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Forest Defender

EARTH FIRST! Action is the antidote to despair!

About Me


I am an environmental activist and I am working to defend what remains of our ancient forests. For most of my life I had been uncomfortable with the world. I spent a lot of time in spiritual pursuit. I was interested in Earth First! and read the EF! Journal. In Sept. 1998, while in San Francisco, I heard about an EF! action camp happening in Humboldt. I went to it and was arrested in an action. The following day Gypsy was killed at the same place. I have been involved in direct action campaigns ever since. In early 1999 I overcame my fear of heights to sit in Aradia, a 600 year old redwood on Gypsy Mountain. In Nov. 1999 I went to Seattle to protest against the WTO, and was tear-gassed and pepper-sprayed. In Humboldt, I have worked on the Gypsy Mountain, Mattole, Hole-in-Headwaters, and Freshwater campaigns.I have also been to Oregon to protest logging in our national forests.
NO COMPROMISE IN THE DEFENSE OF MOTHER EARTH!
For more information on Humboldt forest defense, check out:
forestdefender.blogspot.com
mattolewild.blogspot.com
saveancientforests.blogspot.com
spoonerdirect.org
ferngully.org ..
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My Interests


Ecology, forest defense, social justice, deep ecology,green alternatives

I'd like to meet:

Activists, People who want to change the world and save the planet.

Music:

Metallica,Iron Maiden,Linkin Park,Judas Priest,Tool,Doors,Grateful Dead, Nirvana,Sublime,Slayer,Apocalyptica,Moody Blues,Joules Graves,Darryl Cherney

Movies:

An Inconvienent Truth
Tree Sit-The Art of Resistance
Showdown in Seattle-5 Days that Shook the World,
pickAxe

Television:

Kill your TV

Books:

Timber Wars, Legacy of Luna, A Good Forest for Dying,Diet for a Small Planet, The Natural Mind, Earth in the Balance, Inteligent Life in the Universe, Autobiography of a Yogi

Heroes:

David "Gypsy" Chain, Judi Bari, Julia "Butterfly" Hill, Emma Goldman, Sister Dorothy Stang, Mattole Forest Defenders, Jamie McGuinn (Root), Murray Bookchin

My Blog

Earth First! Rising!

If you are interested in Humboldt County forest defense, keep an eye on a new website: efhumboldt.org. There is not much there right now, but I expect that to change soon. I see a lot of new energy co...
Posted by Forest Defender on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:38:00 PST

Earth First! Rising!

If you are interested in Humboldt County forest defense, keep an eye on a new website: efhumboldt.org. There is not much there right now, but I expect that to change soon. I see a lot of new energy co...
Posted by Forest Defender on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:37:00 PST

Feds Raiding Marijuana Operations in Humboldt

Hundreds of state and federal agents carried out marijuana raids this morning at various locations in Humboldt County. I just took these photos at 1658 Virginia Way in Sunnybrae. Some of the agents we...
Posted by Forest Defender on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:04:00 PST

The Largest Ponderosa Pine

The Forest Service has reported that one of their employees, Tim Lovitt, has found the largest Ponderosa Pine in the United States. The tree is located in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. It is 240...
Posted by Forest Defender on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:05:00 PST

Utah Phillips

Folksinger, railroad tramp and activist Utah Phillips has died of heart failure. Utah was a friend of forest defender Judi Bari and a witness at the Bari vs. FBI trial. In recent years Utah started a ...
Posted by Forest Defender on Thu, 29 May 2008 04:10:00 PST

Endangered Species Day

Today, May 16, is the third annual National Endangered Species Day. Endangered Species Day was declared a national day of observance by the US Senate in 2006. The Senate said that the purpose of the D...
Posted by Forest Defender on Sat, 17 May 2008 04:47:00 PST

Humans Are Wiping Out Life on Earth

The BBC reports in a new article that wildlife populations are plummeting. The link to the article ishttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7403989.stm...
Posted by Forest Defender on Fri, 16 May 2008 10:33:00 PST

Save Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park!

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed closing 48 of California's State Parks, including Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park here in Humboldt. This would be a terrible loss for people everywhere an...
Posted by Forest Defender on Sun, 11 May 2008 08:45:00 PST

Back From Camp

I had a great time at our camp. I did a lot of hiking and went to the non-violence and climbing workshops. There was a very informative discussion about Pacific Lumber's bankruptcy....
Posted by Forest Defender on Fri, 09 May 2008 09:35:00 PST

Camp Friday at Grizzly Creek State Park

The Humboldt Forest Defenders Camp-out  will begin Friday at Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park. The park is located 17 miles east of Fortuna on Highway 36, between Carlotta and Bridgeville. Hwy. ...
Posted by Forest Defender on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:55:00 PST