After eight years of struggle led by citizen group Save the Gray Whale Parklands, this spectacular and immensely diverse 2,300 acre property is soon to be part of adjacent Wilder Ranch State Park. The owners had logged 557 acres, and had planned an additional 666 acres of logging when the property was purchased. Thanks also goes to the Sierra Club Forestry Task Force who worked hard to oppose these logging plans, and to the local Sierra Club, who supported their efforts.
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The 9th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco has ruled that the Hatton Canyon Freeway project may not proceed, due to an inadequate EIR prepared by Cal Trans and the Federal Highway Administration. After 41 years, including many years of litigation, it looks as if the Hatton Canyon Freeway project may now not be built, and that traffic problems can be addressed in other ways. But it's not over yet. Cal Trans is expected to appeal the decision to the same court by asking for a full panel of nine judges. After losing that, they could go to the U.S. Supreme Court.