Logging continues, in spite of people in the forest

Published: June 16, 2021, 3 p.m.

b'June 16, 2021 \\u2014 Logging continues in the Jackson Demonstration State Forest, in close proximity to activists trying to prevent it.\\nThe 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\\u2019t comment. \\nTree 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.\\nWagner has been conducting non-violent trainings for protestors, who have been gathering at the kiosk every morning, starting at 4am.'