Logs at Oregon Old-Growth Mill Spiked

by SAP / Earth First! Newswire

In the early hours of June 11th we entered the Swanson Brothers mill and placed dozens of metal spikes in the trunks of old-growth logs. The logs were also filled will smaller nails to prevent the use of metal detectors in removing spikes. This mill in Noti, Oregon was targeted because it specializes in processing the oldest and largest trees. This action was taken to stop production and is not intended to harm any worker at the mill.

Less than 4% of native forests remain in the West Coast yet private logging companies facilitated by government agencies continue to destroy these ancient ecosystems for a profit. Their greed and appetite know no limits and the legal system has so far failed to stop the plunder. We refuse to see the Earth reduced to clear-cuts and tree farms. This action is an attack against a suicidal industry that never has and never will respect life. We hope that this will inspire others in our bioregion to return to the frontlines of the struggle because if we don’t soon there will be nothing left to fight for.

This action is dedicated to Marius Mason and all long-term anarchist prisoners. This action is further dedicated to all things that call the forest home.

For the wild,

S.A.P

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