[Thespiritexpress] Fwd: Cal Fire and the Timber Industry Must Face an Inconvenient Truth

[giopanaro at aol.com]

Forwarded message :

While on the one hand California is a leader in climate change solutions, state policymakers are also undermining their own bold commitments by logging publicly-owned forests and thus pilfering a massive carbon treasure chest. 

Contrary to popular perception, these practices also amplify wildfire risk. Sadly, Cal Fire's rhetoric and management of state forests -- and their rubber-stamp approvals of virtually every private logging plan -- runs directly counter to the latest science and the state's own efforts to reach its emissions-reduction targets, including initiatives such asGovernor Newsom's "30x30" plan.
We highlight the situation in the state's own 75-square-mile Jackson State Demonstration Forest -- a glorious population of redwoods now slated for massive logging -- as an example of these counterproductive practices. We advocate for preservation of the remaining public forest lands and reform of logging practices on private lands.

For more on this, Dr. John O'Brien and I have penned a commentary for the San Francisco Examiner, making the latest scientific insights accessible to general audiences.  You'll find our piece online here. It will also appear in their Sunday print edition.  Please feel free to forward this along to interested parties.  You can find further visuals on how fires thrive in logged areas on this page.

Kind Regards,
~ Evan Mills, Ph.D.
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