Schoolteachers and HSU President Visit Scotia Mill as Part of Forestry Program

HSU President Tom Jackson, Jr. joined K-12 teachers from across the state to tour a lumber mill in Scotia last Saturday. [Photo from HSU]

Press release from HSU:

Reinforcing Humboldt State’s commitment to the community and environmental sustainability, HSU President Tom Jackson, Jr. joined K-12 teachers from across the state to tour a lumber mill in Scotia last Saturday.

The visit was part of the Forestry Institute for Teachers (FIT) professional program, which is designed to provide K-12 teachers with the knowledge and skills to teach their students about forest ecology and sustainable forest management practices.

The program is organized by Yana Valachovic, who is the county director and forest advisor of UC Cooperative Extension and an HSU faculty member. She also brings together dozens of resource professionals and HSU faculty who help put on the program.

The annual program has institutes in four California counties—Humboldt, Plumas, Shasta, and Tuolumne—and explores forestry issues unique to these regions.

Each summer for one week, teachers stay at Humboldt State University to take classes and explore redwoods, endangered species, and water quality to gain a deeper understanding of the intricate interrelationship of forest ecosystems and human use of natural resources. The experience includes field trips to non-industrial and industrial forestry operations and old-growth redwoods in the State Parks.

Humboldt Redwood Company (HRC) Lumber Mill was among those stops on July 11. On a visit led by HRC managers, forest experts, scientists, and HSU alumni, Jackson and 30 teachers toured HRC milling operations. They also toured HRC’s Scotia Fisheries Exhibit, which demonstrates how HRC scientists monitor and protect the endangered and threatened species that live on HRC-owned lands.

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Citizen Too
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Citizen Too
4 years ago

Is this the same mill where they’re processing old-growth timber from Rainbow Ridge??

JD
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JD
4 years ago
Reply to  Citizen Too

Citizen Too / Please educate yourself. HRC is not logging old growth redwood from Rainbow Ridge.

🤦
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🤦
4 years ago
Reply to  JD

But I thought questions and education go hand in hand, not one without the other?

Guest
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Guest
4 years ago
Reply to  🤦

There’s questioning that encourages learning and then there’s questioning as harassment to prevent learning. You know which you are.

Citizen Too
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Citizen Too
4 years ago
Reply to  JD

Dear JD,

My take is that you need to educate yourself about Rainbow Ridge and Humboldt Redwood Company’s Scotia Mill…

“TO PROTEST LOGGING ON RAINBOW RIDGE, 87-YEAR-OLD LOCKED DOWN TO GATE AND PREVENTING ACCESS TO HUMBOLDT REDWOODS MILL IN SCOTIA”

https://kymkemp.com/2019/07/02/to-protest-logging-on-rainbow-ridge-87-year-old-locked-down-to-gate-and-preventing-access-to-humboldt-redwoods-mill-in-scotia/

Miles Fromhoneydew
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4 years ago

There certainly are a bewildering number of topics comprising ” the knowledge and skills [needed] to teach their students about forest ecology and sustainable forest management practices.” I’m wondering if Humboldt Redwood Company proudly displayed their acreage of hacked and squirted, standing dead Tan Oak, which is neither ecologic nor sustainable.

JD
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JD
4 years ago

Miles from Honeydew / HRC would not be killing Tan Oak, if they did not have authorization & passed every regulation from every department. Even if you don’t like it, they have the permits to do it. If you don’t like it, then change the laws, instead of breaking them yourself, by trespassing on there property & putting yourself & others in harms way.

Thirdeye
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Thirdeye
4 years ago

Large stands of tanoak are not ecological or sustainable. That’s why Sudden Oak Death is running rampant without hack and squirt.

Joe dirt
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Joe dirt
4 years ago
Reply to  Thirdeye

The acorns are one of the main food sources for much of the wildlife in northern California. Was once a staple for the people. Without the mighty oak tree the food chain in the forest is broken from the bottom up. Affecting most of the wildlife which includes human beings and happiness within the forest.

CLAUDIA Johnson
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CLAUDIA Johnson
4 years ago

I think it’s a great program showing teachers from all over the state that we have lots of redwood trees in parks we’re not just cutting them all down also I’m very surprised and pleasantly to see the new University president touring with them he obviously wants to get out into the community that’s a really good quality in him

Martin
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Martin
4 years ago

A very nice program to inform and teach the teacher’s about our redwood trees and forest ecology. It is nice that they had a few days to take it all in. Too bad they could have not toured the Scotia mill 20 years ago to see the complete operation, from forest to the finished product. I am surprised that the Epic group did not try to stop their tours. They are as dumb as mushrooms growing on stumps!

This Is My Name
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This Is My Name
4 years ago
Reply to  Martin

Your comment reveals how little you know about mushrooms and the mycelial networks from which they fruit.

This Is My Name
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This Is My Name
4 years ago

Your comment:

“They are as dumb as mushrooms growing on stumps!”

Clearly you know nothing of mycelium. Keep getting defensive over your lack of knowledge, as opposed to trying to learn something to better yourself.

Sparkle Mahn
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Sparkle Mahn
4 years ago

Thanks for defending the fun-guy!