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North Coast Environmental Center
- No Pepper Spray On Nonviolent Protesters
Headwaters Forest activists are suing Humboldt County over pepper spray use by
law enforcement at peaceful sit-in protests in 1997. Shocking police videos
on network TV showing deputies using Q-Tips to apply pepper spray directly
to the activists' eyes drew international condemnation of the tactic. The
U.S. Supreme Court recently let stand an appeals court decision granting
the activists a new trial.
- Mattole Restoration Council
The Mattole Restoration Council works toward the restoration of natural systems in the Mattole River watershed and their maintenance at sustainable levels
of health and productivity, especially in regards to forests, fisheries,
soils, and other native plant and animal communities.
- Headwaters
Action Video Collective
documentary videos on the Seattle anti-WTO protests, grassroots
forest activism, the Luna Tree Sit (Julia Butterfly), pepper
spray abuse of activists, and their newest video entitled The
Timber Gap.
- www.JailHurwitz.com
A good source of information about Maxxam, Charles Hurwitz,
Pacific Lumber, and the United Steelworkers of America.
- North
Coast Earth First!
Find out about direct action in Humboldt County that is attempting
to bring attention to and stop liquidation logging in Humboldt
County.
- Circle of
Life Foundation
The Foundation that supports the work of Julia "Butterfly"
Hill.
- Friends
of the Eel River
The mission of the Friends of the Eel River is to restore the
Eel River and all her tributaries to a natural state of health
and abundance – wild and free.
- Rainbow Ridge: Forest and Prairie
Along California's remote Lost Coast, Rainbow Ridge
nourishes an ancient landscape: a lush coastal rainforest set
in a scenic native prairie. Our vision for the Rainbow Ridge forest is two-fold and
recognizes that long-term protection of the environment
can only be achieved when local communities are on
soundeconomic footing.
- The
Trees Foundation
The Trees Foundation provides administrative and other
support to many affiliate organizations in Humboldt County.
- Legacy-TLC
– The Landscape Connection
- Mattole
Defense – Protecting Rainbow Ridge and the Ancient
Douglas Fir Forests of the Mattole.
- Ancient
Forests International
Since 1989, Ancient Forest International (AFI) has been instrumental
in the protection of primary forests around the world. With
the help of its international ancient forest network, AFI develops
opportunities for wildlands philanthropists and communities
to work together to acquire and protect strategic and invaluable
forestlands. AFI has helped coordinate the purchase of nearly
a million acres of ecologically critical forested land, primarily
along the Pacific coast of North and South America.
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- Californians for Alternatives to Toxics
Californians for Alternatives to Toxics
is dedicated to preventing harm caused by the unwise use of toxic chemicals in the environment, particularly pesticides. To acheive this goal, CATs serves as a clearinghouse for information and strategic action. Our focus is on problems that occur in Northern California and actions that benefit people around the world.
- California
Wilderness Coalition
A Voice for Wild California
For people who believe that wilderness holds a special place
in the human spirit and has intrinsic value, the California
Wilderness Coalition is the only statewide organization that
brings together individuals and organizations in the vigorous
defense of California's remaining wildlands.
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| Bay
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- Bay
Area Coalition for Headwaters (BACH)
BACH does a great job of organizing and informing people
in the Bay Area about what is happening behind the "Redwood
Curtain". BACH also has a great often-updated hotline
at:
510 835-6303.
- Acterra:
Action for a Sustainable Earth.
Acterra is an environmental education and action nonprofit
based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our mission is to
help people discover and strengthen their connection to
and concern for the natural environment through education
and hands-on, action-oriented activities. We aim to build
broad-based coalitions, empower citizens, and develop
leadership skills among our members.
- Forests
Forever
FoFoworking to protect and enhance the forests and wildlife
habitat of California through educational, legislative
and electoral activities.
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The
Center for Biological Diversity
Protecting endangered species and wild places of western
North America and the Pacific through science, policy, education,
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- Earthjustice
Earthjustice is a non-profit public interest law firm
dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural
resources, and wildlife of this earth and to defending the
right of all people to a healthy environment. We bring
about far-reaching change by enforcing and
strengthening environmental laws on behalf of hundreds
of organizations and communities.
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The
Sierra Club
Explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth.
- The
Ruckus Society
Pprovides training in the skills of non-violent civil disobedience to help environmental
and human rights organizations achieve their goals.
- The
Wildlands Project
A group of conservation biologists and citizen conservation activists devoted to developing a North American Wilderness Recovery Strategy.
- Alliance
for the Wild Rockies
- Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition's
goals are to create wilderness biological inventories of wilderness areas, prevent destructive activities
(like clear-cutting), and lay the groundwork to create a system of permanently protected conservation
zones throughout the southern Appalachian national forests.
- Forest
Service Employees For Environmental Ethics (FSEEE)
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to is
to forge a socially responsible land ethic which ensures ecologically
and economically sustainable resource management.
- Public Employees
for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)
PEER works with and on behalf of public employees to safeguard
the nation's natural resources.
- The Bioneers Collective
Heritage Institute seeks to develop and spread model economic strategies for ecological
agriculture, environmental restoration and community self-reliance that conserve biological
and cultural diversity, and strengthen traditional, indigenous and restorative farming practices.
conservation through practical and visionary solutions.
- The
Citizens Clearinghouse on Hazardous Waste
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- The
Earth First! Journal
The EF! Journal is published by an editorial collective within
the EF! movement. It is published 8 times a year and is a forum
for the no-compromise environmental movement.
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Forests Conservation Portal
"The Forest Conservation Portal provides vast rainforest, forest
and biodiversity conservation news & information, including
the ability to fully search reviewed forest conservation information
on the Internet. The mission of Forests.org is to contribute
to ending deforestation, preserving old-growth forests, conserving
all forests, maintaining climatic systems and commencing the
age of ecological restoration."
- Forest Conservation Links
a reviewed Forest Conservation search space. Browse by category, or
search the entire content of the best scientific & advocacy forest conservation
resources on the Internet.
- The
Earth Island Institute
This organization was founded by David Brower and publishes
the Earth Island Journal. EII also supports many projects including
the Circle of Life Foundation (see above).
- Union
of Concerned Scientists
Citizens and Scientists for Environmental Solutions
- Rainforest
Action Network (RAN)
Rainforest Action Network works to protect the Earth's rainforests
and support the rights of their inhabitants through education,
grassroots organizing, and non-violent direct action.
- Greenpeace
International
- The
Envirolink Network
EnviroLink has grown to become one of the world's largest environmental
information clearinghouses. In addition, EnviroLink provides
environmental and animal rights non-profit organizations with
free Internet services - including mailing lists, free email
accounts and domain name hosting.
- International
Indian Treaty Council
Working for the rights and recognition of indigenous peoples"
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| Government
Agencies: Federal |
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| Government
Agencies: State |
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CERES
– "The California Environmental Resources Evaluation
System (CERES) is an information system developed by the
California Resources Agency to facilitate access to a
variety of electronic data describing California's rich
and diverse environments."
- Department
of Forestry (CDF)
This Department oversees the Forestry "Resources"
of California and provides fire management.
- Contacts Page - Find all mailing addresses and telephone numbers here
- Board
of Forestry – This is the body that governs CDF.
They have monthly meetings (agendas are posted).
- FRAP
– Fire and Resource Assessment Program. This program
analizes the state and extent of California's forests and
rangelands. They create some GIS data that is publicly available.
- Department
of Fish and Game (CDFG)
"The Mission of the Department of Fish and Game is to manage
California's diverse fish, wildlife, and plant resources, and
the habitats upon which they depend, for their ecological values
and for their use and enjoyment by the public." You can
find the Fish and Game Code here.
- Department
of Parks and Recreation
This departmant manages all State Parks, including Humboldt
Redwoods State Park, Whittemore Grove
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CA
Environmental Protection Agency
"The mission of the California Environmental Protection
Agency (Cal/EPA) is to restore, protect and enhance the
environment, to ensure public health, environmental quality
and economic vitality."
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CA
Coastal Commission
- California
Native American Heritage Commission
"For the preservation and protection of Native American
human remains, associated grave goods and cultural resources."
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| Environmental
Laws, Regulations and Cases |
- Federal
- State
- Searchable Statutes and Cases
- Jurisline
Fully Searchable Federal and State Cases and Statutes
- Findlaw
– search engine for legal resources.
- Other Legal Resources
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