This was taken yesterday (the day after “Earth Day”) just southeast of the “University of Earth” along Lower Bonta Ridge Rd. in Blairsden, CA. about a mile or two from Highway 70. Industrial logging equipment was also observed. This is the “Community Destruction Project” being carried out by “your” USFS, at a cost of $673 million to taxpayers. That amount of money could harden all the communities in Plumas County, if elected officials chose to do so, rather than subsidize forest destruction.
This is a climate crime, pumping millions of tons of carbon into the air, endangering us all.
It is a crime against wildlife, destroying forests just as birds are beginning to nest.
It is a crime against our communities, taking billions of dollars to subsidize the desecration of public forest lands, that could be used for effective home hardening — proven to save lives and homes.
It is a crime against people, putting us at risk from faster moving, more dangerous wildfires, racing through dried out, “thinned” stands.
Is there any good news here?
People are waking up to lies, and they are pissed off. We held two successful events over the last couple of days in Chico and Quincy, featuring prominent wildfire scientist Dr. Chad Hanson. His book, Smokescreen: Debunking Wildfire Myths to Save our Forests and our Climate, was literally flying off the shelf after his talk. Thank you to Chad for his wealth of knowledge and important visit to our area! We will be posting video in the next few days.
We cannot just stand by and watch the rape of such a sacred place, along the Feather River, across the beautiful Mohawk Valley from Eureka Peak, Mt. Elwell, and Lakes Basin.
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Thank you for your attention to this matter!
