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September 26, 2011 | Susanne RustCalifornia WatchCritics question the transparency of state land deals.In a unanimous vote this month, the Wildlife Conservation Board agreed to pay $19 million to a…

By Kendall Smith and Mark LovelaceThe Press DemocratPublished: Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 6:01 p.m.Last Modified: Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 6:01 p.m.On Tuesday, the state Wildlife Conservation Board has…

By Steven Greenhut | Special to The Orange County Register Published: July 8, 2011 | Updated: July 9, 2011 8:19 a.m. SACRAMENTO – As I took the nearly six-hour drive…

North Coast JournalJune 16, 2011Editor:Ryan Burns did a first-rate job of sorting through some of the rather arcane detail and language that surrounds conservation easements, in this case for the…

North Coast JournalJune 2, 2011Editor:Your article on the Fisher family timber companies (“Backwoods Statecraft,” May 19) shed some much-needed light on their methods of operation. While they log their lands…

Mendocino Redwood Company tussles with nonprofits over how best to protect the forestsRyan Burns/North Coast Journal05/19/2011Longtime lumberman Art Harwood is a veteran of the Timber Wars, and he remembers the…

3/30/2011 // by Aislinn MaestasLooking to build a house? Put up a fence? Construct a tree house for your kids? Do you live in the Bay Area? Do you care…

First Time all Wood in Every Dimension FSC Certified at the Same Price(San Jose, CA) — More than 10 years after The Home Depot began offering FSC-certified wood products from…

David Simpson/For the Times-StandardPosted: 03/11/2011 01:24:13 AM PST Donna Tam's March 4th Times-Standard article on the Usal Redwood Forest and a decision to delay support for it last week by the…

Donna Tam/The Times-StandardPosted: 03/03/2011 01:30:36 AM PSTA timber company's concerns over transparency and land values associated with the state Wildlife Conservation Board's easement acquisitions has delayed the formation of the largest…