Tag: Forest Stewardship Council
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Investigation Launched into ‘Sustainability’ of Controversial Logging Plans
PETROLIA, Calif. — The Petrolia-based Lost Coast League (LCL) today announced that the growing controversy over Humboldt Redwood Co.’s (HRC’s) plans to log virgin forests at Rainbow Ridge stepped up a notch when auditors for the highly regarded Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) announced they will be reviewing the “sustainable” certification associated with two of the…
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Mattole Residents file Grievance over Certification of HRC Ancient Forest Logging
PETROLIA, Calif. — The Petrolia-based Lost Coast League (LCL) on Tuesday filed a formal grievance with SCS Global Services for certifying as sustainable a logging plan by Humboldt Redwood Co. (HRC) on untouched, primary forests in the Mattole River watershed on Rainbow Ridge.