"This case was not a popular undertaking. No other public or private entity was willing to engage Pacific Lumber in what promised to be a difficult, complex and risky case to guarantee the survival of a threatened species. If EPIC had not undertaken its lonely efforts on behalf of the Marbled Murrelet, it is doubtful that the species would have maintained its existence throughout its historical range in California."
"EPIC is the most effective group working to protect forests in the redwood region of California."
- Warren Alford, Sierra Club Regional Forestry Representative
"As I began talking to people and doing research, it became clear to me that EPIC is one of the premier organizations working on forest protection and that they are a prototype that should be replicated elsewhere. EPIC is hard-edged and comprehensive -- basically a lean, mean fighting machine. We like to support groups and projects that cut the fat and get to the root of the problem."
- Kris Haddad, Forestry Project Director for Environment Now, a private foundation dedicated to protecting and restoring California's environment.
"Your passion for the preservation of our precious natural resources, in combination with your comprehensive understanding of environmental law, provided an invaluable experience for HSU students. There was much in your discussion that was as enlightening for me as it was for them. I am utterly amazed by your knowledge base and practical sense of how the legal system really works. We all left the class with a renewed commitment to environmental justice and environmental protection. You illuminated this often confusing area of law and inspired us all."
- Cary Frazee, J.D., Department of Government and Politics, Humboldt State University