Tag Archives: Forest-Defense

Eugene: Seneca Jones Billboard Occupation

Cascadia Forest Defense. Sept 26: 9/26 This afternoon members of Cascadia Forest Defenders occupied a billboard outside of the West Eugene Seneca Sawmill with a banner that read, “SENECA JONES: BAILOUTS, CLEARCUTS, & POLLUTING WEST EUGENE”. Seneca Biomass is a … Continue reading

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Earth First! roadshow 2012

Cascadia2012: Ecological resistance is in the air this summer in Cascadia, and to spread the word, some Earth First!ers are hitting the road. To promote this summers (bio)regional rendezvous, set for june 20-25, the tour starts in the far north … Continue reading

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EF! Climbing Camp 2012 [July 14th – 20th, Oregon]

via Earth First! Climbers Guild: Climbing Camp – Summer 2012  July 14th – 20th in Oregon EF! Climbers Guild will be hosting a climbing camp this summer in northwest oregon.  The week will be climb training from basic rope set … Continue reading

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Earth First! Cascadia Bioregional Rendezvous

via CFD:     Earth First! Cascadia Bioregional Rendezvous Join Earth First!ers in Cascadia, the land of the rushing rivers, giant trees, and thriving biodiversity, for a gathering of those building the biocentric resistance movement. Gain skills in woods stealth, … Continue reading

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Keep Wild Food Free in Portland

via First Ways. Feb 6, 2012: Keep Wild Food Free in Portland   Art by Banksy If you feel strongly that wild plants must be understood as sacred and belonging to no one and everyone in Nature — ‘everyone’ including … 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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Oregon: ‘depression-like’ unemployment & deforestation

A corporate newspaper does not use the phrase “depression-like unemployment” unless the article had something ideological to do with “creating jobs” at the same time, no? They’ll make the case for logging the Pacific Northwest until it looks like the … 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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Central Oregon: Action Alert from the Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project

|EF!|EF!| |EF!|EF!| |EF!|EF!| |EF!|EF!| |EF!|EF!| |EF!|EF!| |EF!|EF!| |EF!|EF!| |EF!|EF!| |EF!|EF!| |EF!|EF!| |EF!|EF!| |EF!|EF!| |EF!|EF!| |EF!|EF!| |EF!|EF!| |EF!|EF!| |EF!|EF!| From Earth First! Newswire. Jan 18, 2012: Action Alert from the Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project Wolves and lynx threatened by the “Deep” … Continue reading

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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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Logging of the Nanoose Forest in BC now in Full Swing

From Canada.com. Dec 3: Injunction allows band to work on tree lot First Nations fallers able to get on land without interference from Western Canada Wilderness Committee With a B.C. Supreme Court injunction in place, logging on a controversial land … Continue reading

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Southern Oregon – Anarchists sabotage rail line

From AnarchistNews.org // PDXIndymedia. Nov 29: On the night of November 28th, 2011, we sabotaged a rail line in Southern Oregon as part of a coordinated effort to disrupt the flow of commerce on the West Coast. We got tired … 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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