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RESOLUTION NO. 3103
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TIBURON
CALLING UPON THE GOVERNOR TO DIRECT THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FISH AND GAME TO IMMEDIATELY
WITHDRAW ANY PLANS TO LOG THE ANCIENT REDWOODS IN THE
HEADWATERS FOREST IN HUMBOLDT, CALIFORNIA, TO INSTITUTE A
PERMANENT MORATORIUM ON LOGGING AT SAID SITE, AND TO
ENCOURAGE ALL EFFORT TO OBTAIN PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF THE
ANCIENT REDWOOD GROVES
WHEREAS, ancient redwood groves are an irreplaceable nature resource
that is part of California's heritage, as well as an American legacy; and
WHEREAS, Headwaters Forest is one of the last privately owned and
unprotected stands of ancient redwoods, and one of the only habitats to nurture
rare birds such as the marbled murriet and the northern spotted owl, and to protect
streams for dwindling numbers of salmon and steelhead; and
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WHEREAS, the California Department of Forestry has accepted exemptions
to allow Pacific Lumber, subsidiary of Maxxam Corporation, to begin salvage
logging operations in the Headwaters Forest area without public notice and review;
and
WHEREAS, Pacific Lumber, whose corporate headquarters are located in
Marin County, should be required to conduct a full biological assessment of
endangered species dependent on Headwaters Forest; and
WHEREAS, the "Riggs" proposal to trade logging rights in other National
Recreation Areas for Headwaters is an unacceptable forest-destroying scheme
pitting the proponents of the preservation of one important natural resource against
another; and
WHEREAS, as stated in the March 19, 1995 San Francisco Chronicle
editorial, "whatever environmental and legal roadblocks are necessary, Pacific
Lumber must not be allowed to start dismembering 2,000 year-old trees. The virgin
tract will be public property. It must not be raped in the meantime,"
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Conncil of the
Town of Tiburon does hereby call upon the Governor to direct the California
Department of Forestry and Fish and Game to immediately reconsider the
withdrawal of any plans to log in the Headwaters Forest and to institute a
permanent moratorium on logging in said site; and
Tiburon Town Council Resolution No. 3103
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Council encourages all elTorts to
obtain public ownership of the ancient redwood groves, including a sufficient buffer
zone surrounding the Headwaters Forest.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Tiburon Town Council
on July 5, 1995, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS: Ginalski, Nygren, & Thayer
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS: Wolf
COUNCILMEMBERS: Thompson
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ATTEST:
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DIANE L. CRANE, TOWN CLERK
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Tiburon Town Council Resolution No. 3103
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