The Trinity Divide/Lakehead Fuel Break Project proposes to remove up to 60–70% of the forest canopy from nearly 2,000 acres within a 2,538-acre project area in Northern California without a full environmental review. This area is a globally recognized biodiversity hotspot and a primary wildlife corridor surrounded by heavily logged private timberlands.

On May 14, EPIC-sponsored legislation AB 2494 that will end the commercial logging mandate in all state forests, including the Jackson Demonstration State Forest, will be heard in its second committee hearing in the California State Legislature. The Assembly Appropriations Committee will vote on the bill, deciding whether it continues the process through the legislature to eventually get signed into law by Governor Newsom.

The California State Water Resources Control Board decides how water in our rivers is shared between farms, cities, and fish. Right now, they are deciding how much water must stay in the Shasta River to protect salmon by establishing baseline minimum flows.

The California State Water Board has opened a comment period for the draft General Waste Discharge Requirements for Commercial Lily Bulb Operations in the Smith River Plain and the draft Environmental Impact Report. These permits will regulate the ongoing pollution from commercial lily bulb operations in the Smith River Estuary. Ongoing pesticide pollution of the Smith River Estuary puts at risk the air and water quality for the community of Smith River, the health of residen

The Jess project on the Klamath National Forest was planned over a decade ago, however the commercial logging just wrapped up this season.

This tour was provided by Water Education Foundation (WEF), a small nonprofit that strives to provide impartial educational experiences about water issues in California. Nick Gray, WEF Programs Director, greeted us, provided us with our itinerary, and plenty of humor, which kept us all in good spirits as 40 of us piled onto the tour bus to begin our journey down the Klamath River

Today, the Forest Service has taken the next step in rescinding the Roadless Rule, potentially making 4.4 million acres of old growth forests, rivers, and wildlife in California vulnerable to industrial logging and road development.