Tribal chair leads tour of JDSF, says forest is stolen Pomo land

January 25, 2022 — Activists held two days of public actions against logging in Jackson Demonstration State Forest on Sunday and Monday, starting with the first of a series of tours offered by a tribal leader. Michael Hunter, Chair of the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians, led about a hundred people through areas that are slated for logging as well as one that was logged four years ago near Caspar. The Board of Forestry is reviewing its management plan with an eye toward tribal co-management, and Hunter is working on building alliances in Indian country. Polly Girvin, who is authorized to represent Coyote Valley in government-to-government consultations, said road-building for logging has long threatened historical tribal sacred sites.