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!!!! Warning Warning Warning !!!! 

The last of the California Redwood Trees are in great danger!
Loggers from the north are trying to cut down the last of the 
California Redwoods under the guise of "Tree Trimming".
They come to private property owners offering large amounts of money to "trim" 
unwanted redwood trees from their land.  What really happens is they 
clear cut ALL OF THE TREES from the land.  This is being done using a loophole
in the Forest Practice Rules that allows logging without any of the normal 
regulations and practices that attempt to prevent logging abuse.

We need support of all Californian's to stop this before
the last of the redwoods are gone for ever.

Please cut the following petition and print it out.  Then sign it
and get as many fellow California residents to sign it and send it to 
the specified address.	Time is short, we need these petitions
signed and returned by September 1, 1993.  
		       
If you have any questions please feel free to call 

	Betsy Herbert
	408-662-2905




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TO:	The Board of Forestry
	Room 1506-14
	1416 Ninth St.
	Sacramento, CA 95814


We, the undersigned residents of California, are aware of loopholes in 
the Forest Practice Rules, commonly known as "exemptions." Exemptions 
allow loggers to chop down three acres of redwoods, without regulations
normally imposed on commercial logging (and required by the Timber Harvest
Plan), such as:

    *	Environmental impact study
    *	Advance notice to neighbors
    *	Verification of information on the application
    *	Guidance from a professional forester
    *	On-site monitoring and follow-up inspection by California Department
	   of Forestry


The Board of Forestry has acknowledged that statewide abuse of exemptions
is taking place, especially in the Southern Subdistrict (including Santa 
Cruz, Santa Clara, San Mateo and Marin Counties).  This abuse
has resulted in:

    *	Clear-cutting in residential neighborhoods
    *	Acceptance of exemption applications with falsified and 
	    incomplete information
    *	Violations of county erosion control ordinances
    *	Displacement of wildlife and harm to wildlife habitat
    *	Potential threats to domestic water supplies
    *	Nationally publicized neighborhood conflicts

The Board of Forestry has proposed an amendment to the exemption regulations
to correct this abuse, but we find the proposal inadequate because it fails 
to include the regulations normally imposed on commercial logging.
All commercial logging should be conducted in accordance with a Timber
Harvest Plan;  no exemptions should be granted, especially in the
Southern Subdistrict.



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