Plenty of Sun at Earth First! Conference

The weather was great last week in SoCal for the Earth First! Organizers' Conference in the Los Padres National Forest. Much thanks to the Spirit Pine Sanctuary for letting us spend a week there. The only disappointment that I can think of is that few of the organizers from the East Coast could make it because of the big snow storm grounding their flights. Had lots of fun on the night to howl.

Forest Defense Convergence Sept. 10th-12th

Earth First! Humboldt is having a Forest Defense Convergence on September 10th-12th. The gathering will take place at Clam Beach Campground, 10 minutes North of Arcata. Camp set-up begins at 1pm on Thursday. There will be direct action trainings, hikes, campfires, skill-shares, and music. The Earth first! Humboldt website has more information.

17 Arrests So Far, Blockade Holding

As of early this afternoon police in Oregon report arresting 17 activists at the Elliott Free State. Reports say that 50-60 State troopers are involved in the operation. So far they have been unable to remove eight protesters that are part of the road blockade. This video taken Monday afternoon shows police trying to get information from some of the people that are locked down at the gate. Here is a link to news footage: http://www.kpic.com/news/50237102.html?video=YHI&t=a