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Humboldt Marten Recovery Plan Fails to Address Threat from Timber Industry
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently released their draft “Pacific Marten Recovery Plan.” The draft Plan is incomplete and inadequate to provide for the recovery of the marten (which EPIC usually calls the “Humboldt marten;”; others sometimes call the species the “coastal marten ”).
Aug 11


Green Diamond Murrelet Habitat Conservation Plan in Need of Improvement
Green Diamond Resource Company, one of the largest industrial timber companies in California and one of the primary private owners of redwood forests, has applied for a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for marbled murrelets under the Endangered Species Act.
Jul 28


Are Forest Carbon Projects Working? New Research Suggests Widespread Problems
California’s cap-and-trade marketplace allows private forest landowners to enroll “improved forest management” projects into the carbon...
Sep 27, 2022


Marten Critical Habitat: EPIC & CBD Comments On Green Diamond’s Special Treatment
Just before Christmas, EPIC and the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) submitted comments on the proposed Critical Habitat designation...
Jan 25, 2022


Green Diamond Gets Special Treatment in Draft Marten Critical Habitat
Green Diamond Resource Company has done it again: the logging company has negotiated another sweetheart deal with the U.S. Fish and...
Dec 6, 2021


The "Natural and Working Lands Climate Smart Strategy" Caters To Timber Industry: Comments Needed!
On October 11th, the California Natural Resources Agency released its draft Natural and Working Lands Climate Smart Strategy for public...
Nov 1, 2021


Humboldt Martens to Gain More Than 1 Million Acres of Protected Critical Habitat
Following more than a decade of efforts by EPIC and the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today...
Oct 22, 2021

