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DESCRIPTION:Mendocino Redwood Company (MRC) has poisoned thousands of acres of 
 “unwanted” trees in Mendocino and Humboldt County with Imazypr, leaving 
 millions of tanoaks and other hardwoods to die slowly, standing up. MRC 
 also routinely broadcast sprays Glyphosate (“Roundup”) and Triclopyr 
 (“Garlon”) to kill vegetation that they see as hindering the growth of 
 their more commercial tree species.\n\nHack 'n' Squirt Alert!  Residents of 
 Mendocino County will rally in front of the Mendocino County Board of 
 Supervisors’ Chambers on Low Gap Rd. in Ukiah at 9 am on Tuesday, July 
 19, prior to an (approximately) 11 am demonstration at the Ukiah mill 
 operation of Mendocino Redwood Co. (MRC).\n\nNorth Coast activists are 
 protesting the continued use of herbicides in the forests, through the 
 practice of “Hack ’n’ Squirt,” which is the direct application of 
 toxic substances to trees, and then leaving the dead trees standing, 
 creating a significant fire danger besides the health hazard to wildlife, 
 streams, workers and residents.\n\nMRC, owned by the Fisher family of GAP 
 fame, kills the non-marketable trees—mostly hardwoods like tan oak—in a 
 redwood or Douglas fir forest. The protesters say the practice of leaving 
 standing dead trees has now been outlawed through Measure V, which passed 
 on a County ballot by a two thirds majority. Moreover, MRC touts a 
 “certified sustainable” label, bestowed by the Forest Stewardship 
 Council. Sustainable lumber generally boasts a higher market 
 value.\n\n\nForest activists point out there is nothing sustainable about 
 using toxic herbicides, nor the elimination of tan oak trees, referred to 
 as “nurse trees” that play an important role in protecting the soil and 
 encouraging biodiversity, creating a healthier forest. \n\n\nThose gathered 
 for the rally and demonstration are demanding that MRC hold to its stated 
 intention to stop the use of herbicides, including Imazypr and Glyphosate, 
 and that their County Supervisors implement Measure V and carry out the ban 
 on standing dead trees being left in the forest.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/07/18/18789221.php
SUMMARY:Nonviolent Protest at Mendocino Redwoods Company Mill in Ukiah
LOCATION:9 am: Rally at Mendocino County Board of Supervisors’ Chambers on Low Gap 
 Rd. in Ukiah\n11 am: Demonstration at the Ukiah mill operation of Mendocino 
 Redwood Co. (MRC)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/07/18/18789221.php
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