Because current California forest practice rules allow widespread clearcutting and other practices that can be detrimental to healthy forests and communities, a number of counties – including Marin, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara and San Mateo – have petitioned the Board of Forestry and won the right to have more stringent county-specific rules that protect resources in their counties.
Now, cities in California are also recognizing the importance of forests in protecting water and wildlife, and reducing climate disruption. We have dwindling healthy forests resources, and local municipalities are stepping forward to demand a clearcut-free California.
The following cities have signed a “Forest Friendly Resolution” to ban clearcutting, and to call on the state legislature and Governor Brown to:
- Prohibit the practice of industrial clearcut logging in California forests.
- Require full immediate public disclosure of the locations and extent of clearcutting in California forests, and
- Prohibit the outdoor cultivation (plantation development) of genetically engineered trees in California.
“Forest Friendly Resolution” Cities:
- Berkeley
- Brisbane
- Daly City
- Davis
- Menlo Park
- Monte Sereno
- San Francisco
- Saratoga
- Sunnyvale