Timberland Rezoning and Future Development in Northern Sierra

Our colleague Jane Braxton Little writes in the Sacramento Bee about a rezoning strategy that may lead to the future development of forestland owned by SPI, known as the largest private landowner in the state of California.

Sierra Pacific Industries won approval Tuesday to rezone about 5,500 acres in Lassen County now managed for timber production.

The decision by the county supervisors is the latest action on the Anderson-based timber company's request to rezone more than 30,000 acres in five Northern California counties.

It paves the way for Sierra Pacific, owner of 1.7 million acres of California timberlands, to request future rezones that eventually could allow development.

Read the full article in the Sacramento Bee.