events

Actions in the Forest, plus Forests in Court

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New Tree-Sit and Forest Occupation in the Mattole Shuts SPI Down Humboldt County Forest Defenders have been occupying a Sierra Pacific Industries’ (SPI) logging plan in the Mattole River watershed, effectively shutting down operations there. A tree-sitter has been perched 100 ft. up, joined in the last couple days by more activists who turned back heavy equipment and trucks on site to haul the giant logs out. The area is deep in the forest, and the activists are calling attention to corporate logging of large, fire resistant trees, damage to water quality and other destructive environmental impacts. For more than six years, protestors have …

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Visit BACH’s booth at Indigenous Peoples’ Day Oct. 6!

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Come Visit Our Booth ~ at Indigenous Peoples’ Day Pow Wow and Indian Market Sat. Oct. 6, 10 am – 6 pm MLK Civic Center Park, Berkeley (2 blocks w. of dwntwn BART, next to Farmers’ Market The BACH / Earth First! booth will have the latest information about the on-going campaign for the Mattole forest, awesome stickers and t-shirts, Earth First! Journals and other literature, gear from the Buffalo Field Campaign…and more! This is an amazing event in its 26th year! See IPD powwow for more info. There is scheduled exhibition and contest dancing, honor songs, and much more …

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Buffalo Field Campaign Roadshow in Berkeley

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WHAT: A Night for the Buffalo Marking over 20 yrs of front line action for the wild buffalo, the 2018 Buffalo Field Campaign Roadshow is coming to the Bay Area. When: Saturday, Sept. 29, 7 pm Where:  the Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave. in Berkeley  Buffalo Field Campaign co-founder Mike Mease will bring captivating stories and striking film footage direct from the land of the buffalo, with music by flutist Mignon Geli and songs of the buffalo by Karaj. The Buffalo Field Campaign works to end the slaughter and harassment of the last wild herds of buffalo in their native habitat in West Yellowstone, Montana. BFC uses video documentation, non-violent …

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Don’t commodify Mother Earth and her forests!

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Calling tree-huggers, other-species defenders and all manner of biocentrists  and forests activists to Rise Up together as linked affinity groups for the climate convergence and actions in the Bay Area Sept. 8 – 14!   I’m sure you are aware that a great many individuals, organizations and affinity groups are rising up to say NO to a fossil fuel economy and future, NO to Jerry Brown’s climate policy based on false solutions, and YES to renewable energy, sustainable economies, community justice and sovereignty on Native lands. Much of the discussion focuses around environmental and economic justice,  and just transitions for communities. WE …

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Mattole Forest Action Training May 24 – 27

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Mattole Forest Defense Training Camp May 24-27 We just got this call out from the forest defenders in the Mattole: Come hang out, learn awesome skills, and get plugged in with your local forest defense campaigns! We will be gathering from the 24th until the 27th of May for an Action Training Camp in the Mattole River watershed.  We recognize this land was stolen from the indigenous Mattole people. Please RSVP for directions. Workshops and discussions will include: Strategic non-violent direct action Know your rights and security culture, Plant walk! Tree climbing training and knots Ground-truthing Navigating in the Mountains …

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North Coast Forest Update–Mattole, Gualala and more

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Old Trees, River Habitat and Action: They Go Together No New Road for the Mattole!  Forest Defenders on Alert for Logging Season Our last update to you concerning the magnificent old forests in the Mattole watershed [http://headwaterspreserve.org/2018/02/comments-needed-on-mattole-forest-road-building-offshore-oil-and-wild-smith-river/] addressed Humboldt Redwood Co. (HRC)’s new logging road proposal, which seemed to have no rational foundation for construction, except to get around forest defenders’ blockade. Thanks to strong public and organizational challenges, HRC withdrew their construction proposal. This is good news! But after a too-brief sigh of relief, Mattole area activists are shifting into vigilant alert mode, as the rains stop and logging season …

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Hike and Plant with Friends of Headwaters Reserve!

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Ring in the new year with new growth!  Join us at Headwaters Forest Reserve to plant native tree species in this historic forest.  We will meet at 10 AM this Sunday January 15 at the Elk River Trailhead. Prepare for a 4+ mile hike through the reserve, then enjoy refreshments in the Headwaters Education Center provided by the Friends of Headwaters community group. This is a winter event, so remember to bring warm layers and appropriate shoes for hiking. Tools and seedlings will be provided by the BLM and the Friends of Headwaters. If you have any questions, feel free to email …

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A Night for the Wild Buffalo

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A Night for the Wild Buffalo Come welcome the Buffalo Field Campaign Road Show to the Bay Area!  Friday, Sept. 30,  7 pm  Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship Hall, 1924 Cedar at Bonita in Berkeley. This very special event featuresstorytelling and video straight from the field, from the land of the buffalo with Buffalo Field Campaign co-founder Mike Mease, along with Native Music from Mignon Geli and Karaj. Info at 510-548-3113 or bach@headwaterspreserve.org. The event is wheelchair accessible. Donations at the door; no one turned away for lack of funds. background: The Buffalo Field Campaign (BFC) is the only group working in the field, every day, to stop the …

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Hike the Headwaters ! 

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Join us Sat., September 17 for a Headwaters Hike along the Salmon Pass Trail, in the Headwaters Forest Reserve, and relive the history of the struggle to protect Headwaters, while learning about the contemporary challenges for management, conservation, and restoration, in the reserve, and elsewhere in the redwood region.   This hike will mark the 20th anniversary of the huge rally to save the Headwaters Forest in 1996, when 1033 people were arrested in a mass civil disobedience action. It will be led by an EPIC staffer who is also a docent with the Headwaters Forest Reserve.   This is a free public hike. Meet at Newburg Parkin Fortuna September …

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July 19 Protest Against Mendocino Redwood Co. for Herbicide Use

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Hack’n’Squirt Alert!    Nonviolent Protest at Mendocino Redwoods Company Mill in Ukiah Residents of Mendocino County will rally in front of the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors’ Chambers on Low Gap Rd. in Ukiah at 9 am on Tuesday, July 19, prior to an (approximately) 11 am demonstration at the Ukiah mill operation of Mendocino Redwood Co. (MRC). They are protesting the continued use of herbicide in the forests, through the practice of “Hack ’n’ Squirt,” which is the direct application of toxic substances to trees, and then leaving the dead trees standing, creating a significant fire danger besides the …

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