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Fri Aug 17 2001
Logging Begins After 161 Days of a Logging Shutdown
On May 6, clear-cutting of old-growth Douglas Firs resumed in Mattole.
Forest activists call out for help and an international convergence with an action training camp planned for May 18-24. MAXXAM Corporation has closed 2 saw mills within the last two weeks as what is suspected as being an attempt to supress and divide workers turning them against forest activists. Activists report threats of violence by logging crews. New SF-IMC telephone updates now available. Check out the new Tree Sit Trailer by Headwaters Action Video Collective.
Fri Apr 6 2001
April 2001: Local citizens defend Mattole Free State
April 3-6, Rainbow Ridge:
On April 5, Palco/Maxxam security and county sheriffs invaded the Mattole Free State at Rainbow Ridge, where non-violent Forest Defenders are blocking the logging road in defense of 3000 acres of old growth Douglas Fir. Three forest defenders were removed from lockdown and arrested. On April 6, a large contingent of Mattole residents and concerned citizens arose before dawn to blockade all of the gates leading to the timber harvest plan. No law enforcement personnel or timber workers attempted to enter the area. April 5 and April 6 Reports
Sun Feb 18 2001
Protesters Demand an End to Clear-Cutting by SPI
On Feb 18, Earth First! activists and Humboldt State University students rallied at a Sierra Pacific mill outside of Arcata. Article
Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI), with 1.5 million acres of timberland in California, is the largest private timberland holder in North America and the second largest landowner in the US. Pacific Lumber Company/Maxxam has long been the scapegoat of the California timber companies. Recently though, SPI has come under increasing scrutiny - with good reason. SPI's use of clearcutting, one of the more environmentally harmful logging techniques, surged from 2,000 acres in 1996 to 23,823 acres in 1999.
Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI), with 1.5 million acres of timberland in California, is the largest private timberland holder in North America and the second largest landowner in the US. Pacific Lumber Company/Maxxam has long been the scapegoat of the California timber companies. Recently though, SPI has come under increasing scrutiny - with good reason. SPI's use of clearcutting, one of the more environmentally harmful logging techniques, surged from 2,000 acres in 1996 to 23,823 acres in 1999.
Sat Jan 20 2001
Direct Action vs. Gap/Mendocine Redwood Co.
J20 Protesters Shut Down the Gap: During the J20 Inauguration protest in San Francisco, protesters in a roving street party shut down the Gap. A video from J20, filmed and edited by Soydog, is now online at regentv: 28-56kbps / 80kbps / 220kbps / audio. There is more coverage about SF J20, or you can view a J20 photo gallery.