Bitteroot tree-sit evicted

Updates from Wild Rockies Earth First! in Montana/Idaho:
Treesitter in Montana arrested, activist jailed, needs support!
More help is needed--finish out the summer in the wild rockies!
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Action Update: August 9, 2002
Hey Folks,
It has been a busy week here in the Wild Rockies
for us. On Tuesday, after maintaining 24 hour security
shifts for 14 days, officers with the U.S.Forest Service and the Ravalli
County Sheriffs finally decided to remove Fireweed from her tree. They brought in a cherry picker to get her out of the tree. Fireweed (Rebecca) used a
lock box to attach herself to the ponderosa pine. The officers then
proceeded to cut off the top of the tree while she was in it. After that was done they lifted her out of the tree and arrested her. She and Joel had
prevented the contractors for the Big Bull timber sale from building a
helicopter pad on Rye Creek for the last month. On Wednesday Rebecca was
arraigned in federal court and charged with maintaining an unauthorized
structure on forest service land, violating the 14 day camping limit, interfering with an officer in the performance of his official duties, and creating a hazard. She was released latter that afternoon from jail.
On Monday, Molly Karp was arrested on a warrant
for allegedly violating her conditions of release by the
Missoula County Sheriffs. During a hearing on the matter another court date was
set to determine if she in fact had violated the conditions of release.
Molly is currently in the Missoula County Jail and would appreciate any
letters you can send to her.
Send mail to Molly Karp, Missoula County Jail,
2340 Mullan Rd, Missoula, MT
59808.