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Archive for the 'Threatened Wild Places' Category

Breaking News- Jacoby Creek Clearcut Logging Blockaded

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

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 [...]

EF! Humboldt Forest Defense Update

Saturday, July 10th, 2010

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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 [...]

Richardson Grove Action Camp, May 28-30 at the Grove!

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

We got this in our inbox from friend, fellow forest defender, and Richardson Grove defense organizer extraordinaire, Jeff Muskrat. The Save Richardson Grove campaign has been growing steadily for awhile now, and Jeff is predicting the time is ripe for some direct action. Here’s a link to the project page.

!RICHARDSON GROVE ACTION ALERT!
I’m [...]

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 [...]