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— Planning and working to stay in Mendocino County for the long run ® —

Read the General Rules for Membership:

Step 1:

6. Business members must pay for their

banners; there is a one-time banner set-up

fee of $50 to $70, and a yearly charge of $30

to stay on the Sustain Local Mendocino website.

If you cannot afford this, we will consider

timebank or barter exchanges.

“Non Governmental Organizations” promoting

the sustainability of Mendocino County can be

on the site for free. There are additional ways to

support “S.L.M.” explained in Step 4 below.

7. Individuals and groups in Sustain Local

Mendocino must operate on the

Precautionary Principle, adopted by the

Mendocino County government in 2006.

This principle says that the big picture

must be taken into account in all decisions

that affect the enviornment of our County,

and the path chosen should be one that

promotes a healthy enviornment for current

and future generations.*

8. Members shall maintain and project

a cheerful, positive attitude about the future.

Sustain Local Mendocino membership is

contingent upon observing these 8 rules.

* See the full text of the Precautionary Principle at: http://www.co.mendocino.ca.us/administration/pdf/43-Precautionary%20Principle.pdf

Step 2:

1. You must be actively working to promote

the sustainability of Mendocino County.

This means taking the long view toward not

just saving, but actually increasing all our

natural, economic and cultural resources.

2. Your business must actively work towards

sustainability in at least one of the three

resource areas mentioned above.

3. Sustain Local Mendocino is built on direct

person-to-person relationships, so an

organization or business must designate one

person residing in Mendocino County to

handle all the first contacts from

Sustain Local Mendocino.

4. Individuals and groups in Sustain Local

Mendocino shall promote positive

interactions which build trust and mutual

respect.

5. Businesses must be majority owned by

Mendocino County Residents, or by

residents from the six counties contiguous

to Mendocino: Sonoma, Lake, Glen,

Tehema, Trinity and Humbolt.

If you agree with the rules, decide in which of the 8 categories and in which sub-category you belong. These are shown right below. If you think you need a new category or sub-category, e-mail us with your suggestion.

Step 3:

E-mail us with your category name and your “Banner” information. The banner information should follow the standard banner format shown as a sample below. The notes on the sample banner below will help you get your information together. It does not matter if your e-mail precisely follows the graphic format, it only has to contain all the information, in numbered sequence. We will get the information onto the Sustain Local Mendocino website in the correct type face and so on. If we need to edit for brevity or clarity we will e-mail or call you. (We can take the photos too, & businesses need to mail us their set-up fee; see step 4). We will also e-mail you a “proof” of your banner so you can review it before it’s posted.

I run a mobile dimension sawmill. I can mill logs up to 6’ diameter & 26’ long. The mill can produce lumber as small as 1/2” x 3 - 1/2”, & as large as 4” x 12”.

The mill can adjust sizes in 1/4” steps, with widths from 1/2” to 4” and heights from 3 - 1/2” to 12”. Logs can be as short as 6’.

I can mill hard or soft woods, including redwood, fir, pine, oak, chinquapin & madrone. My saw has circular blades for truer dimensioned lumber than a bandsaw mill which “wobbles”.

I can stack and sticker the milled lumber as I mill, and seal the end grain for more even drying, if you prefer.

• Portable mill comes to your

coastal site.

• One person opperation, but I am

willing to work with the property

owner’s help - if you don’t get in

the way.

• Call for appointment to

determine pricing. Price depends

on distance to site, set-up time,

size of logs (larger is more

efficient) et cetra.

• Timber must be down and

preferably decked. I can move

logs, but this will increase cost.

• You may find tree fallers

elsewhere on this website.

• I highly recommend hiring a

conscientious forester and

logger to help you decide

which trees to harvest.

3. Your location

To e - Mail click photo

Hatlestad Mill
Nick Scanlon-Hill
42515 Hathaway Crossing
Point Arena, Ca. 95468
(707) 882 - 2208

I believe in sustainable harvesting of our timber resources. Cutting lumber from your own property means you don’t have to buy from a big corporation where you don’t know the sustainability practices of the company. Additionally, I can chip or turn into firewood all the remaining parts of the log, minimizing waste.

Here is a sample banner with numbered notes. Follow the 9 numbers in your e-mail & send us the information.

Your

Photo

Should be “JPEG’, min.
100 DPI, color is good,
avoid flash if possible.
Approx size 195 x 275
pixels.

5. Here supply about 120 words describing your business.

6. Here is space for about 120 additional words describing your business. Here you should put about 6 easily remembered items. They will be separated by dots or “bullets”

7. A photo of your work

Should be “JPEG’, min. 100 DPI.
color is good, avoid flash if possible.
Approx size is 325 x 250 pixels.

8. A caption for the photo,
of approximately 50 words.

9. Here is the space for the name of your
business and its address and contact
information. If you have a website, your
web address will go here as well.

10. If you want to see the banner behind all
these notes, click here. (There is a quick
link back to this join page on the banner.)

Step 4: Helping this site go:

There is a modest charge for businesses to stay on this site. Conservation groups, churches and the like can be here for free, but the site won’t really prosper unless its members contribute when they can. If you are a small business, we ask that you donate 2% of your profit amount for any job you obtain through Sustain Local Mendocino, with a maximum of $300 per job. If you are a larger business, you may donate directly up to $500 per year. All these donations are on the honor system. Grants are gladly accepted. If you are a conservation or service organization there is never any charge or set up fee.

If you are a business, there is a $50 one time charge to compose your banner and post it on Sustain Local Mendocino, if you supply your own useable photos. If we supply the photos, it is $20 extra. For the first 20 businesses to join Sustain Local Mendocino, the set up and photo fee will be waived.

If you cannot afford the fees, we will consider barter or timebank hour trades ( http://mendotimebank.wordpress.com ) We also accept Mendo Mula and Mendocino Seed Currency.

Any contributions by check should be made out to “Sustain Local,” & mailed to Sustain Local, P.O. Box 984, Mendocino, California 95460.