Spotted Owl Self-Defense

Timber baron, Red Emmerson, and his company, Sierra Pacific Industries, are destroying suitable habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl. Spotted owls are losing their homes and dying as a result. EPIC recently delivered a formal “notice of intent to sue” letter to Sierra Pacific Industries for violation of the federal Endangered Species Act.

Protecting Endangered Species of the North Coast

At EPIC, we intend to advocate for wolves as strongly as we advocate for all native biological diversity in Northern California. That means continuing our work to defend forests and wildlands from exploitation and destruction.

Take Action to Save Richardson Grove

Help protect ancient redwoods from CalTrans' plan to widen Highway 101 through this state park. Tell your California Legislators to Save Richardson Grove.

Industrial Forestry: Reforming Corporate Logging

Industrial timber giants are threatening our forests, wildlife and watersheds. Use of highly intensive forest management practices compromise the productivity of our forestlands.

Ensuring the Integrity of Public Lands

Agencies charged with stewarding our public lands must be monitored to protect our natural legacy from destructive timber sales, mining developments, off-road vehicle use and grazing. EPIC fights for the restoration of damaged areas and defends the wildest corners of California for future generations.

EPIC Asks SPI to Stop Logging Owl Habitat

February 2, 2012

Today the Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC) delivered a formal notice of intent to sue letter to the billionaire Archie Aldis “Red” Emmerson and his company, Sierra Pacific Industries, Inc., for harming Northern Spotted Owls in violation of the Endangered Species Act. By clearcut logging within known spotted owl territories, the company is engaged in openly hostile actions against individual spotted owls and their young, seemingly designed to eliminate the owl from its lands. read more >>

EPIC Joins in Renewed Push for Protecting Klamath Chinook

February 1, 2012

EPIC, Oregon Wild and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice of intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service today for failing to decide, as legally required, whether upper Klamath River chinook salmon deserve protection under the federal Endangered Species Act. In response to a January 28, 2011 petition from the groups, the Fisheries Service determined in April 2011 that the salmon may warrant protection and began a status review that was supposed to be completed within one year of the petition. read more >>

EPIC Grazing Reform Project—Protecting the Marble Mountain High Country

January 26, 2012

Due to the high profile of issues like Richardson Grove, it’s not hard to overlook EPIC’s work on less eye-catching sources of environmental degradation. Among the many unsung endeavors is EPIC’s effort, in cooperation with the Klamath Forest Alliance (KFA), to reform livestock grazing in the Klamath National Forest. EPIC intern Victor Reuther traveled the high country of the Marble Mountains this summer documenting the impacts of grazing in the sensitive alpine wilderness. read more >>

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