Greenpeace: Defending America's Ancient Forests: Klamath Siskiyou

June 19, 2004
We're Staying . . .

It has been an interesting past few days here at the FRS. On Thursday we were given an eviction by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to vacate our own public lands. They gave us 48 hours to leave or else we would have to deal with the legal repercussions.

We'd already had Solstice Celebration planned, and didn't want to cancel it, but we did spread the word that the next morning, we could be facing BLM officials. We were grateful for the 40 people who arrived to stand in solidarity with Greenpeace. We have recieved so much support from the community that we have decided to fullfill our obligation which is to provide support for their efforts to protect these last remaining ancient forest that surround us.

Today we awaited the arrival of the BLM which did drive by at one point to see if we were packing up and going home. But business was as usual here at the Forest Rescue Station, with hikes, natural history talks, and climb training filling the day.

Stay tuned as we continue to defend our forest and our freedoms.

Ginger Cassady
Greenpeace

Thank you for your perseverance! There are a lot of us in the Rogue Valley area who support what you are doing.

I personally believe in the sustained yield of local timber, but not at the expense of old growth, and certainly not under the pretense of "thinning" in a roadless area. This is just an attempt to steal old growth timber by the logging industry, with the help of the current administration. There is plenty of matrix and second growth timber available to log without despoiling our old growth forests!

Keep up the good fight!

Paul Brown
Grants Pass

Posted by: Paul Brown at June 19, 2004 10:02 PM

Hang in there. I wish I could be there to support the effort. Are there any comments or details posted somewhere which address the status of these timber sales? Is the attention being brought to the situation by Greenpeace and the other groups resulting in any reconsideration of the current logging plans?

Keep up the good fight.

Posted by: Don K at June 21, 2004 10:18 PM

i wish i could be out there with u guys... legal repurcussions?? would these be the same ones they used to try greenpeace as a criminal organisation??

dont make me laugh... hang in their guys.. were rooting for you here in england

Posted by: david mcgowan at August 17, 2004 08:09 AM


	• Senator Wyden: Defend the Public Forests of Oregon • Support the passage of the the Leach Bill! FOREST RESCUE STATION • Get directions • Calendar of events • Who we are • Rescue Station Photo Gallery • Weblog home OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO SAVE OUR PUBLIC LANDS • National Forest Protection Alliance • Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center • Oxygen Collective • Northwest Old-Growth Campaign RECENT ENTRIES • Family Weekend at the Forest Rescue Station • Devastation in its Wake • Their Story: Some Unexpected Friends from New Zealand • Tangled Up in Blue • Geeks Love Trees, Too • Update from the Forest Rescue Station • We're Staying . . . • Doing Something About It • A Hot Oregon Morning • Moblogging is Alive! WEBLOG ARCHIVES June 2004		June 19, 2004 We're Staying . . . It has been an interesting past few days here at the FRS. On Thursday we were given an eviction by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to vacate our own public lands. They gave us 48 hours to leave or else we would have to deal with the legal repercussions. We'd already had Solstice Celebration planned, and didn't want to cancel it, but we did spread the word that the next morning, we could be facing BLM officials. We were grateful for the 40 people who arrived to stand in solidarity with Greenpeace. We have recieved so much support from the community that we have decided to fullfill our obligation which is to provide support for their efforts to protect these last remaining ancient forest that surround us. Today we awaited the arrival of the BLM which did drive by at one point to see if we were packing up and going home. But business was as usual here at the Forest Rescue Station, with hikes, natural history talks, and climb training filling the day. Stay tuned as we continue to defend our forest and our freedoms. Ginger Cassady Greenpeace Comments Thank you for your perseverance! There are a lot of us in the Rogue Valley area who support what you are doing. I personally believe in the sustained yield of local timber, but not at the expense of old growth, and certainly not under the pretense of "thinning" in a roadless area. This is just an attempt to steal old growth timber by the logging industry, with the help of the current administration. There is plenty of matrix and second growth timber available to log without despoiling our old growth forests! Keep up the good fight! Paul Brown Grants Pass Posted by: Paul Brown at June 19, 2004 10:02 PM Keep up the good work! Posted by: k at June 20, 2004 05:09 PM I am thinking about you all! Posted by: yuri at June 21, 2004 09:31 AM Hang in there. I wish I could be there to support the effort. Are there any comments or details posted somewhere which address the status of these timber sales? Is the attention being brought to the situation by Greenpeace and the other groups resulting in any reconsideration of the current logging plans? Keep up the good fight. Posted by: Don K at June 21, 2004 10:18 PM i wish i could be out there with u guys... legal repurcussions?? would these be the same ones they used to try greenpeace as a criminal organisation?? dont make me laugh... hang in their guys.. were rooting for you here in england Posted by: david mcgowan at August 17, 2004 08:09 AM Post a comment This weblog is now at an end... Unfortunately, due to the proliferation of spam, we have had to close the posting of comments. Check out weblog.greenpeace.org for the latest weblog!