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Apr 13
2009
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Bohemian Grove LoggingPosted by: Bruce Robinson on Apr 13, 2009 Tagged in: trees , Sonoma , Russian River , resources , planning , parks , nonprofit orgs , fish , environment , conservation , activism
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A bitter battle is being fought over logging plans for one of the least visited corners of western Sonoma County.
The Bohemian Club has owned the Grove for over a century, but John Hooper says that the history of logging there dates back only 20-odd years.
In this 2-minute video, John Hooper questions the Bohemian Club's rationale for seeking a long-term timber harvesting permit.
Even though Bohemian Grove is privately owned and operated, Hopper says the effects of what happens within it will be felt directly in the surrounding watersheds and the Russian River.
This satellite photograph of the Bohemian Gove has been marked to show areas where previous logging has scarred the landscape. Click on the image to see additional maps.
The Bohemian Club's annual summer "encampment" at the Grove is chronicled in a lengthy feature story in the current issue of Vanity Fair which also discusses the logging issue.
For a more detailed analysis of the logging issues specifically, see this deep background story, published, ironically, in the North Bay Bohemian.
You can find updates about the Bohemian Grove logging issue, and a link to submit your commnents about it directly to the Califpornia Department of Forestry at John Hooper's Save Bohemain Grove website.
