No Compromise in the Defense of Mother Earth
The California Department of Deforestation has granted Green Diamond an extension on their plan to clear-cut the grove that we have been defending for three years. The plan is eligible for two one-year extensions including this one. The seasonal restrictions on destroying Northern Spotted Owl nesting zones will end once more on the 15th of [...]
Forest defenders near the coast of Oregon were attacked with a bulldozer today after blockading logging roads leading to areas of forest under threat from clear-cutting.
More here on the bulldozer.
Read the original press release before the attack on the Cascadia Forest Defense blog.
The weather is cool and calm, on a recent night a Spotted Owl was heard in the tree-village. Tree-dwellers are alert and ready for action as we near year three of the defense of this forest.
Its been over ten days since Green Diamond filed “start-up” on the McKay 09 logging plan, signaling the potential start [...]
One of our comrades was arrested on the ground today in the McKay Tract by a Sheriff who was accompanying a Green Diamond security guard. Numerous defensive blockades on the road leading to the tree-sits were also removed. Food and climbing gear were confiscated from our friend as well. He was later released from jail [...]