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Dangerous Doings From Metsähallitus' "Anti-Terror-Info-Camp"
April 16, 2005
A few days ago, we mentioned that members of Metsähallitus "Anti-Terror-Info Center" has started using air-raid sirens to keep our activists from sleeping. Their behaviour even extended to waving flaming crucifixes at us in the small hours of the night. Every night a variety of horns, whistles and sirens are blasted, in an effort to keep us awake. A car stereo has been used to play one song over and over again, at a high volume, and every night they bang an old steel oil-drum with sticks or a crowbar.
Last night - the night of Friday-Saturday - it got even worse. A forestry-machine (a combined harvester and log transporter) was driven right into the Forest Rescue Station area, right beside the famous red Greenpeace kota (tent) and the living containers.
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April 05, 2005
At last! Sorry for the delay on this - with moving the Forest Rescue Station, and the visits from the police, our reindeer racing photographs got a little delayed...
Continue reading "More pictures from Sunday's reindeer racing in Inari"
Here's a gallery of photos from the setup of the new camp by photographer Henna Tahvanainen, including photographs of the police visit and local politicians.
Continue reading "Gallery: Forest Rescue Station on the Move"
April 02, 2005
Over the last week, a course circular course, marked with branches, was marked out on the ice of Lake Inari, just a few hundred metres for our office. Today, Inari was busy with visitors here for the reindeer race - Down at the lake, there were stalls selling lassos and bridles, clothing and food, there was plenty to do before blowing any money on betting...
Continue reading "Reindeer Race!"
March 29, 2005
To take us out of Easter - here's a beautiful forest gallery of images by Matti Snellman, showing the trees, lichen and snowy landscapes of Upper Lapland, Finland.
Reindeer ArtMarch 20, 2005
It's a Sunday afternoon - I'm in a wooded valley, on the frozen river Juutua River, north of the Arctic Circle. I'm standing in a line of people - from the Inari area, and Greenpeace activists from the UK, France, Belgium, Germany, Holland and Finland. We're doing a Mexican wave at the sky, as a small ski-plane flies low over the trees in front of us, with a video cameraman on board. I've had a few stranger Sunday afternoons, but this definitely rates as different.
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March 17, 2005
Our activists from the Forest Rescue station were on the street yesterday - meeting and talking to the people of Inari. They were handing out information about our campaign here, and explaining the purpose of our campaign. Some of the local media has been a little-bit one sided on the issue of reindeer-herding and ancient forest, so sometimes explaining things face-to-face is the best way to tell the real story...
Continue reading "Activists on the Street!"
March 16, 2005
On Tuesday we started to mark important reindeer grazing grounds, south from the village of Angeli in the Savuvaara area. We were joined by three local reindeer herders, Nilla, Hansi and his wife Toini - along their snow scooters and sleighs. The morning was brisk and sunny, and we left our lodgings rather late in the morning.Continue reading "Demarcation South From Angeli"
March 14, 2005
Let's get down to basics. How do organise the Forest Rescue Station - and how do we take care of the campsite?
Continue reading "A Clean Camp - The Dirty Truth"
March 13, 2005
Here's a treat. I've stitched together a dozen or so photos, taken from the viewing tower. The perspective is as a litte weird, but it should give some idea of the countryside around the Forest Rescue Station.
The view from the Forest Rescue Station (1200pix wide image) »
March 11, 2005
Article and photo gallery: Dave spends an afternoon in the forest with the Sámi herders as they do a 'reindeer roundup'...
Continue reading "Reindeer Roundup In A Finnish Forest"
March 05, 2005
OK- so you've seen how we set up the station - now see what life has been like during the first few days...
Continue reading "Life at the Forest Rescue Station"
March 01, 2005
Photos by Matti Snellman & Hembo Pagi
Continue reading "Gallery 1 - Sámi Life"
The Greenpeace living accomodation arrives...
