Earth First! Humboldt

Action Needed by December 26, 2009
partial repost
The Six Rivers National Forest has broken the public trust by allowing reckless logging in areas considered sacred sites by the Karuk Tribe. These actions may undermine sensitive collaboration opportunities in the region, if something isn’t done quickly.
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Update from the woods: There have been no signs of trucks or heavy machinery as of yet. Well timed spring rains are keeping the roads muddy and undrivable. We are on the lookout for any signs of company activity.

What we have seen lately are Spotted Owls, Osprey, large Black Bear tracks in the mud and [...]

Green Diamond and their subsidiary, California Redwood Company, have announced they are eliminating 85 positions due to the continuing lack of demand for lumber. They also said that they are slowing their rate of logging. No exact numbers there.
The company could have begun logging in the McKay Tract on Feb 15th but has held off [...]

EF!ers in Humboldt are increasingly busy as the potential start-up of logging approaches. The first windy rain storms of the year are here but we are in our element and thriving. We could not do this without the widespread community suppport we have recieved. Large amounts of food and climbing gear have been donated. Community [...]

Green Diamond may begin cutting the “McKay 09″ logging plan in one month on Feb 15th. Earth First!ers have been recieving a lot of help both locally and from across the continent and more people are joining the effort to defend this forest. We are all volunteers and this could not be done without community [...]