No Compromise in the Defense of Mother Earth
From an email this morning-
In addition to the information in this press release, we were also just told that Humboldt County Sherriffs cut the lifeline of the activist who is still dangling 60 feet in the air. In addition they arrested a support person to the action, to clear the road so Green Diamond Resource [...]
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It’s been eighteen months since the beginning of our non-stop occupation of the forest canopy in the McKay Tract. But perhaps more importantly for us, we are nearing two years since logging plan #1-08-102 “McKay 09″ was approved in August ‘08 (see yellow polygons pictured above, the circle surrounds a Northern Spotted Owl nest). This [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]