Tag Archives: Cascadia Forest Defense

Elliott Rainforest Reportback: no chainsaws and no logging trucks

Cascadia Forest Defenders. Aug 1: This week in the Elliott About this time last summer we were occupying the Elkhorn Ranch timber sale. Heard: Murrelets flying over the Millicoma watershed, coyotes howling and laughing deep in the forest, dew falling … Continue reading

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Oregon: 10 timber sale operations suspended in lawsuit

via Cascadia Forest Defenders. July 2: We Are Winning On Monday, July 2nd, Cascadia Wildlands dropped more good news. Thank you Cascadia Wildlands, we have a big crush. State of Oregon Suspends 10 State Forest Timber Sales in Marbled Murrelet … Continue reading

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Salem: Occupied State Capitol (for water, earth, and sky beotch)

via Cascadia Forest Defenders. June 25: Monday, June 25th: 10:00am: “We are occupying the Oregon State Capitol in Salem to end widespread clear cutting in state forests! We are currently locked down in the offices of Secretary of State Kate … Continue reading

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NorCal: Four years of action halted logging company, say its “community forest”

via Humboldt EF! June 20: McKay Tract Tree Sits a Success After 4 years of defending this forest, we are excited to announce that Green Diamond has ended the logging plan! They now intend to sell about 2,000 acres, including … Continue reading

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Directions to EF! Regional Rendezvous [Oregon, June 20-25th]

via Cascadia Forest Defenders: We are only two days from the Earth First! Cascadia Bioregional Rendezvous! Folks from BC to Norcal are gathering this Wednesday for five days of workshops, woods games, resistance, rowdy fires and Summer Solstice revelry. See … Continue reading

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EF! Redwood Coast Rendezvous [Aug 2-9]

via EF! Newsire: A Regional Earth First! Rendezvous August 2nd-9th Location: to be announced We’re inviting all radical forest lovers to the Redwood region to gather, learn techniques in direct action, share skills and music,take action to defend our forests … Continue reading

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Summer of Actions: May and June events from CFD

from Cascadia Forest Defenders. May 30: MAY-hem It’s the end of May, which means gearing up for a summer of action in the woods and on the streets! This week we have you booked with workshops and one sweet party. … Continue reading

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Trans’ and Womyn’s Action Camp: August 29th-September 3rd

via TWAC. August 29th-September 3rd ~CASCADIA~ We are happy to announce the upcoming 4th Annual Cascadia Trans’ and Womyn’s Action Camp (TWAC) 2012! ****************************************************************** Be sure to check out the RIDEBOARD here! ****************************************************************** TWAC! = The lovely Sound of Smashing … Continue reading

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Occupied Tree Sits in McKenzie Bridge

Cascadia Forest Defenders. April 24: Goose Occupied!   On Sunday April 22, in celebration of “Earth Defense Day” and in solidarity with Occupy the Trees, Cascadia Forest Defenders installed a tree sit in the Goose Project timber sale known as … Continue reading

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Regional Youth Logging Indoctrination Conference! [March 15, 16, 17]

# ## ### ### ### ### ## # from anonaminita: FYI! REDWOOD REGION LOGGING {YOUTH INDOCTRINATION} CONFERENCE: This silly stupid logging educational conference for youth is being offered to students in Mendicino and Lake Counties, happening in Ukiah March 15, … Continue reading

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Cascadia Forest Defense Party [Fri, MAR2]

via Facebook: WHEN: Friday, March 2, 2012 7:00pm until 3:00am WHERE: 299 Garfield St. Eugene, OR Cascadians, friends new and old the time has come for … OutLAW Bash XVI We welcome you to the annual post Environmental Law conference … Continue reading

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Salem: Ruckus at the State Land Board [Tu, Feb 14]

via Facebook & Cascadia Forest Defenders: Ruckus at the State Land Board WHEN: Tues, Feb 14. 7 – 9pm. WHERE: Oregon Department of State Lands Office, 775 Summer Street, Salem! Will you be our valentine? Cascadia Forest Defenders are heading … Continue reading

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Cascadia Forest Defense blockades Governor’s Mansion [press release]

via Cascadia Forest Defenders. Feb 3, 2012: link to download file: PRESSRELEASE2.3 SALEM, FEBRUARY 3RD – Before sunrise, Cascadia Forest Defenders (CFD) blockaded the entrance to the Governor’s Mansion with a mound of christmas trees. Activists held banners, reading “Rally … Continue reading

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Eugene: Christmastree blockade at Oregon governor’s mansion, one arrest

### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### from KVAL.com. Feb 3, 2012: Eugene man accused of dumping trees at governor’s mansion SALEM, Ore. – A Eugene man faces charges of criminal mischief and offensive littering after a group of … Continue reading

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Salem: Governor’s Mansion Blockaded with Christmas trees

via Cascadia Forest Defenders. Feb 3, 2012: Blockade of Governor’s Mansion SALEM, FEBRUARY 3RD – Before sunrise, Cascadia Forest Defenders (CFD) blockaded the entrance to the Governor’s Mansion with a mound of christmas trees. Activists held banners, reading “Rally at … Continue reading

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Lawsuit to protect murrelets & stop clearcutting in Oregon Forests

Northwest Ecosystem Survey Team (NEST). Jan 20, 2012: Lawsuit Launched to Protect Threatened Marbled Murrelets From Clearcutting in Oregon State Forests  State of Oregon’s Plans to Dramatically Increase Clearcutting Harming Wildlife, Water and People Portland, OR.— Cascadia Wildlands, the Center … Continue reading

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Eugene: Weekly tree climb trainings

via Cascadia Forest Defenders: Tree Climb Trainings Every Tuesday from 11am-1pm The Lorax Manner, 1648 St. Eugene, OR. Learn basic and advanced tree climbing skills in a safe environment. No experience required, all equipment provided.

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Disappearing Forests: how does the state manage crisis?

################## From Idaho Statesman. Dec. 2: Stimulus program created forest jobs, only they went to foreign workers A Department of Labor Inspector General’s report shows that much of the money spent to create jobs in national forests worked. Unfortunately, the … Continue reading

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Direct Action Training [Dec 11, Eugene] – Cascadia Forest Defense

From Cascadia Forest Defenders. Dec 9: Direct Action Training This workshop, presented by Cascadia Forest Defenders, takes you through the process of all that goes into a successful direct action. It will include a history of DA in the movement, … Continue reading

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Cascadia-Wide Deforesting Industry Booming like never before – for capitalist development in Asia

###################################################### ###################################################### From Anonaminita. It’s almost Christmas time again, and I’m looking for just the right tree I can cut down and hang pointless plastic shit onto, again. Unfortunately every logging road in the Northwest looks either like the Vietnam … Continue reading

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