12-11-02 - As the court case that would presumably address whether Maxxam/Pacific Lumber (PL) logging even approaches sustainability is postponed until the end of February, PL crews are going in for the kill on marbled murrelet habitat. Logging began yesterday and today in what is known as "E stands" of residual old growth forest, which are confirmed occupied habitat of the endangered marbled murrelet, their highest quality habitat on PL plans up for approval.......

As tree-sitters hold firm in many locations, the risks have risen as PL crews seem to be self-deputizing themselves in order to extract sitters from their perches, sometimes using pain compliance holds and very questionable tactics. Under an agreement reached as part of the settlement of the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of David Gypsy Chain, PL employees are supposed to stop work when they encounter protesters and call their supervisor, who would contact law enforcement. Tree-sitter Abstract Jane Marsh had a bail reduction hearing on Dec. 10, after 3 weeks in jail under $200,000 bail. The 19-year-old had been extracted from her perch, naked, by PL employees who assaulted her. She was released from jail Dec. 10 and will go to trial Feb. 3.
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