These were taken Sunday March 22nd east of Quincy just east of Lee Summit, right off of Highway 70. This is part of the US Forest Service’s “Community Protection Project” that threatens 200,000+ acres in the area, unless we stop it with our lawsuit (hearing expected in May).
If you want to see what the Forest Service is planning for other Plumas County community’s forests, stop by and take a look. This is not “restoration”– this is heavy equipment causing industrial devastation to the forest. The disparity between the USFS detailed reports assuring respect will be given, and the reality of torn-up nature, is quite stark. When we were there in the evening, the forest was strangely silent– no birdsong or other typical sounds of the forest….
It is beautiful weather here in the Sierra (at least for the next few days)– more like May than March. Consider coming to Plumas County and helping us conduct forest surveys, and help us raise awareness about how forest “treatments” like this endanger the public through higher speed wildfires etc. We can recommend places to visit, and places to stay. It’s time to mobilize and stop this cancer from spreading across the landscape, especially into biologically rich and diverse areas.
