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Even as I write these words, the dying dinosaur that is the Pacific Lumber co. (under Texan Charles Hurwitz and his evil Maxaam Corp. of TEXAS) finds itself under heavy assault for FRAUD in Northern Humboldt County by brave D.A. Paul Gallegos and his fiery assistant, Tim Stoen. In a splash of color, some activists in the LA area have dubbed the two Batman and Robin, in praise of their refreshing integrity. Immovable object is meeting irresistable force! California's Department of Forestry now spends only a tiny part of it's resources on actual forestry-Most is used developing itself as a paramilitary force (complete with LAPD type uniforms, weapons, and even police training!) bent on the DESTRUCTION of the very FOREST IT IS SWORN TO PROTECT! However, this frightening situation is now being confronted on several sides by powerful public movements.
As AB754 (Perata) looms large over the upcoming hearings July 10th in
Aptos this Thursday- ~ 15 mi. south of Santa Cruz on Hwy 1~
Seacliff Inn Best Western ...this powerful bill is bolstered by the HERITAGE TREE RESOLUTION, adopted by the State Democratic Party this past March at the State Convention in Sacramento. The language of the resolution is quite unambiguous, making it very difficult for Democratic members of the Natural Resources Committee to ignore! And it reads- Resolution in Support of the Preservation of Heritage Trees Whereas, Heritage Trees, defined as trees older than the State of California, are a precious resource to all, including future generations; and Whereas, property, harvest and construction rights can be exercised in such a way that home construction and harvest can be done around Heritage Trees; now, therefore Be
It Resolved, that the California Democratic Party supports the proposition
that Heritage Trees shall no longer be logged, cut, or otherwise extirpated,
and natural habitat and ecosystems shall be preserved wherever and whenever
possible and that a review board be established to enforce these rules,
any disputes being settled by Also passed the Resolutions Committee and was passed by the full E-Board in June, 2003. Offered by Joey Racano ...................................................................... For info on the State Democratic Party's position on our OLD GROWTH, please visit: ...or email the chair at: For the Aptos agenda, go here: http://www.fire.ca.gov/cdfbofdb/board/board_current_docs.aspx Thanks for tuning in, and remember... Poems are made by fools like me, but only God can make a tree! (Joyce Kilmer) Please watch this issue closely, as it has enormous implications for State Democrats, and State HERITAGE TREES!... I leave you with this.....
Jordan <xxxxxxxxxx.xxxxx@verizon.net> wrote: Hello Joey--I've really
enjoyed all of your great posts on the North Coast Earth First list, thanks
so much for all of the great reading-- There was one on particular that
I remember-- a very poetic piece regarding Marbled Murrelets that I think
that you wrote, about how they are related to penguins, etc. Was that
you? Try as I might, I can't find that in my mail archives, and with your
permission wanted to forward it to a conservationist friend in Alaska
who was just emailing me about Murrelets in her area-- Do you have that
one handy, and if you're bored some night could forward it to me? I'd
be very Sat,
10 May 2003 11:21:24 -0700 (PDT)
*On this date in 1869, the 'Golden Spike' was driven in Promontory, Utah
to complete the first transcontinental railroad* ~Miracle of the Marbled Murrelet~ Last night in the recording studio, I watched in awe as my friend and sound engineer Marvelous' Marco Forcone displayed some footage on his computer monitor. The screen was alive with all manner of Jellyfish gliding, pulsating, and dancing like pre cambrian gypsies. On one occasion, we both stood back, jaws dropped in wonder (like two little boys!) as one specimen actually sent rythmic pulses of bioluminesence cascading vertically down it's entire length! We stood silent in the brooding darkness of the room, imaginations afire! "Marco", I said... "God isn't just an artist"...."He's a mad artist!". To which Marco replied... "I'm
right with ya, Joey". Northern Humboldt county 1974- The air was damp but smelled sweet, as the 'tree surgeon' made his way up the giant Redwood. There, about 140 feet above the organic carpet of the lush olde growth forest, he started to saw off a dead branch, when to his surprise, he found a strange half bird/half fish, nestled in a mossy, lichen padded impression! After decades of searching, the nest of the fabled Marbled Murrelet had been found! This perplexing creature, the 'missing link' between Ocean and Olde Growth, had hitherto proven so illusive that the National Audubon society had a long standing reward offered for the first to discover an active nest! Like a tiny Penguin (in the 'auk' family) this lovely bird-fish spends most of its life in the ocean, but drove scientists and naturalists crazy due to it's atypical nature! A sighting actually found one more than 70 kilometers inland- with a fish in its little curved beak (it's scientific name, brachyramphus marmoratus literally means 'marbled with a short curved beak)! These strangest and most wonderous of sea/forest penguins flies so far, so fast, that researchers use radar guns to spot them as they zoom -just beneath the primordial forest canopy straight and true- like darts from one habitat extreme to the other in the pre dawn light and back again just after dusk! Marbled brown and white, much like delicious coffee cake, with large black eyes, and endearing habits like mating for life with only their one true love, of all the beautiful forest family, these birds are in the most danger! In California, they nest only in the old growth trees being destroyed by the fraudulent logging practices of Pacific Lumber Company in Northern California! Even with the 'best' strategies for sustainable logging of our forests, (calling for 100 year 'rotations') none of the HERITAGE TREES they use would be saved. This means we aren't allowing them their rightful place on the canvass of the mad artist. And that just isn't right for any of us. In the forest canopy above the destruction, brave forest children continue putting their bodies on the line, slowing the juggernaut of destruction and extirpation- Deep respect,
Joey Racano ...................................................................................................... The people of the UNITED STATES now put their hearts on the line by sending the forest children soy based ink pens and recycled paper for drawing and poetry, or whatever you can. send help to: The Brave Forest Children PO BOX 28 ARCATA, CA. 95518 .....miracles happen!
love, your pal, joey www.tokyoprogressive.org/~ccshbca http://www.greeninformation.org/joey/ceilidh.html Back to T.O.C. 3
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