Save Jackson State Forest/Indigenous Sites on agenda Dec. 5, 6 at CA Board of Forestry meetings

Photo of protest by the Coalition to Save Jackson State Forest in September 2022 by Dan Bacher.

After a long struggle to get their voices heard, the Coalition to Save Jackson State Forest is finally on the agenda at the State Board of Forestry that regulates all timber lands in California. 

The  Coalition to Save Jackson State Forest, led by the Coyote Valley Pomo Band and many environmental organizations, is encouraging everyone to join them at the Board of Forestry meetings to present the demands detailed in their petition.  A big turnout will show strong support for the climate, the ecosystem, and indigenous rights.

The Management Committee meeting will take place on Tuesday, December 5, at 1 PM, while the full Board of Forestry will meet on Wednesday, December 6, at 9 AM. Both meetings will be held at the California Natural Resources Agency, 715 P St, Sacramento, California.

Jackson Demonstration State Forest (JDSF), the largest state forest in California, is on the unceded ancestral territory of the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians. The forest is  predominantly redwood, with remnant old-growth and some of the most significant large second-growth forest in the state. Redwoods store more carbon than any other tree species.

Since its inception in 1947, the state has primarily managed this forest to cut it for profit.

“Ongoing logging, road-building and herbicide use have seriously damaged the ancestral cultural resources of the Tribe and devastated this beautiful, bio-diverse ecosystem,” according to the Coalition.   

For more information, go to: https://savejackson.org or www.instagram.com/...