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We received the following notice from Ed Orre, Assistant Forest Manager of Soquel Demonstration State Forest:
As many of you know, the parking lot for Soquel Demonstration State Forest and about 0.5 miles of the top of Hihn's Mill Road is located on land owned by Roger Burch and managed by Redwood Empire Sawmills.
Redwood Empire is currently logging the Burch property in this area. You probably saw some of their loggers camped in the parking lot. I'm not sure how long their operation will last but it could be several more months. Our parking lot is their log landing. We were just advised that they plan to work along Hihn's Mill Road for the next few days. They will be falling timber along the road and yarding (dragging) logs to the nearest landing. This means that .....
Hihn's Mill Road through their property will be closed until further notice.
This includes the bridge, parking lot and about 0.5 miles of road.
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From Santa Rosa Press Democrat: by Christa Jeremiason
From foggy Del Norte Coast Redwoods to sun-splashed South Carlsbad State Beach, nearly every state park (was packed Labor Day.)
For many families, the parks offer an affordable vacation in times of economic uncertainty. They're safe, accessible outlets for recreation, repositories of history and culture, reflections of California's grandeur. About 75 million people visit state parks annually, and they generate billions of dollars of economic activity.
And, inexplicably, they're endangered.
Beginning in the next week or two, the state will begin closing as many as 100 parks because shortsighted, feckless officials are unwilling to save them. The closures could ultimately cover almost half of the state park system.
The savings: $14 million.
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This afternoon held some “good news, bad news” for California’s state park system.
The bad news first – the Legislature’s Budget Conference Committee voted to adopt the Governor’s proposal to eliminate core, state funding for our state parks. But the good news - and it’s good!- is that the committee also voted to enact the State Park Access Pass, CSPF’s proposal from last year to institute a surcharge on vehicle license fees of non-commercial vehicles, in order to provide Californians with free day-use access to state parks and generate much-needed revenues for the system. The version adopted by the Budget Conference Committee today differs from last year’s proposal in that today’s action adopted a $15 fee, in order to gain permanent General Fund savings of approximately $143 million annually. In exchange for paying the fee, residents driving into state parks with a California license plate would receive free day-use entrance into state parks.
This is good news, but it's only one step toward a final budget victory. Since the vote was divided, this proposal still has a high hurdle to overcome, in order to be enacted. Please TAKE ACTION and send a message to your legislator supporting the State Park Access Pass and urging the Legislature to Save Our State Parks!
TAKE ACTION
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I am sure you have all heard about this. There is a rule change afoot that will make it easier to permit bicycling in national parks. we need about 5000 more comments nationally to get it passed.
Follow the link below and click on 'send a comment or submission http://www.regulations.gov/search/se...d=11E8A2ED5224
Consider writing a tailored message. here are some talking points from IMBA . . .
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There is a new bill to propose new California State Wilderness including Henry Coe State Park. Please write your CA Assembly members, CA Senators and the sponsors of the legislation to modify the bill to either permit bikes in California Wilderness, or not designate these areas as Wilderness.
Assemblywoman Noreen Evans
Assembly District 7
Sate Capitol
Sacramento, CA 94249-0007
Room 315
916-319-2007
Fax 916-319-2107
Also to the Bill's Co-Sponsor Senator Pat Wiggins
Second Senate District
Room 4081
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 94249-0007
916-651-4002
This web site can help you locate your assembly member
http://www.legislature.ca.gov/port-zipsearch.html
http://www.sen.ca.gov/~newsen/senators/districtmaps.HTP
Fax 916-323-6958
Read more for a sample letter and future actions by IMBA California
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