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PL Bear River Oldgrowth Clearcutting Plan Update
an update on a plan to clearcut oldgrowth douglas fir on the Bear River side of Rainbow Ridge. http://saveancientforests.blogspot.com...
Posted: Tue, Mar 28, 2006 11:22pm PST
NEST is back! Help save Cascadia's Forests
The Northwest Ecosystem Survey Team (N.E.S.T.) will begins its citizen surveys this Join. NEST looks for species listed under the Survey and Manage portion of the Northwest Forest Plan in order to get timber sales canceled or reduced in size. While George and his timber buddies removed Survey and Manage in 2004, a judge ordered it back in. NEST is seeking volunteers to participate in it's surveys that will be conducted in National Forests and BLM. Contact primateliberation(AT)yahoo(DOT)co...
Posted: Mon, Mar 27, 2006 2:57am PST
Protest Pombo
Protest Richard Pombo at Hotel Alta Mira, Sausalito April 1...
Posted: Sun, Mar 26, 2006 3:12pm PST
Darrick Jensen at the Vets Hall Wed
"All across the country, I ask activists and others, 'Do you believe our Culture will undergo a voluntary transformation to a sane and sustainable way of living?' Out of hundreds of people I've asked, not a single one has answered even remotely in the affirmative." -Derrick Jensen...
Posted: Sun, Mar 26, 2006 9:06am PST
EBWC- Spring courses and Events!
Sign up now for April/ May Environmental classes!
Check out our upcoming events and workshops!...
Posted: Fri, Mar 24, 2006 9:39pm PST
Windmill Update, Date of Decision Changed to April 10th
update on Windmill logging plan http://saveancientforests.blogspot.com...
Posted: Fri, Mar 24, 2006 11:33am PST
Ford Dealership Blockade, Palo Alto CA
The Raging Grannies, RAN, Global Exchange, the Ruckus Society, CODEPINK, Veterans for Peace, and San Mateo Peace Action Team Up to Tell Ford that Urgent Action is Needed to Break America's Oil Addiction!...
Posted: Wed, Mar 22, 2006 9:32pm PST
Local Residents Join Environmental Justice Allies to March on the Covanta Incinerator
“We Want Clean Air and Health, Not Toxic Pollution from Incineration!”...
Posted: Wed, Mar 22, 2006 5:27pm PST
San Francisco's Department of Public Works in Action - never!
The Bus Stop at Arleta and San Bruno Aveue by the Seven Eleven Store has been hit by a MUNI bus and it ready to topple down. Now will the SF Department of Public Works repair this concrete toilet - or will it simply wait till some one get hurts and millions of dollars are given out as compensation. MUNI, DPW, and the SF City and County of San Francisco do not care about real, concrete - Health and Safety issues. Here is one great example - weeks have gone by....
Posted: Wed, Mar 22, 2006 7:00am PST
Common Vision Rolls Into Town (3/24)
Maybe you've seen the giant, turtle bus driving around town already. The Common Vision group is in town and educating folks about the interconnectedness of all life. Come out and meet them this Friday, learn more about what they are doing and have a great time!...
Posted: Wed, Mar 22, 2006 12:17am PST
Dell'Arte presents "SHADOW OF GIANTS" inspired by true story of North Coast tree-sitters
Shadow of Giants is about the struggle over one redwood tree. It is a struggle with international ramifications, a struggle that involves tree-sitters, ghosts and mythology. An athletic ensemble of five actors portrays the ongoing conflict between environmentalists desperately fighting to preserve the last of the ancient forests, and the big timber companies who own them. It’s a story of a divided community, greed, hope, and power, told through dynamic physical theatre...
Posted: Tue, Mar 21, 2006 5:10pm PST
Threatened Oldgrowth Photos, Davis Creek, a Few miles north of Petrolia, Ca.
Pictures of threatened Oldgrowth forest in Davis Creek, part of the Windmill logging plan....
Posted: Tue, Mar 21, 2006 4:18pm PST
Salmon Fishermen Demand Real Solutions to Salmon Declines: Rally in Santa Rosa March 28!
There will be a big rally of recreational, commercial and tribal fishermen and their families in Santa Rosa on March 28 at 5 p.m....
Posted: Tue, Mar 21, 2006 3:49pm PST
Fundraiser for 1st Oakland Cooperative in 30 Years!
MANDELA FOODS COOPERATIVE FUNDRAISER
MARCH 30TH, 2006
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
2501 HARRISON STREET
OAKLAND, CA 94607
DOORS OPEN 5:30 PM...
Posted: Tue, Mar 21, 2006 11:20am PST
Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour
BRINGING BACK THE NATIVES GARDEN TOUR. Free! Sunday, May 7, 2006, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at various locations throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Register for passes and a printed guide to 65 bird- and butterfly-friendly, pesticide-free, water conserving, low maintenance gardens that contain 30% or more native plants. Native plants will be available for sale at nearly twenty gardens, and more than 60 talks will be offered throughout the day. Registration is required at www.BringingB...
Posted: Sun, Mar 19, 2006 9:21am PST
"Windmill" Oldgrowth Logging Plan Approval Expected In 14 Days
The logging could start that day or the next. For updates and other info, go to Save Ancient Forests blog...
Posted: Sat, Mar 18, 2006 11:40pm PST
Newly discovered salamander species slated for logging
The Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC) along with 2 other environmental groups filed suit in state court today. The lawsuit challenges Forest and Wildlife agencies' decision to allow the the logging of Scott bar salamander habitat. The Scott Bar Salamander was discovered just last year......
Posted: Fri, Mar 17, 2006 11:06pm PST
Housing and salmon
salmon habitat threatened in northen california...
Posted: Fri, Mar 17, 2006 4:09pm PST
Dell'Arte Company presents the true story of a North Coast treesitter in SHADOW OF GIANTS
Shadow of Giants is about the struggle over one redwood tree. It is a struggle with international ramifications, a struggle that involves tree-sitters, ghosts and mythology. An athletic ensemble of five actors portrays the ongoing conflict between environmentalists desperately fighting to preserve the last of the ancient forests, and the big timber companies who own them. It’s a story of a divided community, greed, hope, and power, told through dynamic physical theatre....
Posted: Thu, Mar 16, 2006 6:39pm PST
Pacific Lumber SLAPP Suit Continues in Humboldt County Court
Eureka, CA-The trial of Pacific Lumber Company vs Kim Starr in the
Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP suit) brought
by the Texas-based timber company against forest activist Starr,
continued into its third week....
Posted: Wed, Mar 15, 2006 2:11pm PST