By Gary Meyer, TME

In the wake of their federal court victory securing the authority to move ahead with forest thinning and hazardous fuels reduction on Tecuya Ridge, Los Padres National Forest officials were plentiful at the Thursday, March 28 open house, held in the Mt. Pinos Ranger District conference room on Lockwood Valley Road.

Is It “Logging”?

The lawsuit challenging the Tecuya Ridge project was filed five years ago by several environmental organizations, including Los Padres ForestWatch, Earth Island Institute and the Center for Biological Diversity. In articles (including some published in this newspaper), public appearances and within the text of court filings, individuals representing the…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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Above: Deputy Forest Fire Management Officer Seth Mitchell describes the half dozen hazardous fuels reduction projects underway around the Mountain Communities;

(Left, l-r): Mt. Pinos District Ranger Karina Medina and Los Padres National Forest Public Information Officer Andrew Madsen;

(Right): Kern County Fire Department Division Chief Andrew Kennison.

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