[Download] "Environmental Protection Information Center Inc. V. Johnson" by First Appellate District, Division Five Court of Appeal of California # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Environmental Protection Information Center Inc. V. Johnson
- Author : First Appellate District, Division Five Court of Appeal of California
- Release Date : January 25, 1985
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 94 KB
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By petition for writ of mandate, appellants unsuccessfully challenged the approval of a timber harvesting plan by the California Department of Forestry.*fn1 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 to have been once inhabited by members of the Sinkyone nation. We hold that the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (§ 21000 et seq.) apply to the Forest Practice Act and its regulation of the timber harvesting industry. We further hold that since fundamental provisions of both acts were not followed, the timber harvesting plan was not approved in the manner prescribed by law. Accordingly, we reverse the order denying the petition for writ of mandate.