Big win for Forestry in the Supreme Court

March 20, 2013

The forestry community across the country is buzzing with the news of the Supreme Court’s decision in Decker v. NEDC.  The Supreme Court voted 7-1 in favor of exempting forest roads from industrial runoff rules, as the EPA has done successfully for decades. This is a very big win for forestry.  NEDC has sued the […]

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Webinar on Active Management of Riparian Forest Zones coming in May

March 20, 2013

There is a webinar series coming in May addressing active management of riparian zones in forests. Riparian ecosystems are becoming a huge issue in the central coast area as the coho restoration program gathers steam.  This series of lectures will explore the ecology of riparian zones, current tools for planning and executing riparian management, then […]

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Legislative Update, 3/18/2013 – CCFA supports legislation to repeal or amend the SRA fee

March 20, 2013

CCFA has sent letters of support for the following bills, all of which relate to the SRA fee or fire tax: AB 23, AB 124, SB 17 and SB 125.  AB 23, AB 124 and SB 17 all call for the repeal of the fee.  SB 125 exempts people who reside in a fire district […]

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Northern California Prescribed Fire Council will host their spring meeting in Hopland

March 14, 2013

Are you interested in learning more about prescribed burning?  An opportunity to learn from the local experts is coming up at the Nor Cal Rx Fire Council’s upcoming meeting on April 25-26. The meeting will host Ken Pimlott, Director of CalFIRE, Sarah McCaffrey, Researcher with the USFS Northern Research Station, Dennis Martinez of the Indigenous […]

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SRA Fees – Preparation for the Second Round of Billing has Commenced

March 12, 2013

The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association has advised us that CalFIRE is preparing the second round of billing for the State Responsibility Area Fee (the Fire Tax).  Even though the “fee” is being challenged by a lawsuit, CalFIRE will continue to bill every year until the class action lawsuit is resolved.  We can expect the lawsuit […]

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CCFA & Big Creek Lumber Co. vs County of Santa Cruz – a history

March 12, 2013

This dispute and the resultant lawsuit are the seminal forces that formed the Central Coast Forest Association and informed its purpose.  CCFA came together in 1998 to respond to predation on forestland owners by environmental activists using the Santa Cruz County government as their foil to enact ordinances to disable and eventually kill local timber […]

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Gold Spotted Oak Borer Update

March 11, 2013

The Goldspotted Oak Borer (GSOB) has now been confirmed in 6 trees near Idyllwild in Riverside County.  This pest had previously been confined to San Diego County, where it has killed at least 90,000 oaks.  CalFire believes the pest was transported from San Diego County in infested firewood. The insect is native to eastern Arizona, […]

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Fallout of the “Fiscal Cliff” – round 1

March 11, 2013

Below is some general tax information I received from an accountant listing the impacts of the deal struck between Congress and the President in the “Fiscal Cliff” stand-off, as well as the impacts of California’s Prop 30 tax changes. In the wee hours of New Year’s morning, the Senate passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act […]

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2010: The National Marine Fisheries Service presented a public workshop on Central California Coast coho recovery plan.

March 10, 2013

Coho Recovery Workshop The National Marine Fisheries Service presented a public workshop to brief interested parties on the latest draft of the Central California Coast coho recovery plan. The text of the draft can be found at this link:http://swr.nmfs.noaa.gov/recovery/Coho_Recovery_Plan_031810.htm. A CCFA board member attended the meeting to represent landowner concerns. In addition, we submitted the […]

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2010: The Forest Practice Rules change to incorporate salmon restoration

March 10, 2013

Yes this DOES apply to you: As of January, 2010, the Anadromous Salmonid Protection (ASP) Rules became part of the Forest Practice Rules, replacing the previous Threatened or Impaired Watershed Rules. If you have an NTMP, or a previously approved existing THP, be aware that your plan must now be adjusted to meet the new […]

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