"The forests must be, and will be, not only preserved but used, and the experience of all civilized countries that have faced and solved the question show that the forests, like perennial fountains, may be made to yield a sure harvest of timber while at the same time all their far-reaching beneficent uses may be maintained unimpaired."
John Muir, 1895
See the Finger on the Pulse page for some very important updates (with links) in diesel emissions regulations as the rules become active. In brief:
- Fill out the Farm Bureau’s survey for offroad equipment by February 15
- Record your onroad trucks’ mileage at the start of the year
- Fill out CARB compliance forms by March 31
Diesel Rules
Diesel issues remain active in a very mixed bag of developments. See updates including a list of things to do on the Diesel Update Page.
The Air Resources Board has finally admitted the rumors that one their researchers, Hien Tran, lied about his credentials. However, the Board still stands behind his data, which is the basis for the new diesel rules which will begin to be phased in in January, 2010.
We at CCFA don’t have any comment about the science behind the diesel restrictions, but we still feel the state’s cost/benefit analysis is way off base and that the state would have been served sufficiently with rules that did not force us to retrofit existing vehicles.
Estate Tax
H.R. 3524, the Family Farm Preservation Estate Tax Act, is currently in the Ways and Means Committee. See more information in the Estate Tax page.
Our Mission:
The Central Coast Forest Association is a non-profit alliance of small forest land owners, forestry professionals, and forest-oriented businesses with close affinity to the woods, mountains, streams, and wildlife of the Central Coast. Our purpose is to uphold and preserve our values, our property rights, and our way of life.
To advance this objective CCFA will:
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Interact with community, political, and environmental interests as a voice for forest land owners.
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Understand the news, law, and technology of forestry and apply this knowledge for the benefit and protection of forest land owners.
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Inform members of matters affecting their lands and forests
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Take political and legal action to defend the rights and property of all Central Coast forest land owners
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