A Coalition of Forestry Conservation groups sent a letter to the Board of Natural Resources identifying eleven timber sales with some portions of structurally complex older forests in them. The rush to clear-cut these stands before the new administration an opportunity to develop solutions for long-term ecological health is short sighted. Read the entire letter.
Protect the Elwha Watershed!
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal citizens are calling for the protection of the Elwha Watershed from deforestation. Please read and add your name in solidarity!
Join us for the ceremony on October 29, 2024 at 1:00 pm by the Elwha River (end of Lower Elwha Road) and November 1, 2024 at 12:00 pm to deliver the Petition to the Office of Public Lands Commissioner in Olympia.
Enrolled citizens of Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe have launched a Petition calling for protection of the Elwha Watershed “as an interconnected web of life, cultural and spiritual home, sustaining the Salmon, the Orcas, and all of us.” The Petition asks the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to stop timber sales that are slated for approval by the Board of Natural Resources on election day, Nov. 5.
Please take action by:
1. Visiting the Earth Law Center’s website to read the Petition and add your name in solidarity – https://www.earthlawcenter.org/elwha-legacy-forests.
You can read more about the timber sales “Alley Cat”, “Tree Well”, and “Parched” on the Elwha Legacy Forests’ Coalition website at elwhalegacyforests.org
2. Show up Tuesday, October 29 at 1pm at Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe near Port Angeles
Supporters are asked to join Lower Elwha Klallam citizen Tashena Francis and other Tribal members gathering at the Elwha River (end of Elwha Road) to hold a ceremony blessing the Petition and calling for supporters.
3.Show up Friday, Nov. 1 at noon in OlympiaPlease also join Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal members at noon on Friday, Nov. 1 (the start of Native American Heritage month) as they deliver the Petition to the Office of the Commissioner of Public Lands (1111 Washington St. SE Olympia, WA).
Please contact Elizabeth Dunne with any questions: edunne@earthlaw.org.
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