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Pacific Lumber Logging Restricted in Freshwater and Elk River "Due to PALCO’s failure to submit a complete report of waste discharge, [Water Board] staff did not have the information necessary to prepare draft watershed-wide waste discharge requirements for timber operations in the Elk River and Freshwater Creek watersheds. Without a draft permit, staff have been unable to conduct the necessary environmental review or take the other steps necessary to provide coverage to PALCO for its operations in these watersheds beginning January 1, 2005."...
Posted: Wed, Dec 1, 2004 3:40pm PST
Ol' Charlie does it again- MAXXAM now controls Texas politics- over $80,000 donated MAXXAM CEO Charles Hurwitz donates over $80,000 to Texas bad guys Rep. Tom DELAY & Gov. RICK PERRY.
Move over Gallegos, it's time support our boys here in Texas... It's nice to know who is REALLY running the state of Texas- you know we're in good hands when we're in the hands of corporate raiders like Charles Hurwitz. See note at bottom for more information on Hurwitz, his Houston corporation MAXXAM, and local campaigns of protest to save the Redwoods from his ruin....
Posted: Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:07am PST
The Mystery of the Missing KPFA Ballots We have now waited an entire week after calling after November 12 for replacement ballots for the ballots never delivered to all of us in the KPFA, 94.1 FM listening area, and we still have no ballots. All the excuses are out now; this smells of election fraud....
Posted: Sat, Nov 20, 2004 3:29pm PST
KPFA Missing Ballot Scandal As if the national election fraud scandal were not enough, we have a case of many missing ballots in the election of KPFA's Local Station Board that makes one wonder if it is a computer failure or a political program....
Posted: Thu, Nov 18, 2004 2:46am PST
Timber Plan Threatens South Fork Trinity River Sierra Pacific Industries plans logging in roadless area. Comment letters needed to stall road construction while permanent protection is found....
Posted: Mon, Nov 15, 2004 9:17pm PST
One year in a redwood for man named Willow 
Willow marks one year in the ancient redwood known as "Jerry."...
Posted: Fri, Nov 12, 2004 11:46am PST
'04 Klamath River salmon spawning run, may be lowest on record! 
Fish counters on the Klamath have noticed that this year's fall Chinook run
seems shockingly low. Nat Pennington who works for the Salmon River
Restoration Council, a non- profit that works with tribes and agencies to
monitor fish numbers in the Klamath and its tributaries, called California
Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) and confirmed his worst fears....
Posted: Wed, Nov 10, 2004 9:33pm PST
Lock down on Maxxam/PL road in Carlotta Forest defenders locked down to trucks, gate and a revolutionary bundle of joy lock box to prevent ongoing deforestation of old growth redwoods, Doug firs, madrones, tan oaks, etc. by Steve Wills Trucking, a corporation contracted by Maxxam/Pacific Lumber in Humboldt Nation....
Posted: Tue, Nov 9, 2004 9:51pm PST
Avenue of the Giants Timber Harvest Plan 
Pictures of Maxxam/Pacific Lumber's Timber Harvest Plan near Avenue of the Giants and above 101....
Posted: Tue, Nov 9, 2004 1:52pm PST
Post election Rally in Arcata 
A cold wind blew in off Humboldt Bay and through the Arcata town square as fifty people gathered Wednesday evening, November 3, under the statue of William McKinley for a post election rally.
Aber Miller was one of many Humboldt State University students to attend the rally....
Posted: Mon, Nov 8, 2004 10:14pm PST
Bush Regime "Victory" Spells Disaster For Northwest Salmon The "re-selection" of G.W. Bush last Tuesday is a huge disaster for salmon and steelhead in the Pacific Northwest and California....
Posted: Sun, Nov 7, 2004 1:42pm PST
Pacific Lumber Faces New EPIC Lawsuits 
Two lawsuits, one in Federal court, one in California Superior Court...
Posted: Sat, Nov 6, 2004 9:14pm PST
Hello Forest Defenders- a Message from SACRED Redwood in Houston, TX 
We want to give you an update on Houston's SACRED Redwood activities so you know you are not alone in the fight against MAXXAM......
Posted: Fri, Nov 5, 2004 9:52am PST
Pacific Lumber Poised to Log Ancient Redwoods Adjacent to Avenue of the Giants Pacific Lumber Poised to Log Ancient Redwoods Adjacent to Avenue of the Giants
Logging Plan Borders Humboldt Redwoods State Park, Highway 101...
Posted: Tue, Nov 2, 2004 6:05pm PST
Pacific Lumber Poised to Log Ancient Redwoods Adjacent to State Park 
Logging plan boarders Humboldt Redwoods, Highway 101...
Posted: Tue, Nov 2, 2004 12:14am PST
November 3rd Nationwide Day of Action Beyond Voting - Please forward to Global Indymedia San Francisco and over 30 other cities across the nation are mobilizing for a time of popular outrage and widespread non-cooperation if Bush is elected, if the elections are canceled, or if there is overt election fraud again. No matter who wins, we will be uniting to open up a new political space to define democracy as grassroots and participatory....
Posted: Mon, Nov 1, 2004 4:43pm PST
Vigil for the Ancient Trees Held in Front of Humboldt Courthouse A crowd of activists and supporters of a ban on the cutting of old growth trees in California gathered in front of the Eureka Courthouse today for a pre-Halloween demonstration to commemorate the ancient trees lost to Maxxam/Pacific Lumber's illegal and unsustainable cutting....
Posted: Thu, Oct 28, 2004 5:49pm PDT
SCRAM Takes Care of the Dead Air; 101.1 FM is Free Santa Cruz Radio Access Movement (SCRAM) is acting autonomously and in support of Free Radio Santa Cruz (FRSC)....
Posted: Thu, Oct 28, 2004 12:27am PDT
Tribes, Fishermen Mark 87th Anniversary of Copco Dam on the Klamath Here's an excellent press release from the Karuk Tribe and Friends of the River about the 87th anniversary of the construction of the first Klamath River dam Copco One, which resulted in the decimation of salmon and steelhead populations....
Posted: Wed, Oct 27, 2004 2:48pm PDT
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