The Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians is currently at the table in Government to Government consultation with the state of California in order to ensure protection of their ancestral cultural sites and culturally significant biological resources located within Jackson Demonstration State Forest (Jackson). Our coalition supports the rights of all Indigenous Peoples to manage, protect, and steward their ancestral lands. We believe that in order to restore our forests to health

With springers on the brink of extinction, we hope that we will be able to work together to find a real and immediate solution.

This event has been cancelled due to high numbers in our community of COVID-19. To support EPIC in lieu of its annual fundraiser and celebration, please check out EPIC's Virtual Silent Auction, starting on October 15th. Please join EPIC and Trees Foundation on Sunday, October 3, from 1pm-7pm for “Stronger Together”– a joint outdoor event at the Southern Humboldt Community Park's Barn. The gathering will commemorate the 30th anniversary of Trees Foundation and the Annual Fall

Two weeks ago, we reported a troubling trend in timber harvest plan approvals. CalFire has been approving THPs prior to conducting necessary biological surveys for endangered, rare, and sensitive species. This practice prevents the public and state agencies like the Department of Fish and Wildlife from adequately being able to review and comment on proposed timber harvest plans. Now, EPIC has teamed up with the California Native Plant Society, Center for Biological Diversity,