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 ARCHIVE FOR SEPTEMBER 1998
:SEP 27:1998... EF! activist killed in the forest
 W E E K L Y . H E A D W A T E R S . F O R E S T . U P D A T E
Update 09-23-98
1 -- Tragedy at Grizzly Creek
2 -- Statement from David "Gypsy" Chain's family
3 -- Slain activist remembered by his mother
4 -- Memorial services planned
5 -- March to End the Violence
6 -- Up-to-date info
7 -- Hearing on logging plan in Mattole
See the adjoining Action Alert for what YOU CAN DO.
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1 -- TRAGEDY AT GRIZZLY CREEK
On Thursday, September 17, Headwaters activist David "Gypsy" Chain was killed while trying to when dissuade tree fellers from cutting down redwood trees near Grizzly Creek. David, 24, was killed by a redwood tree that was cut DESPITE THE PRESENCE OF THE NONVIOLENT PROTESTORS. Pacific Lumber immediately stated that the death was accidental. "They felled a tree and apparently heard some yelling, and then the feller was cutting the tree into segments when the body was found under a limb," said Pacific Lumber President John Campbell. But this statement doesn't hold water in light of video footage taped by protestors on the scene that captured the hostile voice of a Pacific Lumber logger threatening the protestors LESS THAN AN HOUR BEFORE David was killed by a falling tree. In fact, the logger who later cut the tree that killed him can be heard furiously shouting obscenities and vowing to get his "pistol." Several other Earth First! activists were just six feet away from Chain when the tree came crashing down. Contrary to Pacific Lumber's claims, David Chain's death was the inevitable result of the timber company's escalating campaign of violence toward environmental activists. In the last year, Earth First! protesters have been hog-tied and lowered from tree top perches and had their treesit safety lines cut by PL climbers. Loggers have cut trees in the direction of treesitters, and have threatened lives by cutting trees with activists in them. Logging helicopters have been used to harass and endanger treesitters such as Julia Butterfly, flying within feet of their platforms and whipping up forceful winds. Recently, activists encountered an axe-wielding "goon squad" of PL employees in the Mattole watershed who chased, threatened, and assaulted community members who were trying to stop illegal logging in their watershed. The epidemic of violence by Pacific Lumber has been ignored by Humboldt County law enforcement. Earth First! activists who witnessed the tragic death of their comrade David Chain will cooperate with a full investigation into the incident and its causes. It is critical that the investigation be conducted by a neutral agency, and not the Humboldt County Sheriff's Department, which is currently being sued by Earth First! for their policy allowing the use of pepperspray on nonviolent protestors. See the adjoining Action Alert to find out what you can do.
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2 -- STATEMENT FROM DAVID "GYPSY" CHAIN'S FAMILY
The family of David Nathan Chain would like to express thanks to all of those who have held us in their thoughts and prayers. We are so proud of Dave and the work he was doing with Earth First! We believe his death will not be in vain. It gives us great peace knowing that he died fighting for what he believed in. Those who knew our son, brother, grandson, uncle, nephew, and friend are forever blessed for having the opportunity to have shared his life with him. He will be greatly missed.
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3 -- DAVID'S LIFE REMEMBERED BY HIS MOTHER, CINDY ALLSBROOKS
David Nathan Chain was born in Pasadena, Texas on June 17, 1974.
He graduated from Pasadena High School in 1992. David took a few college classes at San Jacinto College in Pasadena, however he did not finish his classes. He really was not ready to commit to college. In early 1994 David moved to Austin, Texas, to live with his childhood friend Chris Martin, whom David considered his brother. It was in Austin where David heard about the Earth First! efforts and made a decision to go to California on a strong conviction he could help. He made that trip in 1997 and was gone for approximately three months. David came back to Austin with the intent to save his money and go back. He worked a couple of jobs to save money and his friends helped him by giving him a place to live while in Austin. He went back to California in early September of this year and was there only a short time before his death. I feel David's conviction had to do with the beauty he saw on his first trip to California and his desire to preserve the environment. This is what he believed was right. David was always a tender-hearted little boy and young man. He would help anyone. He saw the world as a much bigger place than most of us ever do. David's father is David Allen Chain. David's step-father is Ron Allsbrooks. David has two sisters, Sarah Joy Chain and Bridgett Leigh Campbell, whose three children, Jonathan Thomas, Haleigh Elizabeth, and Mathew David, David loves so very much. There are so many people who will miss David and forever hold his memory in their hearts.
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4 -- MEMORIAL SERVICES PLANNED
Gypsy's family will be coming to California to attend two scheduled memorial services, one in the Bay Area and one in Arcata. The Bay Area service will be held on Sunday evening at All Souls Episcopal Church at Cedar and Spruce in Berkeley (at the north end of UC campus). The public is encouraged to attend. It is tentatively scheduled for 8pm -- call BACH Hotline at 510-835-6303 to confirm. The Arcata service is tentatively scheduled for Monday evening at Celebration Hall. Again, call the Hotline to confirm. Cards and letters for the family should be sent to them care of The Trees Foundation, P.O. Box 2202, Redway 95560.
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5 -- MARCH TO END THE VIOLENCE -- TODAY
This Thursday at noon, Earth First! has organized a March to End the Violence slated for one week after David "Gypsy" Chain was killed. Citizens will gather in Old Town Eureka and march to the Humboldt County Courthouse/Sheriffs Department, calling on the District Attorney to launch an independent investigation.
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6 -- UP-TO-DATE INFO
http://www.HeadwatersForest.org
We are continuing to post updated information about the incident that took Gypsy's death. Currently there are links to 24 articles, plus several photographs of Gypsy, on the website.
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7 -- FINAL EVIDENTIARY HEARING ON LOGGING PLAN IN MATTOLE
San Francisco Federal Building Turk and Larkin Judge Marilyn Patel September 23 and 24, 2:30pm A final evidentiary hearing for a Preliminary Injunction on Pacific Lumber's timber harvest plans in Sulpher Creek (Mattole) and Bear Creek (Eel) will be taking place in the San Francisco Federal Building this Wednesday and Thursday at 2:30. EPIC and Sierra Club brought suit because, under the ESA, Pacific Lumber cannot apply for an Incidental Take Permit and, at the same time, irretrievably commit resources (like clearcutting a forest) which may affect a species for which the permit is being applied (specifically coho salmon). If at all possible, please plan to attend. A packed courtroom will let Judge Patel know where the people stand on this matter.
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T H E S E . U P D A T E S . are prepared by Headwaters Sanctuary Project and distributed by Bay Area Action www.baaction.org. http://www.HeadwatersForest.org | info: headwaters@enews.org

:SEP23:1998.....: URGENT ESA ALERT !!!
 EXTREMELY URGENT
H E A D W A T E R S . F O R E S T . A C T I O N . A L E R T
ANTI-ESA BILL SCHEDULED FOR SENATE VOTE TONIGHT! Clinton Administration Supports Legislation Protection for Headwaters Forest and critical habitat across the country continues to rely upon enforcement of the Endangered Species Act. Any weakening of the bill means more destruction of old-growth habitat. But this is exactly what Congress is poised to do with S.1180, and the President is reportedly ready to sign it. This morning Senator Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID) successfully negotiated an agreement to attach his anti-Endangered Species Act (ESA) legislation (S.1180) to the Senate Interior Appropriations bill. According to Capitol Hill sources, S.1180 will be voted on AS EARLY AS TONIGHT! Senator Kempthorne has indicated that Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt is flying to D.C. today to hold a press conference in support of the bill. S.1180 had been held up for months in part because Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott refused to bring the bill to the Senate floor until it further accommodated development interests. The Majority Leader plans to offer some of his amendments to S.1180 when the bill comes to the floor. Specific language for the Lott amendments have not been made available. Conservationists have blasted the Kempthorne-Chafee proposal since last September because it would undermine recovery efforts of imperiled species, roll back protections on public lands, and give landowners a perpetual license to kill endangered species. WHAT YOU CAN DO -- CALL the White House NOW. Urge the President to OPPOSE S.1180. Phone: 202-456-1414 Fax: 202-456-2883 -- CALL Katie McGinty at the Council for Environmental Quality NOW. Urge the White House to REJECT the Kempthorne-Chafee bill. Phone: 202-456-6224 Fax: 202-456-2710 -- CALL your Senators NOW. Urge them to oppose S.1180. Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121 Find additional contact information at the following website: http://www.defenders.org/stat.html TALKING POINTS The Endangered Species Act (ESA) is the emergency room for species in trouble. Because of its protections, the American bald eagle, gray whale, and Florida panther have been given a fighting chance. For all its successes, however, species are still slipping through the cracks. Today, species continue to disappear at rates of extinction far exceeding natural levels. Renowned Harvard biologist E.O. Wilson estimates the current rate of global extinction at 50 to 100 species a day, compared to a normal rate of 5 to 10 a year. What s.1180 would do: -- Prevent the recovery of imperiled species by adding burdensome hurdles to the listing and recovery planning process. -- Weaken wildlife protection on public lands by allowing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to approve development actions even if those actions undermine species recovery. -- Codify the Clinton Administration's No Surprises Policy. The No Surprises policy, which allows developers to lock-in questionable conservation measures when crafting Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs), has been roundly denounced by the scientific community. The policy prevents the federal government from requiring changes in HCPs, even when the species covered by such plans are declining or new information is discovered. IF YOU LIVE IN CALIFORNIA... -- CALL Senator Dianne Feinstein to NOW. Urge her to OPPOSE S.1180. Phone: 202-224-3841 Fax: 202-228-4741 -- Thank Senator Barbara Boxer for her leadership on endangered species protection. Urge her to filibuster to prevent the bill from coming to the Senate floor. Phone: 202-224-3553 Fax: 415-956-6701 IF YOU _DON'T_ LIVE IN CALIFORNIA... The following is a target list of senators who should be contacted. If your senator is listed, please contact his or her office ASAP. The Congressional Switchboard number is 202-224-3121. Just ask to be connected to your senator's office. Find additional contact information for your senators at http://www.defenders.org/stat.html SENATE TARGETS Bumpers (D-AR) Boxer (D-CA) (voted against the bill in committee) Feinstein (D-CA) Dodd (D-CT) Lieberman (D-CT) (Voted against the bill in committee) Biden (D-DE) Graham (D-FL) (Voted for the bill in committee) Cleland (D-GA) Akaka (D-HI) Inouye (D-HI) Moseley-Braun (D-IL) Durbin (D-IL) Harkin (D-IA) Landrieu (D-LA) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerry (D-MA) Mikulski (D-MD) Sarbanes (D-MD) Levin (D-MI) Wellstone (D-MN) Kerry (D-NE) Conrad (D-ND) Dorgan (D-ND) Lautenberg (D-NJ) (Voted against the bill in committee) Torricelli (D-NJ) Bingaman (D-NM) Bryan (D-NV) D'Amato (R-NY) Moynihan (D-NY) (Voted for the bill in committee) Wyden (D-OR) (Voted for the bill in committee) Reed (D-RI) Hollings (D-SC) Daschle (D-SD) Johnson (D-SD) Leahy (D-VT) Robb (D-VA) Kohl (D-WI) Feingold (D-WI) Murray (WA) Byrd (WV) Many thanks to the Western Ancient Forest Campaign for this alert and for their work on this issue. ------------------------------------------------------------ T H E S E . U P D A T E S . are prepared by Headwaters Sanctuary Project and distributed by Bay Area Action www.baaction.org. http://www.HeadwatersForest.org | info: headwaters@enews.org
:SEP:23. The Headwaters Bill; HCP Hearings; a good article; Julia Butterfly
 W E E K L Y . H E A D W A T E R S . F O R E S T . U P D A T E
Update 09-15-98
1 -- The Headwaters Bill -- What Really Happened?
2 -- HCP Public Hearing Dates Set (Sort of)
3 -- A Really Good Article
4 -- Good Housekeeping Magazine Nominates Julia Butterfly
See the adjoining Action Alert for what YOU CAN DO.
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1 -- THE HEADWATERS BILL -- WHAT REALLY HAPPENED?
We provided a brief summary on the Headwaters Deal just after the budget was finished, almost before the ink was dry. As we noted, the deal's consummation was greeted with relief, anger, resignation, or any combination.
But, in case any of our readers out there are still wondering whether your calls and letters really made any difference, we have begun a provision-by-provision comparison of the Pacific Lumber HCP and the final deal that came out of the state budget deal. You'll notice some important improvements that came from the grassroots pressure put on state legislators. So give yourselves credit! Following are some of the key differences... PL HCP versus AB 1986 ANCIENT GROVES PL HCP: Allowed company to cut Owl Creek Grove should Grizzly Creek Grove be purchased or otherwise preserved. AB 1986: Provides up to $100 million to purchase Owl Creek and Grizzly Creek groves. Specifies that any leftover funds will go to purchase of the ancient Douglas fir forestland within the Mattole River watershed and for the Elk River Forest, an area surrounded by the Headwaters Grove. PL HCP versus AB 1986 AQUATIC SPECIES PROTECTION PROVISIONS Pacific Lumber HCP: Final buffer zones determined by PL scientists. AB 1986: Final buffer zones determined by National Marine Fisheries Service and Wildlife Service Scientists after Watershed Assessment Analysis. PL HCP: 30-foot interim buffer zones on Class I (fishbearing) streams. AB 1986: 100-foot interim no-cut buffers for Class I streams. Final buffers MAY NOT BE reduced to less than 30 feet. PL HCP: 10-foot interim buffer zones on Class II streams. Final buffers also 10 feet and can be reduced by Pacific Lumber or feds. AB 1986: 30-foot interim no-cut buffers on Class II streams. Final buffers may not be reduced. PL HCP: Weak steep slope protections. AB 1986: Strengthened steep slope protections. On steep slopes with potential to collapse buffer zones may be extended as far as determined to be necessary by the federal agencies. These prescriptions supersede all other buffer zone provisions. PL HCP: No protection for larger trees in buffer zones; no tree size distributions requirements. AB 1986: Mandatory permanent protection for larger trees in streamside buffer zones. Some tree size distribution requirements.
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2 -- HCP PUBLIC HEARING DATES SET (SORT OF)
The Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced that the public hearings on the Headwaters HCP will begin in late October and continue into mid-November. They will take place in Sacramento, Oakland, Fortuna, and Santa Monica, probably in that order.
We'll let you know as soon as the dates are finalized. If you live in one of these areas and can help get your friends, co-workers, and fellow forest activists to attend, please let us know! Contact the Headwaters Sanctuary Project directly at susans@nextgeneration.org. Thanks! ------------------------------------------------------------
3 -- A REALLY GOOD ARTICLE
Metro, the Silicon Valley's weekly newspaper, ran a very good and lengthy article last week describing the Headwaters "deal" and the strange combination of backroom dealing and grassroots campaigning that led up to it. See the article and photos at http://www.metroactive.com/Headwaters/ ------------------------------------------------------------
4 -- GOOD HOUSEKEEPING MAGAZINE NOMINATES JULIA BUTTERFLY
The September issue of Good Housekeeping Magazine features the publication's 30th Annual Most Admired Women's Poll. Eighty-one women are nominated in five catagories. Julia Butterfly Hill (#45) is nominated under the "In The News" ca. She is described as "Earth First! volunteer who has been living in a tree since December to protest logging of redwoods." Readers can nominate one woman in each of the five catagories. You must submit your entry by September 18 (this Friday). Alternately, you can vote online at http://homearts.com/appssurv/98ghmad3.htm (Note that you have to pick one person from each category, which is not instructed on the webpage, or you will get an error message).
As many of you know, last week Julia celebrated her nine-month anniversary in Luna. Please take a moment to nominate her in this poll.
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T H E S E . U P D A T E S . are prepared by Headwaters Sanctuary Project and distributed by Bay Area Action www.baaction.org. http://www.HeadwatersForest.org | info: headwaters@enews.org
> scottish story SEP:23:1998.....BUS NO MORE TO LARKHALL OR TOWNHEAD
First Bus have been informing Lanarkshire that it takes people where they want to go ,but if the cuts in their service is anything to go by the people of Larkhall and Townhead ,Coatbridge don't want to go anywhere .As from September the 28th they no longer run to or from here.First bus is the new name for Kelvin buses...............

scottish story SEP:20:1998.....BIG VIRGIN FOR GLASGOW
Today virgin have said that they are planning the second largest Virgin mega store in the UK for Glasgow .The new store will take up its place at the new Buchan street center which is under construction just now ................
:SEP:13:1998... Upcoming Events
 H E A D W A T E R S . E V E N T S . C A L E N D A R
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NO SEPTEMBER 15TH RALLY THIS YEAR
We have received many inquiries recently from people hoping to participate in the traditional large September Rally to Protect Headwaters Forest. Due to all of the action in the California Legislature this summer and the upcoming public hearings on the HCP, a rally was not planned this year. We'll keep you apprised of smaller rallies that will likely coincide with the public hearings in October, and any other developments. Meanwhile, here are some other upcoming events...
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
RUNNING TO KEEP THE REDWOODS STANDING
10k Fun Run to Benefit Headwaters Forest Oakland, CA The return of the Misty Redwood Run will draw athletes, environmentalists, and music lovers to the Great Meadow of Redwood Regional Park in Oakland for an end-of-summer run and celebration. Proceeds from the run benefit the Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters (BACH), a project of the nonprofit Ecology Center in Berkeley.
Beginning at 8:30am Sunday, September 20, participants of all ages and abilities are invited to run the 10k course or walk the easy 2-mile improved trail to the heart of the park's redwood grove. This is an opportunity to share the beauty of a redwood forest while helping another ancient forest lacking protection. All registered runners receive a commemorative T-shirt, finisher medal, and a healthy breakfast. Following the awards runners, family, and friends are invited to join us for music and an environmental expo on this last day of summer. Members of BACH, the Sierra Club, Rainforest Action Network, and Forest Forever will be on hand with information and displays.
To register or volunteer for this event call Bob Dimiceli 510-339-1799. ------------------------------------------------------------
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4
HEADWATERS FOREST -- PROTECTING OUR ENDANGERED SPECIES Free Lecture, Slide Show, and Workshop on Headwaters HCP Berkeley, CA Keynote Addresses by: David Brower Congressman George Miller Slide Show and Readings by: Doug Thron, wildlife photographer and activist Joan Dunning, nature writer and illustrator Scientific Panel: Science and Habitat Conservation Plans Panel discussion on the role of science in the HCP development and approval process, and the outlook for endangered species. Pacific Lumber HCP Workshop: Workshops to provide information and preparation for public commentary on the Pacific Lumber HCP. Where:
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School Auditorium 1781 Rose, Berkeley When:
Sunday, October 4, 1998 2 pm to 5 pm Cost:
Free -- with sliding scale donations to cover costs Sponsored by: American Lands Alliance, Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters, Forest Forever, Golden Gate Audubon Society, Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club Bay Chapter Ancient Forests Committee For more information: BACH Hotline 510-835-6303 bach@igc.org
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T H E S E . U P D A T E S . are prepared by Headwaters Sanctuary Project
and distributed by Bay Area Action www.baaction.org.
http://www.HeadwatersForest.org | info: headwaters@enews.org

scottish story SEP:10:1998......PLANET COULD MISS GLASGOW
The restaurant chain Planet hollywood seems to have changed their mind about coming to Glasgow after a drop in profits up to this half of the year.Also plans for part two of the ST Enoch Center are taking longer to draw up than hoped ,Glasgow city concil have given planning consent to the design by Terence Conran.When finished it will house a 20 screen cinama the biggest outside london Millar Development are set to build the Warner Village as it is going to be called and planners are hopping to have it up and open for november 1999
scottish story SEP:9:1998......GEORGE SQUARE DEMOLISHED!!
George square in Glasgow ,one of Scotlands best loved and world known places is today being demolished in a £200,000 upgrade.All but one tree have been cleared with flower beds and grass being uprooted. A storm of protest is building over this as no-one knew anything about it till it was too late. Update will follow soon on this..........M Mcmahon
scottish story SEP:8:1998......DRIVE A TRAM FOR £20
Here is a chance in a life time ,drive a tram for just £20 at Summerlee park, West canal Street ,Coatbridge,Scotland.Anyone interested call 0141 954 8620...sent by G HAWK.
:SEP:8:1998.......SUMMERLEE GETS RESTORSTION CASH
Summerlee heritage park has pick up a £1000 cash award from the Scottish Museum council this week. The cash is for restoration of a 1810 colliery winding engine.The engine is one of only two of its kind in Scotland left.Work should be completed by 2010.........Sent by G.hawk......
scottish story SEP:7:1998.......AIRDRIE ACTION AGAINST HOUSES
Airdrie campaigners are tonight holding a public meeting about a developers wish to build 290 to 350 house on a site near Gartlea moss ,but NLC say the land is now unaviable.It is the communities wish that it stays that way as this would waste the moss and land area.A plan is being drawn up by a local group for the site to make it into a nature park with walk ways and cylce paths which could easly be linked to the Glasgow to Edinburgh cycle way...............M McMahon
:SEP:4:1998...... A Deal is struck.
W E E K L Y . H E A D W A T E R S . F O R E S T . U P D A T E
 Update 09-03-98:
1 -- Headwaters Deal is struck
2 -- New Luna treesit website
3 -- We want your feedback
[No Action Alert this week.]
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HEADWATERS DEAL IS STRUCK
Eleventh hour negotiations produce Headwaters compromise Just a few hours before the legal deadline the California Legislature passed a Headwaters deal early Monday. The biggest surprise is an additional purchase of 2,000 acres -- the Owl Creek and Grizzly Creek Groves, increasing the total purchase area to almost 10,000 acres. The biggest loss is the compromise on streamside logging buffer zones, which were shaved from 170 (the Sher bill) to 100 feet on either side of fish-bearing streams and from 100 feet (Sher) to 30 feet on either side of non-fish bearing watercourses.
Here's what else the Deal will do... It will NOT purchase, but WILL set off-limits for timber harvesting (including salvage logging) the tracts termed Murrelet Conservation Areas "for the 50 year life of the incidental take permits that are in effect." These areas, inhabited by the endangered marbled murrelet, are: * Cooper Mill (722 acres)
* Allen Creek (1,421 acres)
* Allen Creek Extension (301 acres)
* Road 3 (659 acres)
* Shaw Gift (548 acres)
* Right Road 9 (322 acres)
* Road 7 and 9 North (501 acres)
* Booth's Run (776 acres)
* Bell Lawrence (634 acres)
* Lower North Fork Elk (531 acres)
[A total of 6,415 acres]
The Deal WILL set up a three-year preliminary period for the above buffer zone restrictions. This will require Pacific Lumber/Maxxam and government agencies to conduct habitat studies on the 60 streams and creeks on the property. After this, the buffer zones can be altered to between 30 and 170 feet. [Significant constraints beyond these zones may be implemented, but may not be no-cut.]
The Deal WILL allow agencies to decide what the no-cut buffer should be on fish-bearing streams after the studies are completed. The Deal WILL allow logging roads on steep slopes to be used even during the rainy season.
The Deal WILL provide a potential means for acquisition of Owl Creek and Grizzly Creek groves, should the fair market value of the groves be determined to be less than the $100 million allocated. If there is money left over, it could be used to purchase the Elk River property or unspecified old growth Douglas Fir in the Mattole River area, to be determined by negotiations between PL/Maxxam and "recognized community groups within the watershed...using standard Wildlife Conservation Board habitat evaluation criteria."
The Legislative language included in the bill passed Monday provides that "none of the provisions shall be considered a precedent on other Habitat Conservation Plans or Timber Harvest Plans." Whether this will be the case remains to be seen. Many fear that Pacific Lumber's proposed Habitat Conservation Plan and Sustained Yield Plan will set a legal precedent for the entire nation that will prove disastrously detrimental to species protection and watershed and forest preservation. Reviews from the environmental community are mixed. Some have declared a victory, some are angry about the deficiencies in the plan, and others are simply resigned. What is beyond a doubt is that all the pressure brought to bear on the members of the Legislature by all of you -- through literally thousands of letters, faxes, and calls -- dramatically improved the product over the last few months. THANK YOU to everyone out there who took the time not only to read these Updates and to follow this long campaign, but to ACT. We should all remember that this is just one battle, albeit a central one, in a long campaign for the survival of this forest and its many inhabitants. We have taken the legislative process about as far as it can go. Over the next few months, we will turn our attention and focus our energies on the public hearings to be held up and down the state on the Habitat Conservation Plan and accompanying Sustained Yield Plan. We'll need everyone to stay actively engaged if we are to succeed in making further gains in protecting this magnificent, rare, and priceless forest.
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NEW LUNA TREESIT WEBSITE http://www.lunatree.org If you were one of the thousands who have recently signed a Luna postcard to the NMFS, you may have tried to check out the Luna website listed on the tear-off part of the card. However, due to a last-minute mixup before printing, the url for the site was misprinted. The actual Luna Treesit site can be found at http://www.lunatree.org, and is complimented by another site for members of the media, at http://www.humboldt1.com/~luna ------------------------------------------------------------
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WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK! If you have comments or questions about the content or quality of The Weekly Updates, please let us know. We'd also like to know if there are things we aren't covering that you'd like to know about. Please send any comments to Headwaters@enews.org (simply replying to this email will NOT send to the correct address). Your ideas and input are most welcome. - Susan Stephenson
Headwaters Sanctuary Project
- Mark Bult
Bay Area Action's Headwaters Forest Project
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T H E S E . U P D A T E S . are prepared by Headwaters Sanctuary Project
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scottish story SEP:02:1998............TWO CAN DO IT
Recycling aluminium drink cans is now alot easier in Lanarkshire thanks to Bellshills Ian Murphy recycling .No longer have you to transport your cans into Glasgow ,with them based in Bellshills North road they will pay you for cans collected...........M McMahon
scottish story SEP:01:1998............£850,000 for Hamiltons Sports park
Hamilton is set to be the place to go if you are in to sports.the Scottish sports council lottery fund has awarded £850,000 towards the completion of the project at Strathcldye park. ,.......
:SEP:01:1998....
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H E A D W A T E R S . F O R E S T (( A C T I O N . A L E R T )) 08-29-98
From the Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC) Filed from Sacramento, California, Saturday, August 29, 1998 SENATE RECESSES UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT
SESSION EXPECTED TO GO THROUGH MONDAY
BAD DEAL STILL IN THE WORKS
 By now you have received the urgent action alert we sent out Friday night. Shortly after we sent that alert, we learned that the California State Senate had elected to recess until Sunday evening. This gives us some time to contact senators and assemblymembers about their proposal to fund the flawed Headwaters agreement at the last minute! Yesterday's alert also mentioned AB 1986 as the vehicle for Headwaters funding. Amendments to that bill were printed late Friday night. This bill is apparently the product of intensive negotiations between legislative leaders and Pacific Lumber/Maxxam, and will probably receive considerable leadership support from both sides of the aisle if and when it comes to a vote. Capitol sources are now saying that the vote is likely to occur on Sunday evening or sometime Monday.
Although this bill attempts to improve the process guiding Pacific Lumber's proposed Habitat Conservation Plan, it perpetuates many of the flaws inherent in the original Headwaters deal. As stated in the alert last night, the bill gives Maxxam up to an additional $80 million for Owl Creek based on an appraisal process that may be manipulated to ignore existing environmental restrictions. It also makes only minor changes in the HCP's watershed assessment process, all of which could be undone by the company. These changes would be inserted into a finalized HCP, meaning that the public may never be able to adequately review and comment upon the new provisions.
Because our position on the Headwaters issue remains one based on sound biology and enforcement of environmental laws, we cannot support this compromise. We cannot support any Headwaters deal that does not protect all of the remaining ancient forests and begin the process of recovering the endangered fish and wildlife of California's North Coast. During the last days of the legislative session, when negotiations are constantly underway and deals are struck on a minute-by-minute basis, the vehicle for this compromise could still change before it comes to a final vote. The compromise language itself could also change substantially within the next two days (Maxxam representatives are here in the Capitol right now, and negotiations over the language may be ongoing). In your communications with legislators, it may be safest to indicate what you would support: full protection for Headwaters Forest, and recovery of salmon and other endangered creatures.
You may also wish to indicate what you find unacceptable about the deal: it gives Maxxam a huge sum of money and a license to kill endangered species, with or without any improvements that the Legislature might make. (( CALL AND FAX YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS TODAY! )) Many offices will be open over the weekend, but some may be closed. Fax machines, however, will probably be left on in most offices. While every legislator in the building needs to hear from you, there are a handful of key Democrats who might want to hear once again how their constituents feel on this issue (when dealing with legislators or their staff, it's a good idea to be as respectful as possible while still being clear about your opinions).
Senator John Burton, President Pro Tempore (San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma) (916)445-1412 fax (916) 327-7229 Senator Mike Thompson (North Coast, Napa Valley) (916) 445-3375 fax (916) 323-6958 Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa (916) 319-2045 fax (916) 319-2145 Assembly Member Carole Migden (San Francisco) (916) 319-2013 fax (916) 319-2113 If you're free on Sunday and Monday, you might consider dressing up and coming to Sacramento for the final hours of the session. Last-minute visits from constituents might sway certain Members, and it's always instructive to see how the proverbial sausage is made here in the Capitol! Whatever action the Legislature might take this weekend and next week, the Headwaters issue is far from resolved. Whether we get a bad deal, a modified bad deal, or no deal at all, significant threats to the forest and the fish will remain. Our heartfelt thanks goes out to everyone who has supported us and this issue over the years, and we hope you'll stay with us as we move into the next phase of the campaign--whatever it turns out to be. Thanks again!
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