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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!]] 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>  
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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>
 
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>
  
::"Earth First! The Radical Environmental Journal is an independent entity within the international Earth First! movement, and is not the newsletter of the  
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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.  
Earth First! movement. It does, however, provide a forum for Earth First1ers 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.  
 
  
EARTH FIRST! JOURNAL
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===General/International===
SUBSCRIPTIONS & TRINKETS
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<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
Earth First!  
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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>
  
POB 5871
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===United States===
Tucson, AZ 8^ l(f$
 
  
(602)622-1371
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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>
  
EARTH FIRST! FOUNDATION
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====Colorado====
POB 50681
 
'Dicson, AZ 85703
 
  
EF! RAINFOREST ACTION
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*COLORADO EARTH FIRST! <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
Bay Area Earth First!
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**[[Eric Holle]] [[Boulder]] CO
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**[[Scott Sala]] [[Denver]] CO 80218</div>
  
POB 83
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====Florida====
  
Canyon, CA 94516
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*FLORIDA EARTH FIRST! [[Ronnie Hawkins]] [[Gainesville]], FL 32604
  
EF! GRIZZLY BEAR TASK FORCE
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====Idaho====
POB 7572
 
  
Missoula, MT 59807
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*NORTH IDAHO EARTH FIRST! [[Georgie Sarvis]] [[Coeur d’ Alene]], ID
  
AUSTRALIA
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====Maine====
John Seed
 
  
Rainforest Information Centre
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*MAINE EARTH FIRST! [[Gary Lawless]] [[Gulf of Maine Books]] [[Brunswick]], ME
POB 368, Lismore
 
New South Wales 2480
 
Australia
 
  
JAPAN
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====Massachusetts====
Rick Davis
 
  
400 Yamanashi-ken, Kofu-shi
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*MASSACHUSETTS EF! <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
Saiwai-cho, 18-11
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**[[NICA]] [[Athol]], MA
Kofu, Japan
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**[[Ben Gordesky]] [[Somerville]], MA</div>
(0552) 33-6017
 
  
MEXICO
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====Montana====
J. Banks
 
Apto Postal
 
Box 381
 
  
Guaymas, Sonora
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*MONTANA EARTH FIRST! <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
Mexico
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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>
  
SCOTLAND
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====New Mexico====
Grant Collie
 
Box 86
 
  
43 Candlemaker Row
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*NEW MEXICO EARTH FIRST! <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
Edinburgh, EH1 2QB
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**[[Steve Marlatt]] [[Las Cruces]], NM
Scotland
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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>
  
LOCAL GROUPS
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====Ohio====
  
ARIZONA EARTH FIRST!  
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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
  
Roger Featherstone
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====Oregon====
Ned Powell
 
POB 5871
 
T\icson, AZ 85703
 
(602)622-1371
 
  
Mary Sojourner
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*OREGON EARTH FIRST! [[Ric Bailey]] [[Joseph]], OR
OCSR #14
 
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
 
(602)774-8601
 
  
Gristle
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====Texas====
POB 1525
 
Prescott, AZ 86302
 
  
Vaugn Croteau
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*TEXAS EARTH FIRST! <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
POB 5597
 
  
Scottsdale, AZ 85261
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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> 
  
BRITISH COLUMBIA
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====Vermont====
Paul Watson
 
POB 48446
 
Vancouver, BC
 
V7X 1A2 CANADA
 
(604)688-SEAL
 
  
CALIFORNIA EARTH FIRST!  
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*VERMONT EARTH FIRST! [[Erik Sohlberg]] [[East Corinth]], VT 05040
GROUPS
 
  
CHICO EARTH FIRST!
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====Virginia/DC====
  
Michelle Miller
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*VIRGINIA/DC EARTH FIRST! <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
POB 5625
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**[[Robert F. Mueller]] [[Staunton]], VA
Chico, CA 95927
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**[[Martha Slover]] [[Blacksburg]], VA</div>
(916)345-4746
 
  
DAVIS EARTH FIRST!
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====Washington State====
  
Susie Rodriguez-Pastor
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*WASHINGTON EARTH FIRST! <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
Jennifer Wachter
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**[[George Draffan]] [[Seattle]], WA
510 Arthur St. #208
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**[[Fred E. Foiler]] [[Wenatchee]], WA</div>
Davis, CA 95616
 
(916)758-7425/753-2568
 
  
EASTERN SIERRA EF! Sally Miller
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====Wyoming====
POB 29
 
  
Lee Vining, CA 93541
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*WYOMING EARTH FIRST! <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
(619)647-6360
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**[[Hiroshima Svendsen]] [[Jackson]], WY
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**[[Vistara Parham]] [[Sheridan]], WY</div>
  
GRASS VALLEY EARTH FIRST!
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====Wisconsin====
Dakota Sid Clifford
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<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
15440 St. Hwy 174
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*[[Midwest Headwaters EF!]]
Grass Valley, CA 95945
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**[[Bob Kaspar]] [[Madison]], WI  
(916)273-7186
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**[[Hank Bruse]] [[Wisconsin Rapids]], WI  
 
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**[[Jim Veller]] [[Ashland]], WI  
LOS ANGELES EARTH FIRST!
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**[[Steven Spickerman]]
Peter Bralver
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**[[Landis Spickerman]]
13110 Bloomfield St.
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**[[Ike Walton]] [[Lac du Flambeau]], WI</div>
 
 
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
 
(818)784-6176/905-0583
 
 
 
MONTEREY EF!
 
 
 
Rob & Kim Burton
 
505 11th St.
 
 
 
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
 
(408)372-2426
 
 
 
NORTHCOAST EF! GROUPS
 
ARCATA EF!
 
 
 
Bill Devall
 
POB 21
 
 
 
Areata, CA 95521
 
(707)822-8136/826-3551
 
 
 
HUMBOLDT/MENDOCINO EF!
 
Darryl Chemey
 
S. Humboldt Action Center
 
814 1/2 Redwood Dr.
 
 
 
Garberville, CA 95440
 
(707)923-2931/2913
 
 
 
Betty & Gary Ball
 
429 N. State St.
 
 
 
Ukiah, CA 95482
 
(707)462-3053
 
 
 
SONOMA EARTH FIRST!
 
 
 
Greg King
 
POB 1825
 
 
 
Guerneville, CA 95446
 
(707)874-9964
 
 
 
WILLITS EF!
 
 
 
Don Morris
 
POB 1551
 
Will its, CA 95490
 
 
 
 
 
PALM SPRINGS EARTH FIRST!
 
 
 
Rod Coronado
 
 
 
711 S. Riverside Dr. #3
 
 
 
Palm Springs, CA 92262
 
 
 
(619)322-2252
 
 
 
SAN FRANCISCO BAY EF! GROUPS
 
EAST BAY
 
Karen Pickett
 
POB 83
 
 
 
Canyon, CA 94516
 
(415)376-7329/548-2220
 
 
 
MARIN COUNTY
 
Tim Jeffries
 
22 Claus Circle
 
Fairfax, CA 94930
 
(415)456-7433
 
 
 
SAN FRANCISCO
 
 
 
Jolie Velazquez
 
 
 
2237 Filbert St
 
 
 
San Francisco, CA 94123
 
 
 
(415)397-6880(W)
 
 
 
SAN DIEGO EARTH FIRST!
 
 
 
Claude Mathis
 
POB 311
 
 
 
Encinitas, CA 92024
 
(619)942-8069
 
 
 
SANTA BARBARA EF!
 
 
 
Larry Davidson
 
6609 Sabado Tarde #B
 
Isla Vista, CA 93117
 
(805)685-3836
 
 
 
Tom Dudley
 
POB 14124
 
 
 
Santa Barbara, CA 93107
 
(805)968-0128
 
961-4203 (W)
 
 
 
SANTA CRUZ EF!
 
 
 
Karen DeBraal
 
POB 344
 
 
 
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
 
(408)724-1916
 
 
 
STANISLAUS EARTH FIRST!
 
 
 
Bill Curless
 
POB 901
 
 
 
Oakdale, CA 95361
 
(209)258-8339
 
 
 
YOSEMITE EF!
 
 
 
Tom Skeele
 
POB 272
 
 
 
Yosemite, CA 95389
 
(209)372-4441
 
 
 
COLORADO EARTH FIRST!
 
 
 
Eric Holle
 
 
 
1126 James Canyon Dr.
 
 
 
Boulder, CO 80302
 
(303)442-5518
 
 
 
Scott Sala
 
1141 Emerson
 
Denver, CO 80218
 
(303)831-6093
 
 
 
FLORIDA EARTH FIRST!
 
 
 
Ronnie Hawkins
 
POB 13253
 
 
 
Gainesville, FL 32604
 
(904)495-9203
 
 
 
NORTH IDAHO EARTH FIRST!
 
Georgie Sarvis
 
POB 422
 
 
 
Coeur d’ Alene, ID 83814
 
(208)667-4678
 
 
 
MAINE EARTH FIRST!
 
 
 
Gary Lawless
 
Gulf of Maine Books
 
61 Main St.
 
 
 
Brunswick, ME 04011
 
(207)729-5083
 
 
 
MASSACHUSETTS EF!
 
 
 
NICA
 
POB 597
 
Athol, MA 01331
 
 
 
Ben Gordesky
 
121 Museum St. #2  
 
Somerville, MA 02143
 
 
 
 
 
MONTANA EARTH FIRST!
 
Randall Restless
 
Box 6151
 
 
 
Bozeman, MT 59715
 
 
 
John Zelazny
 
POB 7153
 
 
 
Missoula, MT 59807
 
(406)549-0346
 
 
 
Rose Zechman
 
816 Cooley
 
Missoula, MT 59802
 
 
 
NEW MEXICO EARTH FIRST!
 
Steve Marlatt
 
c/o 3957 Westview
 
Las Cruces, NM 88005
 
(505)526-9380
 
 
 
Brad Lagorio
 
2405 Meadow Rd SW
 
Albuquerque, NM 87105
 
(505)873-0299
 
 
 
Ron Mitchell
 
 
 
144 E. De Vargas #11
 
 
 
Santa Fe, NM 87501
 
 
 
Kathy Chaney
 
504 S. Michigan
 
Roswell, NM 88201
 
(505)624-2856
 
 
 
OHIO EARTH FIRST!
 
 
 
Jerry R. Welch
 
1150 McIntosh Ave.
 
 
 
Akron, OH 44314
 
(216)848-1979
 
 
 
Dev Weiss
 
 
 
8293 Chagrin Mills Rd
 
Novelty, OH 44072
 
(216)338-3589/338-5383
 
 
 
OHIO VALLEY EF!  
 
 
 
Brian Hagemann
 
 
 
727 Dixmyth Apt. 502 West
 
 
 
Cincinnati, OH 45220
 
(513)961-3660
 
 
 
OREGON EARTH FIRST!
 
 
 
Ric Bailey
 
POB 605
 
 
 
Joseph, OR 97846
 
(503)432-1015
 
 
 
TEXAS EARTH FIRST!
 
 
 
Barbara Dugelby
 
POB 7292
 
University Station
 
Austin, TX 78713
 
(512)467-1404
 
 
 
Sedge Simons
 
4018 Turn berry
 
Houston, TX 77025
 
(713)669-0733
 
 
 
Leah Averett
 
1518 Owasso
 
Ft. Worth, TX 76107
 
(817)731-6348
 
 
 
VERMONT EARTH FIRST!
 
 
 
Erik Sohlberg
 
RR1, Box 80-A
 
East Corinth, VT 05040
 
(802)439-6266
 
 
 
VIRGINIA/DC EARTH FIRST!
 
Robert F. Mueller
 
Rt. 1 Box 250
 
Staunton, VA 24401
 
(703)885-6983
 
 
 
Martha Slover
 
1512-A Meadowbrook Dr.
 
Blacksburg, VA 24060
 
(703)552-6548
 
 
 
WASHINGTON EARTH FIRST!
 
George Draffan
 
POB 95316
 
Seattle, WA 98145
 
 
 
Fred E. Foiler
 
POB 3566
 
 
 
Wenatchee, WA 98801
 
 
 
WYOMING EARTH FIRST!
 
Hiroshima Svendsen
 
Box 2166
 
 
 
Jackson, WY 83001
 
(307)733-4793
 
 
 
Vistara Parham
 
32 Redpoll Lane RR 3
 
Sheridan, WY 82801
 
(307)6744795
 
 
 
LOCAL CONTACTS
 
 
 
 
 
MIDWEST HEADWATERS EF! Bob  
 
Kaspar  
 
 
 
305 N. Sixth St.
 
 
 
Madison, WI 53704
 
(608)241-9426
 
 
 
Hank Bruse  
 
KA9TIF (short wave)
 
 
 
235 Travis Drive
 
 
 
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 5441M
 
 
 
(715)423-5636
 
 
 
Jim Veller  
 
Northland College
 
POB 209
 
 
 
Ashland, WI 54806
 
 
 
Steven & Landis Spickerman^
 
 
 
3670 Darling Lane I ^ ^ j i^>
 
 
 
Ike Walton Lake S' $ * *
 
 
 
Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538
 
 
 
Hal Lupinek
 
5014 N. Harding
 
Chicago, 1L 60625
 
(312)341-0800 (day)
 
 
 
Elaine Vercruysse
 
105 Galdys
 
 
 
Fox River Grove, IL 60033
 
(312)639-8631
 
 
 
Paul Rechten
 
7405 Shields Rd.
 
 
 
Harvard, 1L 60033
 
(815)943-4178
 
 
 
Chuck Varani
 
355 Bates
 
St. Paul, MN 55106
 
(612)771-7920
 
 
 
 
 
(707)459-4715
 
 
 
 
 
ARKANSAS
 
NCWA
 
POB 189
 
Jasper, AR 72641
 
 
 
ALASKA
 
Michael Lewis
 
105 Cedar Beach Rd.
 
Sitka, AK 99855
 
 
 
IOWA
 
 
 
Bruce Espe
 
RR 1, Box 54
 
Dexter, IA 50070
 
(515)743-2798
 
 
 
KENTUCKY
 
A1 Fritsch
 
POB 298
 
 
 
Livingston, KY 40445
 
 
 
LOUISIANA
 
Stephen Duplantier
 
POB 512
 
 
 
Abita Springs, LA 70420
 
 
 
MARYLAND
 
Leonard J. Kerpelman
 
2403 W. Rogers
 
Baltimore, Ml) 21209
 
(301)367-8855
 
 
 
MICHIGAN
 
Stan VanVelsor
 
3173 Chelsea Circle
 
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
 
 
 
MISSOURI
 
Sue Skidmore
 
1364 S. Plaza
 
Springfield, MO 65804
 
(417)882-2947
 
 
 
Laurie Britz
 
1258 Whitehawk
 
O’Fallon, MO 63366
 
(314)281-3952
 
 
 
 
 
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NEVADA
 
Karen Tanner
 
50 Berrum PI.
 
 
 
Apt. B
 
 
 
Reno, NV 89509
 
(702)827-1518
 
 
 
NEW HAMPSHIRE
 
Vicki-Lyn Melisi
 
20 Walnut St. #1
 
Somersworth, NH 03878
 
(603)692-5370
 
 
 
 
 
NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY
 
Debbie Malkin
 
c/o 47 Willow Lane
 
Tenafly, NJ 07670
 
(201)567-0528
 
 
 
NEW YORK
 
 
 
Van Howell/Marsha Slatkin
 
POB 2063
 
Setduket, NY 11733
 
(516)862-9450
 
 
 
 
 
Special Events
 
for EF!ers
 
 
 
*ECOFEMINIST PERSPECTIVES:
 
CULTURE, NATURE, AND THEORY,
 
March 27-9, 1986, U of Southern Califor-
 
nia, Los Angeles. The purpose of this
 
conference is to open dialogues among
 
different communities who are dealing
 
with problems of domination and plan-
 
etary survival. For information call 213-
 
829-2533 or 213-743-7722.
 
 
 
♦CALIFORNIA MOUNTAIN LION
 
HEARINGS — The California Fish &
 
Game Commission will begin a series
 
of 3 hearings starting on February 6 on
 
a proposed trophy hunting season on
 
Mountain Lions. California Mountain
 
Lions were protected by a legislatively
 
mandated moratorium on trophy hunting
 
since 1972, but this protection expired
 
on January 1, 1986, because Governor
 
Deukmejian vetoed legislation in 1985
 
that would have continued protection
 
for lions. This year lions were given a
 
reprieve as enormous public opposition
 
to the reinstitution of a lion hunting sea-
 
son and the political climate of an up-
 
coming election forced the Fish & Game
 
Commission to defer a hunting season
 
for one year. The one year deferral is
 
almost over and, as with the hearings
 
held in 1986, the Commission will again
 
hear proposals from “sportsmen” urging
 
a statewide hunting season on Mountain
 
Lions.
 
 
 
Your participation is needed at any
 
of the following public hearings: Feb. 6;
 
March 6 — Redding, 9 AM, City Council
 
Chambers, 1343 California St.; April 3
 
 
 
— Sacramento, 9 AM, Resources Build-
 
ing Auditorium, 1416 Ninth St. If you
 
cannot attend the hearings, but would
 
like the Commission to consider your
 
views, write to the California Fish &
 
Game Commission, 1416 9th St., Sac-
 
ramento, CA 95814. For more informa-
 
tion, call 213-457-LION (s CA) or 916-
 
442-2666 (n CA). To contribute to the
 
educational work of the Mountain Lion
 
Preservation Foundation, please send
 
a donation to: Lion Preservation Fund,
 
POB 1896, Sacramento, CA 95809.
 
 
 
♦HOW FAR IN DEFENSE OF THE
 
EARTH, a day long event organized by
 
the Learning Alliance, tentatively
 
scheduled for May 2 in New York City.
 
The Alliance hopes to involve environ-
 
mental 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. The Alliance needs
 
names, addresses, and phone numbers
 
of EF! activists in New York, New Jersey
 
and Connecticut. To offer help or obtain
 
information, contact: David Levine,
 
Learning Alliance, 339 Lafayette St.,
 
NYC, 10012 (212-473-3689).
 
 
 
♦COLORADO RENDEZVOUS,
 
Memorial Day, details in next issue, con-
 
tact a Colorado contact (see Directory)
 
for info.
 
 
 
♦CLEARCUTTING SUPPLEMENT
 
 
 
— We hope to produce a four-page sup-
 
plement on clearcutting for a future
 
issue of Earth First! The articles are
 
forthcoming, but we still' need photos
 
of clearcuts, and diagrams and maps
 
relating to areas clearcut. We invite
 
donations of such graphics.
 
 
 
♦THIRD ANNUAL KLAMATH-
 
SISKIYOU BIOREGIONAL CON-
 
FERENCE: RIVERS FROM THE
 
SKY, WATERSHED AWARENESS
 
VS. BUSINESS-AS-USUAL; April 24-
 
26, 1987, Humboldt State U. Campus,
 
Areata. The HSU Department of
 
Sociology and the Campus Center for
 
Appropriate Technology (CCAT) have
 
joined the Siskiyou Regional Education
 
Project to co-sponsor a weekend-long
 
 
 
 
 
TENNESSEE
 
Brian Lee Hickok
 
POB 202
 
 
 
Maryville, TN 37803
 
(615)856-6525
 
 
 
UTAH
 
 
 
Juiien Puzey
 
June Fulmer
 
864 Roosevelt Ave.
 
 
 
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
 
(801)484-7344
 
 
 
WEST VIRGINIA
 
JR Spruce
 
Box 222-A, RR 1
 
Ridgeley, WV 26753
 
(304)738-2212
 
 
 
 
 
event to encourage bioregional thinking.
 
The conference will provide students,
 
faculty and community members, as
 
well as government and corporate rep-
 
resentatives, with an interdisciplinary
 
educational opportunity not usually
 
available at HSU. Women’s and Native
 
American perspectives will be integral
 
to the conference.
 
 
 
The Klamath-Siskiyou Bioregion may
 
be thought of as stretching from the
 
Mendocino coast, north to the Umpqua
 
River in Oregon and across the Coastal
 
and Klamath-Siskiyou Mountains to the
 
Cascades. It includes Humboldt, Del
 
Norte, Siskiyou, Trinity and Mendocino
 
counties of California; and Jackson,
 
Josephine, Curry, Coos and Douglas
 
counties in Oregon. It encompasses the
 
watersheds of the Klamath, Trinity,
 
Rogue, Umpqua and coastal rivers; and
 
the Coast, Klamath and Siskiyou moun-
 
tain ranges.
 
 
 
The conference will focus on the bio-
 
geography, resources and culture of the
 
bioregion — and will include workshops
 
on reinhabiting damaged ecosystems;
 
appropriate technologies, sustainable
 
agriculture, rituals, ways of life and the
 
art of our bioregion, and developing a
 
sense of dwelling in place.
 
 
 
Registration is $35 for new Siskiyou
 
Project members, $25 for those already
 
members. Make checks payable to Bio-
 
regional Conference. For information or
 
to register, contact Nina or Jude, CCAT,
 
Buck House 97, HSU, Areata, CA 95521;
 
707-826-3551.
 
 
 
♦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 ecolog-
 
ical needs of the Sonoran Bioregion.”
 
A second meeting is tentatively sched-
 
uled for February 22. Contact Jean
 
Eisenhower, 720 E University, Tucson,
 
85719 (602-622-451 2) for info.
 
 
 
♦EARTH FIRST! BENEFIT
 
CONCERT BY JOHN CIRCUS AND
 
STEVE CLARK; Feb. 28, 9 PM; Cafe
 
Ole, 121 E Broadway, Tucson; $2 cover
 
charge. John and Steve are environmen-
 
tal musicians who will provide us with
 
an evening of “dangerous and unpredict-
 
able” political folk music. Circus’ album
 
has been called “one of the best indepen-
 
dent albums of 1985.” Clark has been
 
called one of the best political song-
 
writers. John’s album was favorably re-
 
viewed in EF! by Lone Wolf Circles.
 
Proceeds from the evening benefit EF!
 
 
 
♦EARTH FIRST! WESTERN ROAD
 
SHOW. Work is in progress for a West
 
Coast/Southwest road show to include
 
many key EFJers. It will start in
 
Washington, Earth Day week; go
 
down the coast; swing back up
 
through the Southwest; and end at the
 
Grand Canyon for the RRR. The show
 
will bring musicians, poets, speakers,
 
movies, workshops, kids shows, and
 
actions; and will focus on rainforest,
 
uranium mining and local issues. If
 
you are interested in hosting the road
 
show in your area or need information,
 
contact Mike Roselle at POB 83,
 
Canyon, CA 94516.
 
 
 
 
 
PENNSYLVANIA
 
John McFarland
 
POB 179
 
 
 
Pt. Pleasant, PA 18950
 
 
 
David Hafer
 
 
 
c/o Otzinachson Group
 
 
 
POB 65
 
 
 
Lewisburg, PA 17837
 
(717)523-3107
 
 
 
Antoinette Dwinga
 
842 Library Ave.
 
Carnegie, PA 15106
 
(412)279-8911
 
 
 
 
 
RONARD THE BERSERKER WILL
 
START EF! CHAPTER
 
Having completed his studies in
 
deep ecology on foreign seas, and hav-
 
ing declined an eager invitation from
 
the Icelandic government to be guest
 
again in their fair land, Rod Coronado
 
has returned to California, where he
 
is starting a new Earth First! chapter
 
in Palm Springs. Rod plans to join
 
other EF!ers to confront trapping and
 
other issues. Those interested in join-
 
ing the new EF! chapter, and not fear-
 
ing extradition by the US government,
 
should contact: Rodney Coronado, 711
 
S Riverside Dr #3, Palm Springs, CA
 
92262 (619-322-2252).
 
  
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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>
  
Montana Forever
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====Minnesota====
Wild! Rally
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*[[Chuck Varani]] [[St. Paul]], MN
  
Come to Montana and march for
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====Local====
wilderness! Americans for Wilderness
 
is sponsoring a grand show of support
 
for Montana’s remaining wild and
 
roadless areas on March 2 in Mis-
 
soula, beginning on the University of
 
Montana campus at noon and march-
 
ing to various offices and the Federal
 
Building along the way. The day will
 
build up to a high energy rally that
 
evening with various speakers, poets,
 
and musicians contributing.
 
 
 
We can’t stress enough how impor-
 
tant this march is! Montana’s shrink-
 
ing wild lands (both BLM and Forest
 
Service lands) are threatened by a
 
soon-to-be-released wilderness bill.
 
The new bill, which will be sprung on
 
the unsuspecting public by a congres-
 
sional delegation controlled by the
 
timber industry, will exclude millions
 
of acres from consideration as Wilder-
 
ness. All those who believe in keeping
 
the wild lands wild, whether they be-
 
long to conservative, moderate, or rad-
 
ical camps of the environmental spec-
 
trum, are encouraged to show their
 
support for roadless areas. We want
 
to show the politicians, Forest Ser-
 
vice, and national media that all of
 
these lands should be saved, and that
 
there is a strong population of folks
 
who think so!
 
 
 
Be there! We need you; we need
 
bodies; we need your energy! This
 
demonstration will be the largest of
 
its kind in US history. If you’ve ever
 
walked Montana’s wild country or
 
dreamed of it, Earth needs your voice
 
now! March forth on March 2nd! For
 
more information call Mike: (406) 549-
 
0263.
 
 
 
 
 
MONTANA
 
 
 
RENDEZVOUS
 
 
 
by Linda Wolf
 
 
 
January 16-18, Montana Earth
 
Firstlers started 1987 with a fun-filled
 
weekend rendezvous at Boulder Hot
 
Springs. About 35 people gathered to
 
talk about issues and share information
 
within an informal discussion and work-
 
shop structure. Friday witnessed the
 
meeting and greeting of people from as
 
far as East Glacier to as close as Helena.
 
That night people mingled, enjoyed the
 
pools and listened to a group of skillful
 
musicians.
 
 
 
Saturday we got down to business
 
with the announcement of the opening
 
of a new account by treasurer Randy
 
T. Restless. As befits a group with no
 
formal structure, the role of Earth
 
First! in Montana was the first topic of
 
discussion. While allowing respect for
 
traditional methods of fighting the sys-
 
tem, the conclusion reached was a reem-
 
phasis of the unpredictable, radical and
 
uncompromising attitude of EF! Other
 
areas explored that day included the
 
press, Dogmeat on the Fishing Bridge
 
issue, and monkeywrenching. 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. The fun con-
 
tinued far into the night.
 
 
 
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.
 
The rally will be held to protest the in-
 
adequacy of the political system for pro-
 
ducing a respectable bill for wilderness
 
protection. At the hot pool, the group
 
discussed legal methods for fighting
 
political and industrial moves to develop
 
our wildlands. To top off a great
 
weekend, 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!”
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Round River Rendezvous ’87
 
 
 
 
 
by Barbara Dugelby
 
 
 
Plans are already under way for the
 
87 Round River Rendezvous, to be held
 
July 6-10 on the spectacular North Rim
 
of the Grand(mother) Canyon. Some of
 
this planet’s most recondite eco-war-
 
riors, including activists, poets, musi-
 
cians, and artists will make their pre-
 
sence known at workshops, campfires,
 
hikes and the like.
 
 
 
The 87 RRR Committee is consider-
 
ing problems with workshops,
 
campfires, merchandise, the Rally, etc.,
 
encountered at the 86 RRR. No final
 
decisions have been made, so if you have
 
questions or suggestions please send
 
them to us in the next few weeks. (For
 
more info about what we are consider-
 
ing, see the Open Letter to the 87 RRR
 
Committee in the Samhain edition.)
 
 
 
VOLUNTEERS — The Committee
 
is desperately seeking volunteers for
 
many tasks. As soon as possible, we
 
wish to begin collecting names for re-
 
gional carpool coordinators, as well as
 
someone to coordinate these coor-
 
dinators. We are seeking coordinators
 
for parking, water and a stage. We also
 
need volunteers on these committees:
 
childcare (ideas and extra hands), trash,
 
merchandise, and a greeting table.
 
 
 
 
 
ART — The Committee is consider-
 
ing allowing artists to display their
 
artwork during the RRR. In order for
 
artists to do this, however, they must
 
first get an OK from the Committee.
 
We want the exhibiting artist to already
 
be a contributing Earth First !er and for
 
the. work to somehow reflect the EF!
 
message or show appreciation for wild
 
nature. Requests or inquiries should be
 
sent to Gena Trott, POB 652, Reserve,
 
NM 87830. No artwork can be shown
 
without prior arrangement.
 
 
 
WORKSHOP IDEAS — What work-
 
shops or other (organized) activities
 
would you like to see at this year’s RRR?
 
More specifically, would you like to lead
 
a workshop? Contact Barb.
 
 
 
T-SHIRT — We need a design for a
 
Round River Rendezvous t-shirt. Illus-
 
trations should be sent to Barb before
 
March 31. If you have ideas about colors
 
of the design or the shirt, include them.
 
 
 
MONEY — Yes! We are already ac-
 
cepting donations to the 87 RRR fund.
 
There are so many hidden expenses for
 
this wonderful event, including porta-
 
potties (ok, not so hidden), insurance,
 
etc. Contributions should be sent to the
 
Earth First! Foundation, POB 50681,
 
Tucson, AZ 85703, earmarked for the
 
RRR fund.
 
 
 
 
 
If you can help in any way with the
 
Rendezvous, let us know. Everyone
 
start gearing up for a hootin’, howlin’,
 
definitely unforgettable week under the
 
full moon in the Grand Canyon!
 
 
 
ob Phillips at 86 RRR.
 
 
 
 
 
CocaCola
 
Against the
 
Rainforest
 
 
 
The following is drawn from a January
 
19 press release of Friends of the Earth
 
Limited, 377 City Road, London, ECI.
 
 
 
B
 
  
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*ARKANSAS NCWA [[Jasper]], AR
 +
*ALASKA [[Michael Lewis]] [[Sitka]], AK
 +
*IOWA [[Bruce Espe]] [[Dexter]], IA
 +
*KENTUCKY Al Fritsch [[Livingston]], KY
 +
*LOUISIANA [[Stephen Duplantier]] [[Abita Springs]]
 +
*MARYLAND [[Leonard J. Kerpelman]] [[Baltimore]]
 +
*MICHIGAN [[Stan VanVelsor]] [[Ann Arbor]], MI
 +
*MISSOURI [[Sue Skidmore]] [[Springfield]], MO [[Laurie Britz]] [[O’Fallon]], MO
 +
*NEVADA [[Karen Tanner]] [[Reno]], NV
 +
*NEW HAMPSHIRE [[Vicki-Lyn Melisi]] Somersworth, NH
 +
*NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY [[Debbie Malkin]] [[Tenafly]], NJ
 +
*NEW YORK [[Van Howell]]/[[Marsha Slatkin]] [[Setduket]], NY
 +
*[[Learning Alliance]] New York City
 +
::"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]]
 +
*TENNESSEE [[Brian Lee Hickok]]
 +
*UTAH [[Julien Puzey]] [[Salt Lake City]], UT 84105
 +
*WEST VIRGINIA [[JR Spruce]] [[Ridgeley]], WV 26753
 +
*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]]
 +
*Earth First! Benefit concert by [[John Circus]] and [[Steve Clark]]
 +
*Earth First! WESTERN ROAD SHOW. Contact [[Mike Roselle]]
 +
*PENNSYLVANIA [[John McFarland]] [[David Hafer]] Lewisburg PA, [[Antoinette Dwinga]] Carnegie, PA
 +
*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."
 +
*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]]
 +
*MONTANA RENDEZVOUS by [[Linda Wolf]]  by treasurer [[Randy T. Restless]].
 +
::"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!”
 +
*NEW MEXICO: Round River Rendezvous ’87 by [[Barbara Dugelby]] Requests or inquiries should be sent to [[Gena Trott]]
 +
*The following is drawn from a January 19 press release of Friends of the Earth Limited, 377 City Road, London, ECI. [[Bob Phillips]]
 
*Today, 19 January, [[Friends of the Earth International]] issued a statement condemning proposals by Coca-Cola Foods Ltd...
 
*Today, 19 January, [[Friends of the Earth International]] issued a statement condemning proposals by Coca-Cola Foods Ltd...
 
*Page 13 [[Earth First!]] February 2,1987 "Battle of Four Notch Continues" by [[Lah Weaselman]]  
 
*Page 13 [[Earth First!]] February 2,1987 "Battle of Four Notch Continues" by [[Lah Weaselman]]  
*Page 7 [[Earth First!]] March 20, 1987 by Karen DeBraal  
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*Page 7 [[Earth First!]] March 20, 1987 by [[Karen DeBraal]]
 +
*Page 23 [[Earth, First!]] May 1, 1987 The End of American Wilderness by [[Morgan Sherwood]]
  
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==References==
  
==References==
 
{{reflist|2}}
 
 
[[Category:Organizations]]
 
[[Category:Organizations]]
 
[[Category:Radical Environmentalist]]
 
[[Category:Radical Environmentalist]]
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[[Category: Center for Biological Diversity]]

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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