Regulatory Changes

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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Associated California Loggers Announces a Win in Negotiations with CARB

February 21, 2013

On February 11, 2013, the ACL-CFA working group announced it had persuaded the California Air Resources Board to drop logging equipment regulation. The Associated California Loggers formed a working group in tandem with California Forestry Association to educate the Air Board on how and where logging is performed and how the equipment is used.  For […]

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SRA Fire Prevention Fee Update: January 2013

February 1, 2013

By now, everyone in the Central Coast has received their SRA Fire Prevention Fee billing.  Those of us who paid it under protest and filed a petition for reimbursement (as of November 30, 2012, 47,292 property owners appealed the fee) are now getting their responses from the Fire Prevention Fee Service Center. Don’t be alarmed […]

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