Biscuit Protest Draws Crowd

Justin, 06.02.2005 16:59

Over 150 folks came out to say no to logging Old Growth Reserves as part of the Biscuit Logging plan in Selma Oregon Feb 5th 2005

The Babyfoot Lake/Fiddler Mountain area, along with thousands of acres of old-growth reserves, are at imminent risk of logging due to the dropping of a legal injunction.  The Forest Service, in a rush to log these areas before a scheduled court date in March, is preparing sites in and around the Babyfoot Lake/Fiddler Mountain area.  Logging could begin within days.

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In addition to attending the rally, your calls, letters and emails are still needed.

Please take action today!

You can send a free, instant fax from the Siskiyou Project website:www.siskiyou.org  It's a fast, easy way to make a difference for the wild Siskiyou!

Tell elected official and the Forest Service:

1. Not to allow the logging of old-growth reserves in the Siskiyou before full judicial review can occur

2. Create a Siskiyou Wild Rivers National Conservation Area to protect this special part of Oregon for future generations

Senator Ron Wyden
Portland: (503) 326-7525
DC: (202) 224-5244

Rep. Peter DeFazio
Eugene: (541) 465-6732 or toll free in Oregon: 1-800-944-9603
DC: (202) 225-6416
 
Governor Ted Kulongoski
(503) 378-4582

Linda Goodman - Regional Forester (Ore. & Wash)
Phone: (503) 808-2200

Scott Conroy - Rogue/Siskiyou National Forest Supervisor
Phone: (541) 858-2210
Capitol (DC) Switchboard
(202) 224-3121

Ask for a specific member of Congress

MORE INFO:

While 37 million board feet of legacy trees have already been logged as part of the Biscuit logging project, thousands of acres of sensitive old-growth reserves are suddenly and imminently threatened by the Fiddler, Steed, Berry, Wafer, Hobson, Lazy, and Briggs Six logging sales.  These Biscuit logging sales put the well-known Fiddler Mountain/Babyfoot Lake area in the Siskiyou National Forest at risk.

The Forest Service is trying to saw through these sales before a court case on the legality of the logging can be heard by a judge on March 22nd.  If logging proceeds, it could be completed before the court decides whether the logging is legal or not.

You can send a free, instant fax to elected officials and the Forest Service, join the Siskiyou Project and get more info at: www.siskiyou.org
 

Homepage:: http://www.siskiyou.org

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Babyfoot Lake distruction 27.01.2006 - 12:48 I grew up in the Cave Junction area, spent time hiking up to Babyfoot Lake& camping a couple miles down from the lake itself, my question is this......Did you not learning anything from the fires that threatened the people of this area a few years back my own parents were forced out of their home because of the fires. We are here as caretakers & gardeners in this world if we do not do our work properly mother nature steps in, often with violent retribution for our not doing our job......I have been amazed at the wildness of the area, & lack of maintaining the wildlife when I have returned to the area to visit, you would not allow your own gardens to be over run with weeds, or it would not produce that which you had planted but would choke it out & the weeds would take over, the same thing applies to the forest,if it is not controlled & the old wood cut away & some of the undergrowth thinned it overpowers itself, then it is up to mother nature to step in & use her resorces to controll the growth she does it most often through fires through lightning strikes, fires would not happen if we had done our job at gardening that which we are put on this earth to take care of, I consider this to be the fault of groups such as yours that don't allow that weeding of dead wood from the forest & blaim groups such as yours that alllowed the beautiful forests of my childhood to turn brown & die because you allowed the beatles to go untreated & ravage those beautiful trees......you are fools & will in acuallity be the destruction of the beauty of this world because you don't understand your responsibility of taking care of & gardening Gods forests. Thelma > e-mail:: thelmac@alltel.net