Comment from Environmental Protection Information Center, Northcoast Environmental Center, Center for Biological Diversity

Summary: The Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC), Northcoast Environmental Center, and Center for Biological Diversity oppose the proposed Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for Green Diamond Resource Company. They argue that the plan is likely to harm the marbled murrelet by providing inadequate habitat buffers, failing to account for the synergistic effects of climate change and logging, and potentially creating habitat sinks.