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Five Legged Dog Alert: Cattle Causing Toad Decline?

“Although grazing is repeatedly listed in the scientific literature as a possible source of decline for this species, there has never been any real scientific evidence provided.” — Dr. Ken Tate, UC Davis Rangeland Scientist commissioned by USFS to study potential impacts of grazing on toad populations. According to an article by Kate Campbell published this week in Ag [...]

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Brother, Can You Spare a Bunch of Dimes? It’s Your Forest Too, Folks

Are you unhappy about road closures and restrictions to access in the Stanislaus National Forest as a result of the recent decision on the Travel Management Rule Plan? Despite the fact that spare change is hard to part with these days, in response to a lawsuit filed by a Tuolumne County preservation group acting in coordination [...]

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What to Ask At Upcoming Planning Rule Roundtables

The US Forest Service (USFS) has announced a series of Roundtable public meetings next week to explain and answer questions about the Draft 2011 Planning Rule (click here to see it) and comment process. Technically, no public comment will be permitted at the Roundtables, but creative public speakers could ask questions to highlight the need to tweak [...]

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USFS Pushes For Cooperation But Will Coordinate… If Counties Insist

A week ago Friday I blogged that USFS Regional Forester Randy Moore told several of us he directed his Forest Supervisors to “work closely” with county officials.  Last Wednesday Moore elaborated at a round table meeting with Congressmen Herger, McClintock, reps for Denham and Lungren, and members of the Sustainable Forest Action Coalition (SFAC), explaining what he [...]

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