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The award, presented to 236 members of Congress on July 13th recognized members with pro-park voting records during the 111th Congress.
“America’s National Parks are living classrooms that teach us valuable lessons about our shared heritage, and Congressman Thompson’s support is essential to the preservation of our national treasures,” said Ron Sundergill, senior regional director for the National Parks Conservation Association. “We look forward to working with him to ensure the protection of our parks in the future.”
“One of my top priorities is protecting the North Coast’s incredible natural resources for future generations, and national parks play a key role in the preservation process,” said Thompson. “Working with the National Parks Conservation Association and other groups, I will continue to fight for our forests, our rivers, and our wildlife.”
NPCA’s Friend of the National Parks award was established in 1999 to track and publicize congressional members’ votes on significant park issues. For the 111th Congress, NPCA examined 12 key House votes and six key Senate votes.
Senators who voted pro-park four out of six times received the award as did House members who supported parks on at least seven out of twelve votes.
A complete list of the 57 senators and 179 representatives who received NPCA’s award is available online at http://www.npca.org/park_policy/friend-award.html.
Since 1919, the nonpartisan National Parks Conservation Association has been the leading voice of the American people in protecting and enhancing our National Park System. NPCA, its 600,000 members and supporters, and many partners work together to protect the park system and preserve our nation’s natural, historical, and cultural heritage for our children and grandchildren.
For more information about, visit: www.npca.org.
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UKIAH, Calif. – As of July 18, Mike Mari, former assistant head football coach and member of the Humboldt State Football Hall of Fame, will take over as interim athletic director/head football coach at Mendocino College.
Tom Gang has accepted a position as associate dean, athletics with Sierra College in Rocklin.
“We wish Tom the best in his new position,” said Kathy Lehner, superintendent/president of Mendocino College. “We are also excited about Mike Mari returning and continuing to support a winning football program. We have confidence that he will be a strong advocate for all the sports programs and an excellent addition to our staff.”
Mari worked most recently as the offensive line coach at Humboldt State University, which had an 8-3 record in his year there; he coached the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year as well.
Prior to moving to Humboldt State, he was the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Mendocino College from 2004-10, guiding teams that earned championships in three of his six years and one State Scholastic Award winning team.
Players he coached went on to All-Conference, All-State and All-American Teams along with four-year programs at University of Kentucky, Portland State, and other top football schools.
In his own playing career, Mari was an All-State Defensive Lineman out of St. Bernard’s Catholic School in Eureka and went on to be a four-year starter from 1995 to 1998 and three-time All-Conference selection at Humboldt State.
After college, he played from 1999 to 2001 with the Oklahoma Wranglers of the Arena Football League. He was inducted into the Humboldt State Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.
Mari is remembered at the college for his strong work ethic, emphasis on discipline with his players and collegiality with other college staff and departments.
He possesses a bachelor of science degree in kinesiology from Humboldt and a master’s degree in education specializing in adult education and distance learning.
His wife Tara also is a former Mendocino College employee, and they are expecting a second child this month to keep sister Madeline occupied.
“Words cannot express how excited we are to be back at Mendocino College,” says Mari. “My wife and I have a strong connection with the Ukiah and Mendocino College community. I am excited about my new role and will strive to make sure that every program in the athletic department works diligently find success on the field or court while also getting our student-athletes out to four-year colleges and universities.”
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Sweeps winners for Cobb E Club 9 included Charlene Domer, 32 net; Kristi Davidson, 34 net; and Candi Thompson, 35 net.
The Rob Roy Women's Golf Club's sweeps winners included Donna Staehlin, 60 net; Joanne Holman, 66 net; and Gayle Albo, 69 net.
Anna Jones chipped in on No. 2 and No. 10.
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The report, the second edition since 2003, provides a comprehensive picture of current conditions and trends in the nation's forests, forest industries and forest communities, and also gives details on forest conditions as they relate to sustainability.
"Our nation's trees and forests preserve and protect the vitality of America's clean air and water," said U.S. Forest Service chief Tom Tidwell. "In order to ensure the sustainability of America's forests in the long term, land managers need to work across jurisdictions and land-use types, viewing forested landscapes as an integrated whole, both ecologically and socially. The data and analysis found in this report will help to contribute to the all-lands approach to resource management supported by the U.S. Forest Service."
The report includes 130 pages of detailed information organized by indicator, as well as summary analyses and policy recommendations.
Over 30 Forest Service scientists, senior staff and outside collaborators contributed to this edition of the report. Information was collected using 64 indicators of forest sustainability as a quantitative baseline for measuring progress toward sustainability.
The report underscore that action at all levels – national, regional and local – is vital to achieving sustainable forest management in the United States.
Forests in the United States continue to face a number of threats, ranging from fragmentation and loss of forest integrity due to development and an increase in the area and severity of forest disturbances including destructive insects, development and fire. For example, the report finds that the incidence of insect induced tree mortality has increased three-fold in the last decade.
With regard to climate change, the report estimates that America's forests currently offset roughly 13 percent of the nation's industrial greenhouse gas emissions, supporting the Forest Service's position that forests have a major role to play in helping mitigate climate change.
The economic and social environment surrounding forests is also changing rapidly. Data from the report indicates ongoing shifts in where and how wood products are made and the emergence of new markets for environmental services. Some of this social change includes the growing ecotourism industry and a return to wood as a building material in smaller scale structures.
The 2010 National Report on Sustainable Forests is part of a continuing commitment by the U.S. Forest Service to increase the sustainable management of forests, both nationally and globally. Since 2009, when Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack laid out an ambitious vision for managing our forest, the U.S. Forest Service has focused on restoration and conservation efforts that reduce the likelihood of wildfires, protect watersheds, and provide jobs to local communities.
The U.S. Forest Service is also extending this approach beyond our public lands by forming partnerships to help maintain the health of all forest lands, public and private, whether or not Forest Service manages them directly.
The draft forest planning rule, the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act and a proposal on Integrated Resource Restoration are just some of the initiatives being led by the U.S. Forest Service to give us greater flexibility to promote more collaborative restoration projects and to target resources to restoring forest landscapes.
The mission of the U.S. Forest Service is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the nation's forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, and maintains the largest forestry research organization in the world.