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[[Earth First!]] is a far-left environmental group<ref>[https://twitter.com/ignitechange/status/982381851884118022, accessed April 8 2017]</ref> founded on April 4, 1980 by [[Dave Foreman]], [[Mike Roselle]], [[Howie Wolke]], [[Bart Koehler]], and [[Ron Kezar]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141110092013/http://www.lowbagger.org/foundersstory.html Earth First! A Founder’s Story, accessed April 8 2017]</ref>  
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[[Earth First!]] is a far-left environmental group founded on April 4, 1980 by [[Dave Foreman]], [[Mike Roselle]], [[Howie Wolke]], [[Bart Koehler]], and [[Ron Kezar]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141110092013/http://www.lowbagger.org/foundersstory.html Earth First! A Founder’s Story, accessed April 8 2017]</ref>  
  
 
[[Earth First!]] members have committed numerous acts of violence and sabotage (also referred to as eco-terrorism and eco-sabotage).
 
[[Earth First!]] members have committed numerous acts of violence and sabotage (also referred to as eco-terrorism and eco-sabotage).
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==Background==
 
==Background==
  
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On February 12 2002, Federal Bureau of Investigation's [[James F. Jarboe]], Domestic Terrorism Section Chief, Counterterrorism Division testified in part before the House Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health:
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On February 12 2002, Federal Bureau of Investigation's James F. Jarboe, Domestic Terrorism Section Chief, Counterterrorism Division testified in part before the House Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health:
  
 
::"Disaffected environmentalists, in 1980, formed a radical group called [[Earth First!]] and engaged in a series of protests and civil disobedience events. In 1984, however, members introduced "tree spiking" (insertion of metal or ceramic spikes in trees in an effort to damage saws) as a tactic to thwart logging. In 1992, the ELF [[Earth Liberation Front]] was founded in Brighton, England, by [[Earth First!]] members who refused to abandon criminal acts as a tactic when others wished to mainstream [[Earth First!]].<ref>[https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/testimony/the-threat-of-eco-terrorism , accessed April 8 2017]</ref>
 
::"Disaffected environmentalists, in 1980, formed a radical group called [[Earth First!]] and engaged in a series of protests and civil disobedience events. In 1984, however, members introduced "tree spiking" (insertion of metal or ceramic spikes in trees in an effort to damage saws) as a tactic to thwart logging. In 1992, the ELF [[Earth Liberation Front]] was founded in Brighton, England, by [[Earth First!]] members who refused to abandon criminal acts as a tactic when others wished to mainstream [[Earth First!]].<ref>[https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/testimony/the-threat-of-eco-terrorism , accessed April 8 2017]</ref>
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==Earth First! Speakers Bureau==
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The [[Earth First!]] Speakers Bureau<ref>[https://earthfirstspeakersbureau.wordpress.com/speaker-list/ Individuals, Projects & Collectives that the Earth First! Speakers Bureau collaborates with:, accessed April 8 2017]</ref> includes:
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<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
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*[[Earth First! Journal]]
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*[[Everglades Earth First!]]
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*The [[Civil Liberties Defense Center]]
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*[[Root Force]]
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*[[Karen Coulter]]
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*[[Tre Arrow]]
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*[[Karen Pickett]]
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*[[Panagioti Tsolkas]]
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*[[Usnea Longissma]]
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*[[Leah Rothschild]]
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*[[Russell McSpadden]]
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*[[Ana Rodriguez]]</div>
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==1987 Earth First! Directory==
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The following was published at the [[Earth First! Journal]] in 1987:<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/earth_first_1987/earth_first_1987_djvu.txt Foreman, Dave, et al., eds., Earth First! 7, no. 3 (2 February 1987) Republished by the Environment & Society Portal, Multimedia Library http://www.environmentandsociety.org/node/6882, accessed April 10 2017]</ref>
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::"Earth First! The Radical Environmental Journal is an independent entity within the international Earth First! movement, and is not the newsletter of the Earth First! movement. It does, however, provide a forum for Earth First!ers around the work! This directory is provided as a service to independent EF! groups. If you would like to be listed as a contact or as a group, please contact [[Bob Kaspar]]...Bob acts as coordinator for local EF! groups for the EF! movement.
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===General/International===
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<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
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*[[Earth First! Journal]]
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*[[Earth First! Foundation]]
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*[[EF! Rainforest Action]]
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*[[Bay Area Earth First!]]
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*[[EF! GRIZZLY BEAR TASK FORCE]] [[Missoula]], MT
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*AUSTRALIA [[John Seed]] [[Rainforest Information Centre]] Australia
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*JAPAN [[Rick Davis]]
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*MEXICO [[J. Banks]]
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*SCOTLAND [[Grant Collie]]
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*ARIZONA EARTH FIRST!
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**[[Roger Featherstone]]
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**[[Ned Powell]] [[Tucson]], AZ
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**[[Mary Sojourner]] [[Flagstaff]], AZ
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**[[Vaugn Croteau]] [[Scottsdale]], AZ 85261
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*BRITISH COLUMBIA [[Paul Watson]] [[Vancouver]], BC</div>
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===United States===
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====California Earth First! Groups====
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<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
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*CHICO EARTH FIRST! [[Michelle Miller]] [[Chico]], CA
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*DAVIS EARTH FIRST!
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**[[Susie Rodriguez-Pastor]]
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**[[Jennifer Wachter]] [[Davis]], CA
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*EASTERN SIERRA EF! [[Sally Miller]] [[Lee Vining]], CA
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*GRASS VALLEY EARTH FIRST! [[Dakota Sid Clifford]] [[Grass Valley]], CA
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*LOS ANGELES EARTH FIRST! [[Peter Bralver]] [[Sherman Oaks]], CA
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*MONTEREY EF!
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**[[Rob Burton]]
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**[[Kim Burton]] [[Pacific Grove]], CA
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*NORTHCOAST EF! GROUPS
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*ARCATA EF! [[Bill Devall]] [[Areata]], CA
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*HUMBOLDT/MENDOCINO EF!
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**[[Darryl Chemey]] [[S. Humboldt Action Center]] [[Garberville]], CA
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**[[Betty Ball]] &
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**[[Gary Ball]] [[Ukiah]], CA
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*SONOMA EARTH FIRST! [[Greg King]] [[Guerneville]], CA
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*WILLITS EF! [[Don Morris]] [[Willits]], CA 95490
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*PALM SPRINGS EARTH FIRST! [[Rod Coronado]] [[Palm Springs]], CA
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*SAN FRANCISCO BAY EF! GROUPS EAST BAY [[Karen Pickett]] [[Canyon]], CA
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*MARIN COUNTY [[Tim Jeffries]] [[Fairfax]], CA
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*SAN FRANCISCO [[Jolie Velazquez]] [[San Francisco]], CA
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*SAN DIEGO EARTH FIRST! [[Claude Mathis]] [[Encinitas]], CA
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*SANTA BARBARA EF!
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**[[Larry Davidson]] [[Isla Vista]], CA
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**[[Tom Dudley]] [[Santa Barbara]], CA
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*SANTA CRUZ EF! [[Karen DeBraal]] [[Santa Cruz]], CA
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*STANISLAUS EARTH FIRST! [[Bill Curless]] [[Oakdale]] CA
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*YOSEMITE EF! [[Tom Skeele]] [[Yosemite]], CA</div>
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====Colorado====
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*COLORADO EARTH FIRST! <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
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**[[Eric Holle]] [[Boulder]] CO
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**[[Scott Sala]] [[Denver]] CO 80218</div>
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====Florida====
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*FLORIDA EARTH FIRST! [[Ronnie Hawkins]] [[Gainesville]], FL 32604
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====Idaho====
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*NORTH IDAHO EARTH FIRST! [[Georgie Sarvis]] [[Coeur d’ Alene]], ID
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====Maine====
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*MAINE EARTH FIRST! [[Gary Lawless]] [[Gulf of Maine Books]] [[Brunswick]], ME
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====Massachusetts====
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*MASSACHUSETTS EF! <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
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**[[NICA]] [[Athol]], MA
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**[[Ben Gordesky]] [[Somerville]], MA</div>
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====Montana====
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*MONTANA EARTH FIRST! <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
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**[[Randall Restless]] [[Bozeman]], MT
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**[[John Zelazny]] [[Missoula]], MT
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**[[Rose Zechman]] [[Missoula]], MT</div>
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====New Mexico====
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*NEW MEXICO EARTH FIRST! <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
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**[[Steve Marlatt]] [[Las Cruces]], NM
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**[[Brad Lagorio]] [[Albuquerque]], NM
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**[[Ron Mitchell]] [[Santa Fe]], NM
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**[[Kathy Chaney]] [[Roswell]], NM</div>
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====Ohio====
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*OHIO EARTH FIRST! <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
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**[[Jerry R. Welch]] [[Akron]], OH
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**[[Dev Weiss]] [[Novelty]], OH</div>
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*OHIO VALLEY EF!
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**[[Brian Hagemann]] [[Cincinnati]], OH
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====Oregon====
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*OREGON EARTH FIRST! [[Ric Bailey]] [[Joseph]], OR
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====Texas====
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*TEXAS EARTH FIRST! <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
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**[[Barbara Dugelby]] [[Austin]], TX
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**[[Sedge Simons]] [[Houston]], TX
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**[[Leah Averett]] [[Ft. Worth]], TX</div> 
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====Vermont====
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*VERMONT EARTH FIRST! [[Erik Sohlberg]] [[East Corinth]], VT 05040
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====Virginia/DC====
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*VIRGINIA/DC EARTH FIRST! <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
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**[[Robert F. Mueller]] [[Staunton]], VA
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**[[Martha Slover]] [[Blacksburg]], VA</div>
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====Washington State====
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*WASHINGTON EARTH FIRST! <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
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**[[George Draffan]] [[Seattle]], WA
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**[[Fred E. Foiler]] [[Wenatchee]], WA</div>
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====Wyoming====
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*WYOMING EARTH FIRST! <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
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**[[Hiroshima Svendsen]] [[Jackson]], WY
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**[[Vistara Parham]] [[Sheridan]], WY</div>
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====Wisconsin====
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<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
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*[[Midwest Headwaters EF!]]
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**[[Bob Kaspar]] [[Madison]], WI
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**[[Hank Bruse]] [[Wisconsin Rapids]], WI
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**[[Jim Veller]] [[Ashland]], WI
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**[[Steven Spickerman]]
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**[[Landis Spickerman]]
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**[[Ike Walton]] [[Lac du Flambeau]], WI</div>
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====Illinois====
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<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
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*[[Hal Lupinek]] [[Chicago]], IL
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*[[Elaine Vercruysse]] [[Fox River Grove]], IL
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*[[Paul Rechten]] Harvard, IL</div>
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====Minnesota====
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*[[Chuck Varani]] [[St. Paul]], MN
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====Local====
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*ARKANSAS NCWA [[Jasper]], AR
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*ALASKA [[Michael Lewis]] [[Sitka]], AK
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*IOWA [[Bruce Espe]] [[Dexter]], IA
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*KENTUCKY Al Fritsch [[Livingston]], KY
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*LOUISIANA [[Stephen Duplantier]] [[Abita Springs]]
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*MARYLAND [[Leonard J. Kerpelman]] [[Baltimore]]
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*MICHIGAN [[Stan VanVelsor]] [[Ann Arbor]], MI
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*MISSOURI [[Sue Skidmore]] [[Springfield]], MO [[Laurie Britz]] [[O’Fallon]], MO
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*NEVADA [[Karen Tanner]] [[Reno]], NV
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*NEW HAMPSHIRE [[Vicki-Lyn Melisi]] Somersworth, NH
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*NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY [[Debbie Malkin]] [[Tenafly]], NJ
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*NEW YORK [[Van Howell]]/[[Marsha Slatkin]] [[Setduket]], NY
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*[[Learning Alliance]] New York City
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::"The Alliance hopes to involve environmental activists from all over the East. The day will include presentations on envisioning and understanding an ecological society; celebrations of Earth; and will involve [[Earth First!]], [[Greenpeace]], [[Sea Shepherd]], local bio-regional and green groups and [[All Species]] folks. To offer help or obtain information, contact: [[David Levine]], [[Learning Alliance]]
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*TENNESSEE [[Brian Lee Hickok]]
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*UTAH [[Julien Puzey]] [[Salt Lake City]], UT 84105
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*WEST VIRGINIA [[JR Spruce]] [[Ridgeley]], WV 26753
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*The Sonoran bioregional meeting hosted by Earth First!, held January 18, drew 25 participants, most of whom hope to form a network “to bring together people who desire to further the ecological needs of the Sonoran Bioregion.” A second meeting is tentatively scheduled for February 22. Contact [[Jean Eisenhower]]
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*Earth First! Benefit concert by [[John Circus]] and [[Steve Clark]]
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*Earth First! WESTERN ROAD SHOW. Contact [[Mike Roselle]]
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*PENNSYLVANIA [[John McFarland]] [[David Hafer]] Lewisburg PA, [[Antoinette Dwinga]] Carnegie, PA
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*CALIFORNIA [[Rodney Coronado]] starting a new Earth First! chapter in [[Palm Springs]]. "Rod plans to join other EF!ers to confront trapping and other issues."
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*MONTANA: Montana Forever Wild! Rally [[Americans for Wilderness]] is sponsoring a grand show of support for Montana’s remaining wild and roadless areas on March 2 in [[Missoula]]
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*MONTANA RENDEZVOUS by [[Linda Wolf]]  by treasurer [[Randy T. Restless]].
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::"As befits a group with no formal structure, the role of [[Earth First!]] in Montana was the first topic of discussion....[[Mike Bader]] presented a slide show on the Badger/Two Medicine area, after which [[Woody Kipp]] of the [[Blackfeet Tribe]] added his concerns for the spiritual value of the land. That night, the party started with Walkin’ Jim’s inspirational musical slide show and [[Greg Keeler]]’s witty environmental songs...On Sunday, discussion of the soon-to-be-introduced Montana wilderness bill led to the idea of organizing a huge “near-riot” in [[Missoula]] on March 2nd. [[Phil Knight]] talked about the rainforest situation. Before leaving, everyone formed one last circle to wrap up the rendezvous with Walkin’ Jim’s “Power Song.” And we all agreed, “For the Earth Now We Must Stand!”
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*NEW MEXICO: Round River Rendezvous ’87 by [[Barbara Dugelby]] Requests or inquiries should be sent to [[Gena Trott]]
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*The following is drawn from a January 19 press release of Friends of the Earth Limited, 377 City Road, London, ECI. [[Bob Phillips]]
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*Today, 19 January, [[Friends of the Earth International]] issued a statement condemning proposals by Coca-Cola Foods Ltd...
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*Page 13 [[Earth First!]] February 2,1987 "Battle of Four Notch Continues" by [[Lah Weaselman]]
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*Page 7 [[Earth First!]] March 20, 1987 by [[Karen DeBraal]]
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*Page 23 [[Earth, First!]] May 1, 1987 The End of American Wilderness by [[Morgan Sherwood]]
  
 
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==References==
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[[Category:Organizations]]
 
[[Category:Organizations]]
 
[[Category:Radical Environmentalist]]
 
[[Category:Radical Environmentalist]]
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[[Category: Center for Biological Diversity]]

Latest revision as of 19:47, 15 August 2022

Earth First! Logo

Earth First! is a far-left environmental group founded on April 4, 1980 by Dave Foreman, Mike Roselle, Howie Wolke, Bart Koehler, and Ron Kezar.[1]

Earth First! members have committed numerous acts of violence and sabotage (also referred to as eco-terrorism and eco-sabotage).

Kieran Suckling, founder of the Center for Biological Diversity worked with Earth First![2]

Their publication is the Earth First! Journal.[3]

Background

On February 12 2002, Federal Bureau of Investigation's James F. Jarboe, Domestic Terrorism Section Chief, Counterterrorism Division testified in part before the House Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health:

"Disaffected environmentalists, in 1980, formed a radical group called Earth First! and engaged in a series of protests and civil disobedience events. In 1984, however, members introduced "tree spiking" (insertion of metal or ceramic spikes in trees in an effort to damage saws) as a tactic to thwart logging. In 1992, the ELF Earth Liberation Front was founded in Brighton, England, by Earth First! members who refused to abandon criminal acts as a tactic when others wished to mainstream Earth First!.[4]

Earth First! Speakers Bureau

The Earth First! Speakers Bureau[5] includes:

1987 Earth First! Directory

The following was published at the Earth First! Journal in 1987:[6]

"Earth First! The Radical Environmental Journal is an independent entity within the international Earth First! movement, and is not the newsletter of the Earth First! movement. It does, however, provide a forum for Earth First!ers around the work! This directory is provided as a service to independent EF! groups. If you would like to be listed as a contact or as a group, please contact Bob Kaspar...Bob acts as coordinator for local EF! groups for the EF! movement.

General/International

United States

California Earth First! Groups

Colorado

Florida

Idaho

Maine

Massachusetts

Montana

New Mexico

Ohio

  • OHIO VALLEY EF!

    • Oregon

    Texas

    • TEXAS EARTH FIRST!

    Vermont

    Virginia/DC

    Washington State

    Wyoming

    Wisconsin

    Illinois

    Minnesota

    Local

    "The Alliance hopes to involve environmental activists from all over the East. The day will include presentations on envisioning and understanding an ecological society; celebrations of Earth; and will involve Earth First!, Greenpeace, Sea Shepherd, local bio-regional and green groups and All Species folks. To offer help or obtain information, contact: David Levine, Learning Alliance
    "As befits a group with no formal structure, the role of Earth First! in Montana was the first topic of discussion....Mike Bader presented a slide show on the Badger/Two Medicine area, after which Woody Kipp of the Blackfeet Tribe added his concerns for the spiritual value of the land. That night, the party started with Walkin’ Jim’s inspirational musical slide show and Greg Keeler’s witty environmental songs...On Sunday, discussion of the soon-to-be-introduced Montana wilderness bill led to the idea of organizing a huge “near-riot” in Missoula on March 2nd. Phil Knight talked about the rainforest situation. Before leaving, everyone formed one last circle to wrap up the rendezvous with Walkin’ Jim’s “Power Song.” And we all agreed, “For the Earth Now We Must Stand!”

    References

    1. ↑ Earth First! A Founder’s Story, accessed April 8 2017
    2. ↑ No People Allowed, accessed April 8 2017
    3. ↑ accessed April 8 2017
    4. ↑ , accessed April 8 2017
    5. ↑ Individuals, Projects & Collectives that the Earth First! Speakers Bureau collaborates with:, accessed April 8 2017
    6. ↑ Foreman, Dave, et al., eds., Earth First! 7, no. 3 (2 February 1987) Republished by the Environment & Society Portal, Multimedia Library http://www.environmentandsociety.org/node/6882, accessed April 10 2017
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