Guide to the California Forest Practice Act and Related Laws:

The Guide to the Forest Practices Act and Related Laws is a comprehensive treatise on the regulation of timber harvesting and related activities on private lands in California. The book covers the myriad of applicable state and federal regulations, including statutory and regulatory requirements, case law, and agency policies.

Topics include:
Agencies and professional groups involved in forest practices regulation
The timber harvest review process
Substantive standards for timber harvest plans
Standards specific to protection of animals and plants
Rules governing protection of archaeological and historical resources
The sustained yield plan process
Local government regulation of timber harvesting
The Timberland Productivity Act
Timberland conversion
Relationship to the California Environmental Quality Act
Requirements for water quality protection
Regulation of timber harvesting in the coastal zone
Enforcement and penalties

Also included are short articles, charts, graphs, tables, and appendices to help the reader understand complex regulatory processes and how they interrelate.

With an in-depth discussion of other state ad federal laws that impose additional requirements on timber harvesting:
California Environmental Quality Act
Protection of water quality
Protection of endangered and threatened species
Protection of wild and scenic rivers
Regulating the use of pesticides
Restrictions on streambed alteration
Timber harvesting in the coastal zone
Common law nuisance and the public trust doctrine

Intended as a complete resource for the full range of actors involved in timber operations on private lands in California, Guide to the Forest Practice Act will be extremely useful to anyone who needs a detailed understanding of environmental and land use law in California.

Sharon E. Duggan is an attorney in private practice in Berkeley, California. As a private practitioner for the past 24 years, she has represented environmental organizations and individuals throughout California in a wide variety of matters involving state and federal forestry, water quality, endangered species, environmental quality, and administrative procedure laws. She received her J.D. from McGeorge School of Law.

Tara Mueller is a Deputy Attorney General in the Land Law Section of the California Attorney General s Office in Oakland, where she represents the California Coastal Commission, State Lands Commission, and other state lands agencies in environmental and land use litigation and other matters. Ms. Mueller has practiced environmental and land use law for the past 13 years, specializing in endangered species and other natural resources matters. She received her J.D. from Hastings College of the Law.