SanDiegoCJ
03-18-2003, 02:37 PM
Yup, four days after a court order the lumber company is removing
these trespassers from their perches. :D :D :D
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=519&ncid=519&e=26&u=/ap/20030318/ap_on_re_us/tree_sitters_6
Timber Company Brings Down Tree Sitters
Tue Mar 18, 5:03 AM ET Add U.S. National - AP to My Yahoo!
By RON HARRIS, Associated Press Writer
FRESHWATER, Calif. - Climbers hired by a timber company began removing the first of 18 tree sitters perched high in a grove of majestic redwoods, but those who remained in the branches pledged to save the grove.
The removals Monday began four days after a court-imposed deadline ordering the activists down. It was unclear when Pacific Lumber Co. would remove the rest of the sitters.
By 6 p.m. it was clear the removal of all 18 activists could take days. Pacific Lumber spokesman Jim Branham said only two tree sitters, who called themselves "Remedy" and "Wren," were brought down Monday. Climbers were scheduled to return Tuesday.
While she was led away in handcuffs to a waiting sheriff's patrol car, Remedy said her time in the tree — four days short of a year — was not as important as the tree's time on earth.
Remedy yelled "Thank you, we love you," as about a dozen supporters were escorted away from the grove by authorities. Three people were arrested on the ground, officials said.
A 23-year-old sitter who calls herself "Opal" said she would try not to abandon the tree she calls "Anastasia."
"I'm going to the top and doing the best I can to protect her," she said.
Last Wednesday, Pacific Lumber served the sitters with a temporary restraining order giving them 24 hours to comply. The sitters didn't budge, insisting the ecology of the region was at stake.
The activists claim aggressive logging and timber harvesting practices have filled local riverbeds with silt, raising flood levels to new heights and harming residents. Pacific Lumber says it has improved its logging practices over the years and that the activists' claims of environmental damage are without scientific basis.
On Saturday, company officials using bullhorns told the protesters they wouldn't pursue civil cases against them if they agreed to come down from the trees and reveal their real names to authorities. The sitters scoffed at the offer.
"These individuals have put themselves and others at risk through their actions," Pacific Lumber said in a statement released Monday.
these trespassers from their perches. :D :D :D
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=519&ncid=519&e=26&u=/ap/20030318/ap_on_re_us/tree_sitters_6
Timber Company Brings Down Tree Sitters
Tue Mar 18, 5:03 AM ET Add U.S. National - AP to My Yahoo!
By RON HARRIS, Associated Press Writer
FRESHWATER, Calif. - Climbers hired by a timber company began removing the first of 18 tree sitters perched high in a grove of majestic redwoods, but those who remained in the branches pledged to save the grove.
The removals Monday began four days after a court-imposed deadline ordering the activists down. It was unclear when Pacific Lumber Co. would remove the rest of the sitters.
By 6 p.m. it was clear the removal of all 18 activists could take days. Pacific Lumber spokesman Jim Branham said only two tree sitters, who called themselves "Remedy" and "Wren," were brought down Monday. Climbers were scheduled to return Tuesday.
While she was led away in handcuffs to a waiting sheriff's patrol car, Remedy said her time in the tree — four days short of a year — was not as important as the tree's time on earth.
Remedy yelled "Thank you, we love you," as about a dozen supporters were escorted away from the grove by authorities. Three people were arrested on the ground, officials said.
A 23-year-old sitter who calls herself "Opal" said she would try not to abandon the tree she calls "Anastasia."
"I'm going to the top and doing the best I can to protect her," she said.
Last Wednesday, Pacific Lumber served the sitters with a temporary restraining order giving them 24 hours to comply. The sitters didn't budge, insisting the ecology of the region was at stake.
The activists claim aggressive logging and timber harvesting practices have filled local riverbeds with silt, raising flood levels to new heights and harming residents. Pacific Lumber says it has improved its logging practices over the years and that the activists' claims of environmental damage are without scientific basis.
On Saturday, company officials using bullhorns told the protesters they wouldn't pursue civil cases against them if they agreed to come down from the trees and reveal their real names to authorities. The sitters scoffed at the offer.
"These individuals have put themselves and others at risk through their actions," Pacific Lumber said in a statement released Monday.