The Ancient Redwoods that line Highway 101 through Richardson Grove State Park are threatened by an unwarranted realignment project. Multiple conservation groups, countless local citizens and local small businesses are joined to oppose this unnecessary and expensive project. Richardson Grove is considered the entrance through the Redwood Curtain. CalTrans proposes to cut the roots of 30 old growth trees and remove 87 other trees that surround the old growth trees, and to erect a 300 foot long retaining wall. These acts will have a huge impact on the unique ambiance of the grove and endangered wildlife. We urge you to take action now to protect these Millennial Ancient Redwoods. Visit Save Richardson Grove and blog for more information; and please sign this petition that will be sent to CalTrans, the Governor, and State and local representatives. Tell your friends and family how important these Ancient Trees are for future generations to enjoy. Only 3% remains of our Ancient Forests. We can't afford to put our State's natural beauty and local heritage in jeopardy.
The Ancient Redwoods that line Highway 101 through Richardson Grove State Park are threatened by an unwarranted realignment project. Multiple conservation groups, countless local citizens and local small businesses are joined to oppose this unnecessary and expensive project. Richardson Grove is considered the entrance through the Redwood Curtain. CalTrans proposes to cut the roots of 30 old growth trees and remove 87 other trees that surround the old growth trees, and to erect a 300 foot long retaining wall. These acts will have a huge impact on the unique ambiance of the grove and endangered wildlife. We urge you to take action now to protect these Millennial Ancient Redwoods. Visit Save Richardson Grove and blog for more information; and please sign this petition that will be sent to CalTrans, the Governor, and State and local representatives. Tell your friends and family how important these Ancient Trees are for future generations to enjoy. Only 3% remains of our Ancient Forests. We can't afford to put our State's natural beauty and local heritage in jeopardy.
We the undersigned urge you to examine the proposed highway realignment project through Richardson Grove State Park. The project proposes to cut the roots of 30 old growth trees, remove 87 other trees that surround the old growth trees, and to erect a 300 foot long retaining wall. These acts will have a huge impact on the unique ambiance of the grove and resident endangered wildlife such as the Marbled Murrelette and Northern Spotted Owl. CalTrans has failed to submit an Environmental Impact Report that addresses these issues, along with the agency's failure to allow for public comment of the Final Environmental Impact Report. We urge you as our elected officials and representatives to take action to protect the Redwood Curtain entrance in Richardson Grove State Park. There are many alternatives to this expensive, unnecessary, and destructive project. We ask that CalTrans is held accountable to the same environmental regulations that industry is beheld to. State agencies are not above State and Federal Law. We hope that you help uphold State and Federal environmental reviews for this project, and protect the Redwood Legacy of our State. We demand that our objections will be included in the public comments section of the final EIR. Thank you for your time and consideration.
We signed the "Don't let Cal-Trans rip a hole through the Redwood Curtain!" petition!
# 481:
1:47 pm PST, Nov 7,Barbara Tomlinson, Washington
What an IDIOTIC plan! What, this is being done to BENEFIT BIG CHAIN STORES' TRANSPORTATION???? So that small businesses, small businesspeople and their families and the communities that depend on them, can go whooosh! down-the-tubes so that more POISONOUS JUNK FROM CHINA can be sold? for the CAPITALIST PROFIT of a very few chain-store CEOs? {Certainly NOT for the "benefit" of their underpaid, overworked, exploited, no-health-benefits Chain Store employees!} And for THIS, SELFISH GREEDY PROFIT-TAKING REASON, to SACRIFICE Sacred Forests centuries in the making? Like destroying a NATURAL CATHEDRAL to put in an ugly, socially-destructive WAL-MART! And, TYPICALLY, TYPICALLY, they are LYING to get their way; LYING about what will and will not be cut; LYING, LYING, DELIBERATELY LYING TO YOU THE PUBLIC about the EXTENSIVE AND PERMANENTLY-IRREPARABLE DAMAGE these cuts will OBVIOUSLY do! ANYONE WITH A BRAIN, CAN SEE THAT THEY ARE LYING; AND WHY THEY WOULD WANT TO LIE FOR THEIR OWN SELFISH MEGA-PROFITS! As they ALWAYS DO!
# 480:
1:35 pm PST, Nov 7,Elena Pintilie, Canada
# 479:
1:13 pm PST, Nov 7,Judy Coleman, Nebraska
Do not desecrate this sacred place.
# 478:
9:03 am PST, Nov 7,Carmen Stauss, Indiana
# 477:
8:58 am PST, Nov 7,Kristi Knotts, California
# 476:
8:10 pm PST, Nov 5,Oska Vant Hoff, Indonesia
# 475:
10:13 pm PST, Nov 2,Alison Williams, California
# 474:
8:16 pm PST, Nov 2,Caitlin Stronell, Japan
# 473:
2:22 pm PST, Nov 2,Kashmiri Stec, California
# 472:
10:41 am PST, Nov 2,Hamik Minas, California
# 471:
9:37 am PST, Nov 2,Farley Gwazda, California
We should give the redwoods growth a value that legislators can understand. A very conservative estimate of the average old-growth redwood's age might be 600 years. The currently (un-livable) minimum wage is $8.50. Therefore each tree would have earned ~44.7 million dollars for the growing it did.
# 470:
9:12 am PST, Nov 2,Jennifer Alexander, California
It is not ok to cut down old growth redwood trees. There are so few left that there is never a justifiable reason. These trees need to be protected.
Multiple conservation groups, countless local citizens and local small businesses are joined to oppose the RIP(Richardson grove Improvement Project). Cutting down trees and damaging an ancient forest's root system is no improvement on it.
# 469:
12:37 pm PST, Nov 1,Name not displayed, California
# 468:
3:18 pm PDT, Oct 21,SusanK Campbell, California
While CalTrans says they will remove very few trees (at one point) or no trees (at another point in time), what they aren't telling folks is how many roots of trees they will be damaging to accomodate road-work. I read 48 trees will have their roots chopped up. Redwoods whose roots are damaged don't live as long or as healthy as trees left alone. I also don't believe the "We're doing this for safty" rhetoric, nor do I buy into the "Local businesses will be more prosperous" line they feed out to the public. I see no reason to destroy these trees primarily to make it easier for big chain stores to go about their business.
Thank You,
Susan K Campbell
# 467:
6:42 pm PDT, Oct 18,Laurie V James, Colorado
We don't need 4 lane highways through old growth redwoods. Find a way around them and save the sacred forests. Trees are more important than cars. Duh! These destroyers should be put in jail and kept there for at least 500 years.
# 465:
11:03 pm PDT, Oct 2,Wes Schrecongost, California
This is the last of the true redwoods bringing more traffic will not help these mystical giants please leave them be as they are and do NOT make a 4 lane why drive so fast thru the beauty enjoy what it is.
# 464:
6:44 am PDT, Sep 30,Maureen Flannery Hult, Connecticut
This forest is irreplaceable. It should be protected and respected. Do we want our legacy to our children to be mere photographs? NO ONE has the right to obliterate these trees.
# 463:
11:37 pm PDT, Sep 27,Megan Beights, California
One of the reasons I like living here is because the redwoods act as a pyhsical shield from corporations and things exspanding here. The redwoods keep us safe from Wal-marts and other nasting companys that are going to take away from our local buissness.
If cal-trans does this then what is next. When will it stop! Then before we relize there will be nothing left. Like the redwoods soon might be!
# 462:
8:25 pm PDT, Sep 27,Michelle Hernandez, California
# 461:
1:08 pm PDT, Sep 27,Michelle Mellon, California
# 460:
7:55 am PDT, Sep 26,Austin Kendall, New York
# 458:
9:27 pm PDT, Sep 21,Name not displayed, California
# 457:
11:11 am PDT, Sep 19,Devyn Calabro, Pennsylvania
# 456:
3:14 pm PDT, Sep 18,Name not displayed, California
