June 16, 2021 — Logging continues in the Jackson Demonstration State Forest, in close proximity to activists trying to prevent it.
The site, Capar 500, is one of six timber harvest plans being carried out by CalFire. Reached by phone yesterday, Kevin Conway, Cal Fire State Forests Program Director, said he couldn’t comment.
Tree sitters with the Mama Tree network took up residence in two old-growth redwoods, dubbed the Mama and Papa trees, in April. Since logging began last Thursday, there have also been protests in the forest. Wagner insists that activists are not trespassing, since the forest is public. And she thinks the management plan is highly flawed.
Wagner has been conducting non-violent trainings for protestors, who have been gathering at the kiosk every morning, starting at 4am.