Letters written by subject matter experts
on behalf of
Friends of the Gualala River
Your contributions enable us to hire foresters, biologists, hydrologists and attorneys when needed to submit expert commentary on proposed logging and development plans.
These comments provide the technical and scientific evidence needed by agencies and the courts to enforce California's environmental laws and regulations for the protection of the Gualala River watershed.
Gualala River gravel mining
Result: Pending
- 10/07: Dennis Jackson, hydrologist
- 10/07: Dennis Jackson, hydrologist (to BOS)
- 10/07: Greg Kamman, hydrologist
Result: Pending
Hernandez NTMP (1-06NTMP-009 SON)
Result: Pending
Sonoma County General Plan, forest protection
Result: Forest Protection ordinance passed (unfortunately in weakened form)
Campbell vineyard conversion
Result: Permanent stay granted
- 7/06: Mark Wolfe, attorney - opening brief
- 9/01: Dennis Jackson, hydrologist
(Roessler, Martin & Hansen/Whistler)
Result: Court agreed - EIR required; now in process
- 11/04: Paul Carroll, attorney - petition
- 6/04: Don Erman, ecologist
- 5/04: Paul Carroll, attorney
- Roessler vineyard conversion
- Martin vineyard conversion
- 7/04: Paul Carroll, attorney
- 7/04: Patrick Higgins, biologist
- 7/04: Dennis Jackson, hydrologist
- 7/04: Greg Kamman, hydrologist
- 6/04: Michael Johnson, researcher
- Hansen/Whistler vineyard conversion
Result: Neg Dec withdrawn - EIR required; now in process
- 5/03: Patrick Higgins, biologist
- 5/03: Greg Kamman, hydrologist
- 5/03: Dennis Jackson, hydrologist
- 5/03: Paul Carroll, attorney
Result: THP rejected by Board of Forestry
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