Three Timber Harvest Plans Hit Guerneville -- Public Meeting Called

3 plans to harvest a total of 202 acres of forested landscape in the neighborhoods of Neeley Road, and Pocket and Mays Canyons, are right now being reviewed at the Calif. Dept. of Forestry. Some of the proposed logging would be very visible from Highway 116 and from town itself. What would the effects of the logging be? Upon traffic safety, upon scenic views, upon fire safety, upon existing erosion and sedimentation problems, and upon landslides? What are the long-term cumulative impacts?

To raise these questions and to express your own views about the outcome of these proposals, you are urged to attend a meeting on Friday, June 2, with Supervisor Mike Reilly, CDF officials, and Guerneville residents. The meeting will be at 6:30 in the Guerneville Library. Will CDF protect Guerneville and the public safety and interests?

The numbers of these THPs are: 1-99-515 SON (Atwood, Mays Canyon), 1-00-052 (Burch, Pocket Canyon), and 1-00-092 (Neeley, Neeley Road). For more information about these 3 THPs, phone CDF or RRRAUL.

C.D.F.:576-2959.
Send letters of concern to: Rodger Thompson
Deputy Chief of Forest Practice
California Dept. of Forestry
135 Ridgeway Ave.
Santa Rosa, CA 95446

RRRAUL: P.O. Box 2030, Gueneville, CA 95446
Phone: 869-3302
E-mail: rrraul@sonic.net
Http://www.rrraul.org

(Guerneville mudslide photo: V. Burris)