Feature Archives

Eureka, Feb 23, 2001: Echoing the RWQCB's own scientists, Earth Firsters protested the Waterboard's failure to halt clearcuts on timberlands surrounding five critical watersheds. In a study released last year, the regional staff recommended that logging in these watersheds Cease and Desist. Details

March 5, 2001: In a last minute settlement, Maxxam/Pacific Lumber Company agreed to pay $3,300,000 to victims of the 1996 Stafford landslide caused by the company's clearcutting practices.

March 8, 2001, Rattlesnake Creek: A new treesit complete with a billboard-sized banner was unveiled on Maxxam/Palco's timber harvesting plan (THP) 1-00-309 along this tributary of the Mattole River. Twelve miles to the northwest at Rainbow Ridge, forest defenders gathered to celebrate the hundredth day of the mass blockade that has halted clearcut logging of old-growth Douglas Fir since November on THP 1-99-475. Full Report from the Mattole

Santas protest against old growth deforestation by Gap: Dec 16, 2000 - Video & Article
Oct 1, 2000 - Video & Article

Links:
GapSucks.org (protest organizing site) | Mendocino Redwood Company

Jan 29: Residents blockade a Mendocino logging site with help from poet La Tigresa

State-sanctioned, potentially illegal clearcutting continues in northern California's dwindling old-growth forests, some of the most endangered natural habitat in North America. In the Mattole watershed, roadblocks, treesits, and lawsuits have slowed Maxxam timber harvests significantly since September 2000. Ongoing direct action - and legal action - continues.