On March 23rd, the Committee on Natural Resources of the California State Assembly will hold a hearing on AB 2494, the bill authored by our new Assemblymember Chris Rogers that would redefine the management of Jackson Demonstration State Forest to prioritize biodiversity, fire resilience, tribal co-management, carbon sequestration, and recreation instead of timber production. The deadline to submit a letter of support for AB 2494 is Monday, March 16th.

The Mendocino Trail Stewards write in strong support of AB 2494, and we ask the Committee to move this bill forward without delay. Changing the mandate of Jackson Demonstration State Forest has been the central mission of our organization since we were founded in 2020. AB 2494 is the bill we have been working toward.

Last Friday, Assemblymember Chris Rogers introduced AB2494, a bill that would end the commercial logging mandate of JDSF.