Sea Ranch Forum Saturday, November 3 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Del Mar Center The Sea Ranch Local environmental groups have raised concerns about two major vineyard conversion projects that could significantly impact Gualala River stream flows, water quality and habitat for wildlife, including endangered salmon and steelhead. Chris Poehlmann, right, with fellow environmentalist Peter Baye (Louis Sahagun / Los Angeles …
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Interview with Friends of the Gualala River – September, 2012, KGUA
Friends of the Gualala River protects the Gualala River watershed in Northern California and the species living within it.
Read More »Fish Emulsion – a poem
by Randall Sinclair “Fish Emulsion” Mankind has tried many ways To rid this planet Of unwanted species. Coyote, Puma, Pomo, Coho. Religion, bullets, treaties, clearcuts. Now he poisons the Mother Tree. The She-Oak that feeds us Without discrimination. High in carbohydrates, The Oak has seen many cultures Through hungry winters. The Timber Barons Think that Tanbark Has become a problem …
Read More »FoGR sponsors Art in the Redwoods Festival award
“Fallen Giant” Photograph by Scott Chieffo receives the Environmental Art Award sponsored by Friends of the Gualala River at the 2012 Art in the Redwoods Fine Arts Exhibit “Fallen Giant” – photo by Scott Chieffo Friends of the Gualala River (FoGR) sponsored an award at the Art in the Redwoods Festival in 2012, for the eleventh year in a row. …
Read More »Friends of the Gualala River receives grant to protect redwood forestland from conversion to vineyards
Friends of the Gualala River protects the Gualala River watershed in Northern California and the species living within it.
Read More »Friends don’t let friends drive in the Gualala River; Off-road vehicle impacts on the wildlife in the Gualala River
By Jeanne Jackson and Peter Baye Friends don’t let friends drive in the Gualala River. The Gualala River, now closed to the Pacific Ocean by a huge sandbar, is a coastal treasure. Creatures big and small make it their home. Care must be taken to protect them and this beautiful wild river that is a part of our lives. Closed …
Read More »At the Corner of Redwood and Vine:Perspectives on Forest-to-Vineyard Conversion Conflicts in Sonoma County
Friends of the Gualala River protects the Gualala River watershed in Northern California and the species living within it.
Read More »A GIANT STEP: FoGR Files a Lawsuit to Defend our Watershed from Forestland Conversions to Vineyards!
Dear Supporters, pdf version [1.3 MB] Friends of the Gualala River (FoGR) has taken a giant step to stop vineyard projects that clearcut the river’s forest, and we need your help! On June 7, 2012, we filed a lawsuit against CAL FIRE, the state agency approving the controversial landmark proposal by a Spanish winery giant to clearcut 154 acres of …
Read More »Opponents file lawsuits over Artesa vineyard project – June 7, 2012, Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Friends of the Gualala River protects the Gualala River watershed in Northern California and the species living within it.
Read More »Lawsuit Filed to Stop Clearcutting of Redwoods for Sonoma County Vineyard: Press Release, June 7, 2012
Friends of the Gualala River protects the Gualala River watershed in Northern California and the species living within it.
Read More »Issues summary: Artesa Annapolis forest conversion to vineyards
Friends of the Gualala River protects the Gualala River watershed in Northern California and the species living within it.
Read More »We challenge supervisor candidates for REAL action on Sonoma County forest-vineyard conversions!
Friends of the Gualala River protects the Gualala River watershed in Northern California and the species living within it.
Read More »State OKs forest-to-vineyard plan in Sonoma County – May 8, 2012, Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Friends of the Gualala River protects the Gualala River watershed in Northern California and the species living within it.
Read More »Steelhead trout lose out when water is low in wine country
Friends of the Gualala River protects the Gualala River watershed in Northern California and the species living within it.
Read More »Artesa’s Hired Gun
Friends of the Gualala River protects the Gualala River watershed in Northern California and the species living within it.
Read More »Sonoma County adopts hillside vineyard restrictions – April, 2012, Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Friends of the Gualala River protects the Gualala River watershed in Northern California and the species living within it.
Read More »What price one more bottle of wine?
Friends of the Gualala River protects the Gualala River watershed in Northern California and the species living within it.
Read More »Sonoma County timber-to-vineyard conversion headed for approval – April, 2012, Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Friends of the Gualala River protects the Gualala River watershed in Northern California and the species living within it.
Read More »Draft rules out on hillside vineyard tree removal in Sonoma County
Friends of the Gualala River protects the Gualala River watershed in Northern California and the species living within it.
Read More »FoGR again asks Spanish corporation to withdraw proposal to clear-cut coastal redwood forest for vineyards
Friends of the Gualala River protects the Gualala River watershed in Northern California and the species living within it.
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Won’t back down – Friends of Gualala River continue protection efforts
by Tempra BoardThe Sea Ranch Soundings • Summer 2021 © copyright 2021, The Sea Ranch Associationreprinted with permission Friends of Gualala River (FoGR), our area’s grassroots watershed protection non-profit, continues its hard work defending the Gualala River from the threat of floodplain logging. On May 20, FoGR filed a motion for …
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Protecting Endangered Species:
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Gualala River logging project clears hurdle in state court as federal case ramps up
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Under California cap-and-trade program, North Coast forests turn carbon uptake into cash
by Guy Kovner, The Press Democrat, January 3, 2016 [excerpt:] They say money doesn’t grow on trees, but a nearly 75,000-acre swath of redwood and fir forests blanketing the wildlands of Sonoma and Mendocino counties is generating millions of dollars as it contributes to California’s ambitious campaign to curb greenhouse …
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Preservation Ranch saved in record deal – June, 2013, San Francisco Chronicle
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Sonoma Deal Aims to Combine Logging and Preservation
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Sonoma County redwood forest spared from conversion into vineyards