Legal Opinion
Environmental Protection Information Center, Inc. v. Johnson
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 25, 1985No. A024754PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LOW, P. J.
By petition for writ of mandate, appellants unsuccessfully challenged the approval of a timber harvesting plan by the California Department of Forestry. The harvesting plan authorized the logging of a 75-acre grove of old-growth redwoods, some of which are over a thousand years old. The redwood grove is situated in the Lost Coast wilderness area of Mendocino County near the Sinkyone Wilderness State Park and is alleged to be among the last remaining 4 percent of the original stands of California virgin redwood. The grove includes a Native American archaeological site thought…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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