The Board of Forestry is pushing forward a controversial proposed rule-making under the guise of wildfire risk reduction, which would allow logging and use of heavy equipment—including tractors and dozers—in Watercourse and Lake Protection Zones (WLPZ). This rule-making is a dangerous attempt at deregulation that isn’t backed up by science. 

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

That is why this year, EPIC has joined the California Youth Climate Policy (CYCP) Leadership program, a statewide initiative that empowers high schoolers to take climate action into their own hands.