May 31 Protest in Willits

Anti-bypass protesters protested at three locations in Willits today.

Memorial Day Protest Against the Willits Bypass

Dozens of protesters came out in the rain to protest against CalTrans.

Two Activists Lock Down and Stop Wick Wells

Three Arrested Today Protesting Bypass

The California Highway Patrol arrested three people in Willits today at two locations where protesters were trying to stop work on the Willits Bypass.

Rally Against Willits Bypass in Sacramento

On Friday, May 3, 2013, citizens protested against the Willits Bypass on the steps of the California State Capital in Sacramento.

 

 

Dozens of Anti-Bypass Protesters Meet with State Officials

Mendocino County residents traveled to Sacramento on Thursday to meet with government officials and urge them to stop the Willits Bypass project.

75 Protesters Shut Down CalTrans HQ in Willits

Two people were arrested Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at the Caltrans offices in Willits. 75 people protesting against the Willits Bypass shut down the building all morning. Two women were arrested by the CHP.

Bypass Tour

I went on the Ceremonial Bypass Lands Tour yesterday and took these photos.

April 21-28: Week of Action to Defend Little Lake Watershed!

Action Camp Opens April 20th! Week of Activities and Educational Events Taking Place in Conjunction with Earth Day Week! Caltrans’ freeway bypass would devastate the springs, ponds, wells, and wetlands of Little Lake Valley (aka, the Willits Valley). This four-lane highway would drain and fill in — with a massive quantity of soil and asphalt — roughly 86 acres of wetlands on the valley’s north end. This is the largest wetlands fill permit the Army Corps of Engineers has granted for any project in Northern California in the past half-century.

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New Tree-sit in Willits

A tree-sitter named Crow has established a new tree-sit in an alder tree above Haehl Creek, in another attempt to stop the Willits Bypass.