Two extremely critical and quietly revolutionary forest protection bills have passed most of the hurdles in the state legislature--and now is the critical time to really push for the HERITAGE TREE bill (SB 754) to pass the state assembly (vote is on WEDNESDAY), and to pressure the Governor to sign the JACKSON STATE FOREST bill (SB 1648)--which just passed the assembly--into law (he could easily back those hacks at CDF and veto it, but we have until Sep 10 on this one).

Heritage Tree bill. Email Your Assembly member (go to
http://www.assembly.ca.gov to find out who she or he is), and call Fabian Nunez, Assembly Speaker at 916-319-2046 and Dario Frommer, Majority Leader at 916-319-2043 and ask them to support this bill! I just called the them and they are counting the calls!!! For more information visit http://www.ancienttrees.org or call (510) 444-4710 x312.

Jackson State Forest. Go to http://www.jacksonaction.org to automatically send a fax to Arnold and find out more about this important bill! Or email him at governor@governor.ca.gov!!!

With the fever of Iraq, the RNC, and the upcoming elections, it's difficult, but please take a short moment for our forests. These bills are critical steps toward a very different mentality around the environment--we are very close to passing them. The Heritage Tree bill says that there are some things more important than private property rights; the Jackson State Forest bill puts the will of the people over that of the agency and Big Timber. With your help, they will pass!!!

More Soon!

Mary Bull, Co-Director
Greenwood Earth Alliance
Save the Redwoods/Boycott the Gap Campaign
252 Frederick Street, San Francisco, CA 94117
415-731-7924 chalicenew@earthlink.net http://www.gapsucks.org


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