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Victory!
October 23, 2009 The Eldorado National Forest responds to an Appeal by the Center for Sierra Nevada Conservation and the Center for Biological Diversity: Withdraws approval of a five-year special event permit for dirt bike “enduro” races in the Rock Creek Recreational Trails Area!!! |
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Oak Woodlands Management Plan Lawsuit Update: Hearing scheduled for Nov 19
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September 9, 2009
Destructive Sierra Nevada Off-road Vehicle Plan Challenged |
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April 24, 2009
Water Quality Board hits both El Dorado County and Eldorado National Forest with Order: "Clean-up the Rubicon Trail!" CVRWQCB order cites "mismanagement resulting in water quality impacts which include sediment discharges to surface waters, human sanitation problems and soil and water contamination" Requires vehicle use reduction and cessation of discharge of sediment and waste |
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What A Mess!
2008 Photo essays documents how SPI timber harvesting practices devastate forest ecosystems, and leave behind eroded, poisoned, and fire-prone landscapes. SPI plantations along Wentworth Springs Road, El Dorado County (980 kb pdf) |
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Citizens File Suit to Stop Illegal Clearcutting in
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OHV Route Designation
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| Shirley's Picks: news items and commentaries |
| Congress holds hearings on ORV abuses of land and people. Jack Gregory, recently retired Special Agent in Charge, Southern Region, U.S. Forest Service, On Behalf of Rangers for Responsible Recreation condemns ORV damage; urges stiff penalties. Read full testimony. |
| "There's a lot riding on what happens in California..." Read how CSNC forced the Forest Service to set an example for the rest of the nation by requiring environmental review of OHV routes. |
| "In the Money and Out of Control" |