EPIC
has always strived to serve as a resource center for community members,
activists and other organizations working to defend their local
watersheds and endangered species. The goal of this section
of our website is to help people find out more about the complicated
issues that surround environmental activism in Northern California.
If you have anything to add to this page, please contact the web
designer.
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| General Information |
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Acronym
Guide Do you know what an NCCP is? |
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Contact your Elected
Government Officials |
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Official
California Legislative Information - "The official
site for California legislative information, including bill
information, california laws, and links to each state legislator." |
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Links
Page – There are many useful links to other organizations
and Federal and State Agencies as well.
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| Habitat Conservation
Plans (HCPs) |
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An HCP Fact Sheet:
Habitat
Conservation Plans, Not All They're Cracked up to Be.
Information regarding the federal government's new policy
of using Habitat Conservation Plans to protect endangered
species (while allowing most of them to be killed).
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| Incidental Take
Permits (ITPs) |
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Statement
Submitted on Behalf of EPIC and the Sierra Club:
Pacific Lumber's Application for an Incidental Take Permit
Must be DENIED because of PL's History of Illegal Logging
. . .
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| Natural
Community Conservation Plans (NCCPs) |
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NCCP
Fact Sheet:
The State of California's Natural Communities Conservation
Planning process is a dubious alternative to meaningful protection
of endangered species. |
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Comments
on NCCP General Process Guidelines submitted to the California
Department of Fish and Game on behalf of EPIC, June 1997.
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| Suggested
Reading |
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The
Last Stand: The
War Between Wall Street and Main Street Over California's
Ancient Redwoods
by David Harris
available from Sierra Club Books. |
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Salmon Nation: People and Fish at the Edge
Edited by Edward C. Wolf and Seth Zuckerman, "Salmon
Nation" is an essential book for understanding the situation
of these magnificent, magical fish in the big picture of history
and economy – Gary Snyder
for more information call (503) 227-6225 |
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Totem
Salmon
by Freeman House
A philiosopohical consideration of 20 years of restoration
and conservation work in the Mattole watershed. "Totem
Salmon, a lyrical meditation about place, binds together two
epic journies: one about humans, one about fish" –
Michael Black, San Francisco Chronicle, Beacon
Press: , or available at local bookstores |
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From
the Redwood Forest,
Ancient Trees and the Bottom Line: A Headwaters Journey,
by Joan Dunning with photographs by Doug Thron
An incredible nature writer's and photographer's account of
the story of the Headwaters Forest, documenting the serene
beauty of the forest, the fervor of young forest activists,
and the destructive logging practices of Maxxam Corp/Pacific
Lumber Co.
To order or for more information, call (707) 825-0144. |
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