February 1, 2008

Tanya Aviles-Medeiros
Administrative Assistant to the Director
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
P.O. Box 944246
Sacramento, CA 94244-2460 

Dear Ms. Aviles-Medeiros:

 I am writing to apply for a position on the JDSF Advisory Group.

My activities with respect to Jackson State Forest are well known in the department. I only summarize them here.

I became actively involved in reforming management of Jackson State Forest in 1995, and I have continued my involvement since that time.

In 2000, I founded the Campaign to Restore Jackson State Redwood Forest. Since that time, I have been continuously engaged in pressing for reform of Jackson Forest management goals to reflect its status as a publicly owned forest.

For the last nearly two years, I have been working cooperatively with the department to create a consensus among all of the stakeholders in Jackson Forest. The Mendocino Working Group, of which I am a member, was instrumental in creating this consensus.

One the recommendations of the Working Group was for the formation of the Jackson Advisory Group. Our group recommended to the director a slate of candidates for the group. I was one of those recommended.

I look forward to serving on the advisory group and to continuing to assist the state to manage Jackson Forest in the broad public interest.

Sincerely,

 

Vince Taylor