There's a Rumble a Brewin'

It was a banner day for west coast forest activists today. Check out Remedy'sTreesit Blog for photos and a report on logging truck blockades in downtown (!) Eureka, CA. The bold action was taken to protest the ongoing liquidation of Californians last remaining old growth forests by Maxxam Corporation, a longtime enemy of forest-defenders (Read the press release from Northcoast EarthFirst!... or see the video). Maxxam's Pacific Lumber was made infamous most recently by financing a bogus recall election against a north coast district attorney after he called the company to task for logging violations.

In Alaska, Greenpeace threw up another one of their "forest rescue stations", creating a royal headache for loggers in the Tongass. One of their ships is also on the scende. Hopefully this station will last longer than their last one.

Meanwhile, blockades continue in the Biscuit timber sale in Southern Oregon.

Ya gotta love Summer.