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Recent Scenes From the Forest

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

The Salmonberry bushes are beginning to flower.

Looking across to another tree sit from a comfy perch, a long tyrolean traverse fades into the distance. The water bottle is set up to catch rainwater.

A small creek cascades through ancient logs.

Trilliums are flowering.

The kitchen is all tied in.

Forest Destruction in Trinidad, Ca.

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

On a recent expedition to a mountain top near Trinidad, Ca. we found a fresh scene of Green Diamonds forest destruction. We came across a logging sign, turned the bend and saw a new clear-cut, strewn with freshly fallen young growth Redwoods and Douglas Fir. Throughout the hike, we saw hardly a tree wider than [...]

Forest Pillaging - A long tradition continued by Green Diamond/Simpson

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Since the onset of commercial logging in the 1800’s, 98% of the Ancient Redwoods were cut down under the order of timber barons. Much of what grew back, the “second growth”, has been clear-cut as well. Green Diamond, formerly known as Simpson, continues the practice of clear-cutting to this day. We want to put this [...]

Timber Worker Cuts Tree-sit Rope and Steals Gear

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

In the tree-village today, an activist on the ground approached a recently lowered climbing rope to find it severed and a carabiner stolen off of the end of the rope. The thief/saboteur also took a rain poncho. There is strong reason believe it was a Green Diamond employee. This marks an increase in aggression by [...]

Green Diamond’s Latest Logging Proposals + More

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

All of these Timber Harvest Plans can be downloaded and viewed here at CDF’s THP library.

1-09-090
GD “K&K 600 Road THP”
40 Acres
North Fork Mad River
Newly filed, Under Review
This plan entails road building and logging the “Right of Way”. There are no units. As Green Diamond puts it, “This THP is only for the construction of [...]