIC! We have increased momentum that has resulted in a series of concrete advances for defending our Wild California. read more >>
Suit Filed Against Destructive Caltrans Highway-widening Project in Remote Del Norte County
May 14, 2013
Conservation groups filed a lawsuit challenging a California Department of Transportation highway-widening project that threatens ancient redwoods, endangered salmon runs and public safety along the wild and scenic Smith River Canyon in remote Del Norte County. Caltrans approved a project to widen existing narrow sections of highways 197 and 199 to provide access for oversized trucks, without adequate environmental review of the impacts under the California Environmental Quality Act. read more >>
EPIC Supports the Creation of Publicly-Owned Forests in the Redwoods
May 9, 2013
The vast majority of the Redwood Temperate Rainforest is in private hands. Some of those lands are managed better than others, but ultimately the general public has very little input over the restoration and recovery of California’s great Redwood forests. National and state parks cover a significantly smaller area than private lands in the Redwoods and opportunities for restoration are limited. Every once in a while the public has the opportunity to acquire more forested lands, but rarely does this occur in productive Redwood forests. EPIC is proud to support two recent initiatives that will hopefully result in the creation of two new publicly-owned Redwood forests in Humboldt County. read more >>
CAL FIRE and Water Board to Approve Green Diamond Clearcuts in Elk River
May 9, 2013
The California Department of Forestry (CALFIRE) has recently indicated that it will move to approve Green Diamond’s plans to conduct damaging clearcut logging in the heavily impaired Elk River watershed. Timber Harvest Plan 1-12-113HUM “McCloud Creek East #5” was recommended for approval at the local level on Thursday May 2nd. Unlike other land managers in the Elk River watershed, Green Diamond continues to propose intensive clearcutting, road construction, and potentially the use of toxic chemical herbicides. read more >>
Action Alert: Protect Trinity Alps Wilderness from Damaging Livestock Grazing
May 6, 2013
The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to re-authorize commercial livestock grazing on over 33,453 acres of the Six Rivers National Forest, mostly within the Trinity Alps Wilderness Area. The grazing allotment is located east of the Hoopa Valley within the headwaters of Mill, Tish Tang and Horse Linto Creeks, and these Trinity River tributaries are designated as “Key Watersheds” by the U.S. Forest Service, meaning they are critical for salmon recovery. This sensitive area contains wet meadows, lakes and streams that have been degraded, trampled and compacted by commercial livestock grazing for decades. read more >>
Take Action: Wolves in the Lower 48 Need Your Help
May 1, 2013
In the next 2-3 months, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may remove Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves across nearly the entire lower-48 states. This would be disastrous for gray wolf recovery in the United States. Help convince the Obama administration to not prematurely delist the gray wolf across the U.S.! read more >>
Chasing Ice Film Screening: Two Nights in Arcata
April 29, 2013
Wednesday May 1 in the Kate Buchanan Room at Humboldt State University, 5pm & Thursday May 2 at the Arcata Theatre Lounge, 7pm. The award winning film, Chasing Ice, shows the dramatic transformation of the world’s glaciers as a means of telling the story of the Earth’s changing climate. This film drives home the true planetary ramifications of deforestation in Redwood Country. read more >>
Action Alert: Endangered Species Deserve More Time and More Protections on the Mendocino Coast
April 22, 2013
Federal and state agencies are accepting public comment on a proposal from the Mendocino Redwood Company for an Incidental Take Permit and associated Habitat Conservation Plan. Please take a moment to request that more time be allowed for public participation and review, as well as an increase in protections for endangered species. read more >>
Northern Spotted Owl Told to Wait
April 17, 2013
On Wednesday, April 17, 2013, EPIC argued on behalf of the Northern Spotted Owl before the California Fish and Game Commission. Despite the fact that the species has been threatened with extinction since the 1980’s, and listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act since 1990, the Commission has not protected the species under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). read more >>
Private Cattle Grazing Degrades Public Wildlands
April 16, 2013
EPIC members and activists have long been disgusted and outraged when they encounter the degradation that is common on Northern California national forests and wilderness areas as a consequence of poorly managed and inappropriate livestock grazing. Our goal is to reduce, control and eliminate significant negative impacts resulting from private livestock grazing on public land. read more >>
