Rim Fire Area Threatened by Logging

The Rim Fire area in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range is home to rare spotted owls, great grey owls, and black-backed woodpeckers. It’s full of flowers, shrubs, and naturally regenerating trees. The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), however, has approved a $28 million grant to log much of the remaining burned forest habitat, remove understory vegetation, and apply herbicides. The department is relying on an inadequate and outdated environmental analysis to support the decision. Help EII’s John Muir Project protect this important habitat. Submit a comment to HCD by Monday, June 26and let the department know that it needs to start fresh with a new environmental analysis before damaging this vibrant landscape. Comment today.