Fearless Summer: Tree Sit to Block Clear Cutting

Retention Harvest, also known as clear-cutting. As Doug Heiken of Oregon Wild describes “The White Castle project is a cynical attempt to pass off clear-cutting century-old trees as restoration. In reality, the true focus of this project is providing cheap timber to old-growth dependent logging mills at taxpayer expense.”

The White Castle timber sale contains lush native and old growth trees punctuated by flowering rhododendrons, trilliums, and wild iris amongst salal and Oregon grape. It is considered habitat for 5 pairs of endangered spotted owls, three fens and rare forest wetlands.

Yesterday, after being discovered by a survey crew, our friends were visited by various levels of law enforcement including the Douglas County Sheriff and Myrtle Creek Police.

There have been no arrests, no extractions, and no loss of conviction. We are here to stay!