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13 Women Reclaim Redwoods

by Lodgepole (wesavetrees [at] ziplip.com)
In an attempt to stop oldgrowth logging operations and to raise awareness of the corporate lead destruction of our environment, 13 Women have taken to the branches of 13 trees scheduled for cutting by the The Pacific Lumber Company.
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Activists continue to maintain tree-sits in order to block illegal logging and bring attention to the blatant disregard of an explicit court order, or "stay"', issued by Judge Golden in a Humboldt Co. Court, prohibiting logging on all active Pacific Lumber (P.L.)Timber Harvest Plans (THP). P.L. has not ceased logging since the stay was first issued about a month ago.
More than 15 tree-sits are being occupied in solidarity demanding that Pacific Lumber discontinues unsustainable logging practices, such as oldgrowth logging, clearcutting, steep and unstable slope cutting, and the use of toxic herbicides. These tree-sitters are living an average of 130-170 ft. above the forest floor and are supported by a tight group of ground supporters.
As long as Pacific Lumber continues to disregard the concerns of residents and ignore the obvious cummulative adverse impacts of their logging operations, non-violent forest defenders will continue working around the clock doing direct action to bring an end to the destruction of our forests and watersheds.
We need your help!I If you have had enough!...contact us at 707-845-5491 or email us at wesavetrees [at] ziplip.com
May the Forest be with You!!!
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Freshwater has been extensively logged by Pacific Lumber for decades. An analysis on the health of the watershed has shown it to be severly impaired.
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Merize is in the upper Freshwater area. It was errected overnight right above a log deck in full view of the logging operation.
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Open is the 1st tree-sit built in the lower freshwater village. A village is multiple tree-sits in one area...tied together with traverses. There are 3 tree-sits in the lower village.
§Wren and Remedy
by Lodgepole (wesavetrees [at] ziplip.com)
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Wren is the foreground treesitter, while Remedy lives in the tree-sit in the background.
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Jezebel is the 3rd sit in the lower Freshwater village.
§Boomer and Jezebel
by Lodgepole (wesavetrees [at] ziplip.com)
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Here are 2 of the sits in the lower freshwater village, Boomer, a giant Douglas Fir (left), and Jezebel an enormous Redwood (right). Remember that the picture is taken at 150 ft up. These trees are massive at the base of the trunk! Please help! 707-845-5491 wesavetrees [at] ziplip.com
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