A stark contrast in visions for Siskiyou County’s future emerged during the January 15th Planning Commission meeting, highlighted in discussions about the 2050 General Plan update.
*county page is 404 error – I attached the draft meeting PDF and Scott Valley Plan at the bottom.
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Bummers, they chose Ash Wednesday for the meeting. What a great way to eliminate the voices of many citizens
This is ridiculous… the tribes don’t let Siskiyou County citizens have any say in HOW they manage tribal lands. So why are we considering giving them say over our lands? Just is not equitable! And keep in mind that the last big fires (Slater Fire) etc. originated on tribal lands… so much for ‘indigenous wisdom’… didn’t prevent a major wildfire… Merv George (indigenous) managed 6-Rivers National forest for a decade, and it burned catastrophically every couple years… reducing the old-growth tree population and wildlife and damaging fish-runs with excessive post wildfire sediment covering fish eggs and spawning beds with sediments… (Is that an example of so-called ‘indigenous wisdom’? Now he’s extending the record of failure over on the Smith River and Rogue River forests where he’s the USFS Ranger there, also burning to the dirt… track records MATTER! A resume of failure! ) According to numerous scientists, indigenous wisdom has a shelf-life of 100-years.. and it’s already significantly diluted because it’s NOT a written history… story telling is proven to morph over time. Not science… it just sounds nice…
“The Commission said they wanted to invite Karuk Tribe representatives to a meeting because the Commission wants to delve deeper into their comments and learn how the Tribe would like to see their suggestions implemented.”