Sat Sep 25 2004
Treesit Extractors on Gypsy Mountain
Update 9/26: Old-growth redwood Aradia was felled after being cordoned off by Pacific Lumber security. One forest activist reported being tackled by PL security dressed in camouflage and hiding in the bushes. Full Report | Video9/25/04: According to activists, four treesit extractors are raiding Gypsy Mountain as of this morning. Four extractors have ascended four adjacent treesits, including the old-growth redwood, Aradia, which has been occupied since January 2002. Aradia stands above Grizzly Creek, near the death site of David "Gypsy" Chain, who was killed six years ago when a Pacific Lumber logger fell a tree in his direction. The treesitters are reportedly suspended on traverse lines between the trees high above the ground. Read more
