HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 92-335 - Seek support from Federal Agencies, including Office of the President of US for immediate & rapid Salvage of dead & dying timber on Federal Lands In Calif . e e
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RESOLUTION NO. 72 -335
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING TO
SEEK SUPPORT FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE OFFICE OF
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR AN IMMEDIATE AND RAPID
SALVAGE OF DEAD AND DYING TIMBER ON FEDERAL LANDS IN CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, Six years of drought have resulted in major damage to
the forest lands of California, with extremely high incidence of
timber mortality because of the combined impacts of the drought and
subsequent insect attacks; and
WHEREAS, the federal forests of California, managed by the
U. S. Forest Service, are adjacent to, or surrounding, various
private landholdings, including timberland, residential areas,
grazing lands, etc . ; and
WHEREAS, estimates of mortality range as high as 30 percent of
the standing trees in some areas and as much as six billion board
feet of timber overall; and
WHEREAS, the dead and dying timber is a threat to the forests
generally, providing a source of insects and disease to spread to
currently healthy trees and also providing heavy and light fuels to
make the potential of uncontrollable wildfire very real; and
WHEREAS, while the huge volume of commercial timber is dying
on the stump, California sawmills are being closed and adding to
currently existing excessive unemployment because of the
unavailability of logs; and
. WHEREAS, projected Forest Service salvage levels are clearly
inadequate, because of broad restraints imposed to assure
maintenance of habitat for certain wildlife species; and
WHEREAS, disease, insect infestations, and wildfire all would
degrade the very habitat which is believed to be essential for the
listed wildlife; and
WHEREAS, rapid salvage harvests of the dead and dying timber
would reduce the potential for uncontrollable wildfire so damaging
to the forests and forest wildlife, while providing raw materials
to employ local workers and to contribute to the nation' s housing
programs .
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Redding does call on the Governor of California to find
existence of an "emergency" as defined in the California Public
Resource Code and to seek support from federal agencies, including
the office of the President of the United States, for an immediate
and rapid salvage of the dead and dying timber on the federal lands
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in California in order to protect those lands and adjacent private
lands from the threat of future infestation or fire.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was introduced
and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Redding the 21st day of July , 1992, and was duly adopted at
said meeting by the following vote:
AYES : COUNCIL MEMBERS: Anderson, Arness, Dahl & Moss
NOES : COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Kehoe
CHARLIE MOSS, Mayor
ATTEST:
CONNIE ST OHMAYER, EyTTerk
FORM APPROVED:
RAALL A. HAY-S, 49ity Attorney