Earth First! Humboldt

To Neal Ewald of the Green Diamond Resource Company,
We were surprised to read in the North Coast Journal that you are interested in hearing our concerns with your companies logging practices. We’ve written this letter to express these concerns.
Earth First! and other forest defenders in Humboldt County have long been opposed to the following;
• Old-Growth [...]

The sudden news of Sierra Pacific Industries salvage logging on private land within the Underwood Roadless Area came too late. EF! activists visiting the site found a recently finished clearcut approximately 10-15 acres in size. The soil was heavily disturbed and numerous large green branches found in slash piles told the tale of big living [...]

With 101 acres of Redwood clearcuts already approved- Green Diamond is proposing to clearcut 76 more acres in lower Jacoby Creek. Green Diamond may have this tract in their sights for residential development due to it’s close proximity to town.
“Washington Gulch THP” #1-08-034 (pink) Already Approved.
129.9 acres total
101 acres clearcutting
25.9 acres selection
3 acres no harvest
“G-127 [...]

(reposted)
October 4th, people will gather in Humboldt County to recount the 23 year struggle against Maxxam’s Pacific Lumber. All are invited, location TBA.
Please contact Kerul Dyer at 707.822.7711 or write kerul@wildcalifornia.org for more information.
We will have many volunteer opportunities available! If you are available to make phone calls, edit or gather video footage, compile a [...]

Happy activists bask in the Humboldt Redwood Co. chief’s vow to not cut old growth, but they say there’s still plenty more forest to save-
By Heidi Walters
read the whole article here.