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U.S. | Environment & Forest Defense

Siskiyou Wild Rivers Threatened Video
by justin ( justin [at] siskiyou.org )
Tuesday Mar 1st, 2005 12:57 PM
The campaign to stop the largest logging project in modern history is entering a critical new phase. This fun and yet very serious video documents a creative rally held Feb. 5th on the T.J. Howell BOTANICAL Drive, passionate speakers, and most importantly a call to action.
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Speakers passionately describe the amazing biodiversity, local economy, and old growth forests which would be irreplably harmed from the Biscuit logging plan, the largest in modern history. Folks have been gathering on the TJ howell botanical drive off of redwood hwy in hopes of stopping the Fiddler Timber sale, the largest old growth timber sale amung the Biscuit plan to date.

The campaign to stop the largest logging project in modern history is entering a critical new phase- and Southern Oregon forest defenders are calling on all allies who are able to gather for a camp out at the Green Bridge on the Illinois River. Logging is set to begin in designated old growth reserves on Monday, March 7th. Gather for a ho-down campout sunday the 6th and wake up for a colorful demonstration Monday morning.

Full story here. http://rogueimc.org/en/2005/02/4009.shtml

A bigger higher version is available here, http://media.portland.indymedia.org/media/2005/03/312501.mov

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