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Report from Save the Mattole Ancient Forest on the expiring of the Timber Harvest Plan after five years of fierce direct action.

September 12th marked the expiration of the Long Ridge Timber Harvest Plan (THP) in the Mattole watershed. After 5 years of fierce direct action and multiple months-long road blockades, tree-sits, and tripods to save the Mattole forest, this day conjures both somber and celebratory emotions.

Despite the fact that Humboldt Redwood Company (HRC) managed to log and herbicide a portion of this ancient forest, relentless resistance from the community and devoted forest defenders succeeded in saving a significant amount of forest that would have other wise been logged by HRC.