<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br class="">From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Anna Marie Stenberg</strong> <span dir="auto" class=""><<a href="mailto:ams@mcn.org" class="">ams@mcn.org</a>></span><br class="">Date: Mon, Jan 17, 2022 at 9:48 PM<br class="">Subject: Big News, Alerts and Actions Red Tail, Tribal walk and Meet and Greet and more<br class="">To: <br class=""></div><br class="">Hi Folks<br class=""><div class=""><p class=""><font size="4" class=""><b class="">BIG NEWS!</b></font> <br class="">
</p><p class="">We did it! You may not have heard about it locally because for
some reason there wasn't any news of this action on our local
public radio station. We forced Cal Fire to take some
responsibility for safety (or lack of it) and law enforcement in
their jurisdiction. A Cal Fire enforcement office arrested 2
forest defenders in Red Tail and facilitated the citizens arrest
of 4 Forest defenders by the logging company owner. Here is the
Press Release. I will keep you updated on court dates, how you
can help, etc.</p><p class=""> BTW Red Tail Timber Harvest Plan sits on the Noyo River, that is
habitat for endangered salmon and is officially listed as an
impaired water way because of excess sediment and temperatures
caused by logging. Red Tail also has the largest public
campgrounds our 50,000 acres State Forest. <br class="">
</p><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal" align="center"><b class=""><span class="">Activists
Renew Push for Moratorium in Jackson State Forest</span></b><span class=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal" align="center"><b class=""><span class="">Six
Arrested</span></b><span class=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span class="">Ft. Bragg, CA--</span></b><span class="">Six forest activists were arrested
early Monday morning, January 10, in the course of a nonviolent
direct action that shut down logging in Jackson Demonstration
State Forest (JDSF). Activists blocked all entrances to timber
harvest plan (THP) 1-19-00224-MEN, known as Red Tail, keeping
out logging crews from several private companies working under
contract with Calfire, the agency in charge of JDSF. The two
men and two women at the gate were cited for “trespass” and
“false imprisonment” while another woman and man were charged
with being in a closed area and refusing to leave. All were
given a court date, and released on site. </span><span class=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="">These were the first arrests since the
nonstop protests erupted in JDSF in April 2021, including
tree-sits, frequent gate blockades, and work stoppages on active
logging sites. However, until now Calfire has declined to arrest
forest defenders. Monday, however, at the direction of </span><span class=""><span class="">Paul
Trouette, "safety officer" and owner of the private security
force,</span> the loggers initiated four ‘citizens’ arrests'
at the gate charging the defenders with trespass and false
imprisonment . </span><span class=""><span class="">The activists had refused orders to
move away from the gate because the loggers had refused to
identify themselves. </span></span><span class=""><span class=""><span class="">When Calfire officer Dudley
arrived, he took over and performed the actual arrests
requested by the loggers and security personnel.</span>T</span></span><span class="">he loggers’ claim of being “falsely
imprisoned” by a line of people holding a banner in front of an
open gate seemed suspect, given that the loggers could have
reversed and exited in the same direction they had come in from.
The trespass charge is ambiguous, since Jackson is public land,
belonging to The people of California. <br class="">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="">During
the standoff at the gate Paul Trouette, "safety office" went on
a racist tirade , blaming the Pomo for the sorry state of the
environment.</span><span class=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="">A man later identified as Richard M.
Hautala, sexually harassed one of the activists he wanted
arrested with an extremely offensive remark. The incident was
captured on video and shown to the Calfire officer. <br class="">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="">Two more arrests were made by Calfire
it self on a road inside the THP.</span><br class="">
<span class=""></span><span class=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class=""> “We’re losing our second growth
redwoods at an alarming rate”, said one arrestee. Old growth and
Second Growth redwoods require specific types of management
under California Forest Practice Rules. The 345 acre Red Tail
plan, containing mostly Second Growth left standing around a few
old growth trees, is supposed to be managed as an “Older Forest
Development Area”, for such characteristics as large old trees,
snags and “down wood” from <i class="">naturally</i> fallen trees. Yet,
forest protectors on the ground report almost every large tree
is marked for cut, with many already felled.</span><span class=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="">Activists held a support rally with
signs along the highway calling on Calfire to “Stop Logging our
Future” and “Respect Indigenous Rights”. The Coalition to Save
Jackson Forest, an alliance led by the Coyote Band of Pomo
Indians, including environmental and legal groups E.P.I.C.
(Environmental Protection and Information Center), The Mendocino
Trail Stewards, Friends of Jackson Forest, Mama Tree Network and
Redwood Nation Earth First!, is amplifying its call for a
moratorium on logging in the publicly owned 50,000 acre forest
until the outdated JDSF Management Plan and Mission Statement
are reworked to address climate change and protect Indigenous
rights. Jackson is the ancestral home of the Pomo Tribes as
recently recognized in a Resolution by the Mendocino County
Board of Supervisors. Governor Newsom has issued a Directive to
all State Lands agencies to begin practicing co-management with
the California Tribes. </span><span class=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="">In response to mounting demands for a
moratorium, State Assemblyman Jim Woods</span><span class=""> stated in a Sept. 20, 2021 letter to Coyote Valley
Tribal Chair Michael Hunter that he "agrees that until these
policies have been reviewed and changes made, no <i class=""><u class="">new</u>
</i>timber harvest plans should be considered… but the plans
that were developed under current guidelines should not be
halted unless they do not meet current law”. </span><span class=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="">Related
documents:</span><span class=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="">Violation
Letter: </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tinmvHudU_RCXNfuCc6sRULTD5K0MJn4/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" class=""><span class="">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tinmvHudU_RCXNfuCc6sRULTD5K0MJn4/view?usp=sharing</span></a><span class=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="">Assemblyman
Jim Wood letter: </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tAwivxyisj0AUTcfnEdPTN_h8RFm_ozy/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" class=""><span class="">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tAwivxyisj0AUTcfnEdPTN_h8RFm_ozy/view?usp=sharing</span></a><span class=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/12JYqJRXweLHMHoR9t6tcCYbC0TLf3haH/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" class=""><span class="">Photo of arrestees</span></a><span class=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span class="">###</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>