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Tell MRC the People have Spoken--
Stop Poisoning Trees in Mendocino!

We have the opportunity to proactively speak out against continuation of the dangerous and unnecessary practice of industrial-scale tree-poisoning known as "hack and squirt!"

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To the Editor:

On June 7 Mendocino County voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure that would effectively curtail the practice of industrial-scale tree-poisoning known as “hack and squirt.”

Mendocino Redwood Co. (MRC) since 2012 has killed over 5 million trees on 24,000 acres of its holdings.

The chief target is tanoak, a species that plays an important ecological role in forest succession and recovery after decades of destructive logging.  But the initiative’s main emphasis was to protect wildland firefighters from the potentially lethal hazards of falling trees and limbs when battling a blaze.  That’s why a coalition led by firefighters and local citizens wrote and successfully campaigned for the passage of Measure V.

But now MRC is threatening to sue to nullify the initiative, and has made it known that it has not stopped using "hack and squirt" since the election.  A backlash against MRC’s arrogance has already begun, with recent months seeing marches, protests, and demonstrations, on the North Coast and in San Francisco.

MRC should call off its lawyers and heed the unmistakable will of 63 percent of Mendocino County’s voters and halt the practice of "hack and squirt" now.   The company spent more than $250,000 in its campaign opposing Measure V— more than $25 per “no” vote— and still lost.

What’s more, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors should exercise its prerogative under the California Code to take necessary steps to protect public health and safety and fully embrace Measure V.  It’s the law.

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The Mendocino Beacon &
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Fort Bragg, CA 95437

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The Press Democrat

Editorial Director Paul Gullixson
427 Mendocino Ave.
Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Phone: 707-521-5282

Email: letters@pressdemocrat.com

Willits News

City Editor/Reporter: Michael Neary
77 W. Commercial St.
Willits, CA 95490

Phone: 707-841-2123

Email: editorial@willitsnews.com

Ukiah Daily Journal

K.C. Meadows, Editor
617 S State St
Ukiah, CA 95482

Phone: (707) 468-3500

Email: udjkcm@ukiahdj.com

Fax: (707) 468-3544

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Send your Letter-to-the-Editor Today!

Tell MRC the People have Spoken--
Stop Poisoning Trees in Mendocino!

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The Mendocino Beacon &
The Fort Bragg Advocate News

The Press Democrat

Willits News

Ukiah Daily Journal

Forests Forever: Their Ecology, Restoration, and Protection by John J. Berger

Forests Forever

Restore • Reinhabit • Re-enchant

Send your Letter-to-the-Editor Today!

Tell MRC the People have Spoken-- Stop Poisoning Trees in Mendocino!

Edit the message above and click submit to send your message to the targets below.

Or to send snail mail, call or fax please use the following contacts list.

The Mendocino Beacon & The Fort Bragg Advocate News

The Press Democrat

Willits News

Ukiah Daily Journal

Forests Forever: Their Ecology, Restoration, and Protection by John J. Berger

Tell MRC the People have Spoken--
Stop Poisoning Trees in Mendocino!

Edit the message above and click submit to
send your message to the targets below.

The Mendocino Beacon &
The Fort Bragg Advocate News