Together, we can protect our forests
StopClearcuttingCA is a grassroots campaign founded on a commitment to educate the public about clearcutting. This widely used timber harvesting technique replaces forests with industrial monoculture tree farms. It degrades forest floor soil and watersheds, decreases biodiversity, threatens wildlife, increases wildfire danger, accelerates climate change, and promotes environmental injustice. It harms us all. Learn more about clearcutting.
But clearcutting is just one of many threats that forests are facing today
For this reason, the StopClearcutting CA team has also dedicated itself to the fight to preserve our remaining old-growth and mature trees, halt the global expansion of the wood-pellet and woody-biomass energy industry, and expose other forest greenwashing tactics. In addition, aggressive and harmful forest thinning has emerged as the primary strategy to mitigate wildfire damage, despite being based on outdated notions and misguided policies that are unsupported by credible science. On StopClearcutting, we instead advocate for proven wildfire-resilience strategies, such as home and community hardening to protect people and property from the ravages of large, uncontrollable wildfires that spill into communities. Visit our Resources page to discover the science, news, and insights that inform our perspectives.
Our tool is our voices. We use them to write letters to the editor and blogs, post on social media, host educational forums, comment on timber harvest plans, and more. You, too, can make your voice heard today and make a difference.
ACTION ALERT: Tell CAL FIRE the Revised Jackson Demonstration State Forest Management Plan Needs Environmental Review
