Update from Oregon Logging Protest

I just got these pictures from the protest in the Elliott State Forest along with this update from Cascadia Forestdefenders: Report just in :

Police staging area spotted, more then 40 multi agency trucks, Cherry Picker, and FBI involvement.

Protesters Block Logging Roads in Oregon

From Cascadia Forest Defenders:

Tuesday, July 26th, Coos County , Oregon

Early Tuesday morning a number of activists with Cascadia Forest Defenders, and Cascadia Earth First! unfolded a series of road blockades in the Elliott State Forest, located in Coos County, closing access points to timber sales along the west fork of the Millicoma River. The blockades consist of an array of Tree-sits and ground level locking devices. The activists are prepared to block logging in this sensitive eco-system for as long as necessary.

The sales are all slated for clear-cut logging, and are areas of native forest that have never before seen a chain saw. They exist on steep slopes where erosion from logging threatens to further damage Salmon habitat, as well as devastate already dwindling numbers of protected species such as the Marbled Murrelet and the Northern Spotted Owl. Native forests refers to forest that has never before been logged, but can include forests that have experienced wildfire. Please see www.forestdefensenow.com for regular updates on this developing situation.

Photos From The Round River Rendezvous

Last week, Earth First!ers from all over the country gathered at Huckleberry Gap in Oregon for the annual Round River Rendezvous. It seemed to me that everything went very well, although I have not attended that many Rondys. Here are some photos that I took.

Elliott Forest Update from Portland IMC

Free State update

author: a friend

up date on the Cascadia free state

yesterday a group of Cascadia Earth First!ers and Rising Tide members took action against the continued liquidation and destruction of Oregon's Elliot State Forest. Using sky pods, bipods, road blockades, overturned cargo vans, lock downs and many other beautiful installations, the road to Umpcoos Ridge timber sale has been occupied, held and reclaimed for
the forest, the people and future generations.

This morning the block was raided with 60+ cops who came equipt with bulldozers ect.


22 protesters are being held at the Douglas County jail in Roseburg, Oregon. Protesters on the outside of the blockade have been forced 5 miles away from the blockade. It is highly likely, based on screams that police are using PAIN COMPLIANCE on the locked down protesters.

As more info as to how people can show solidarity arises word will be put up...for more info http://www.forestdefensenow.org/

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

New Free State in Cascadia Blocks Logging

On Monday morning loggers trying to get to the Unpcoos Ridge timber sale were surprised to find the road blocked by activists. I will expand this article soon, but right now I am too tired after a long drive back from Oregon and little sleep in the last two days.

Cascadia Free State

For more information go to http://www.forestdefensenow.org/