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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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::"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! 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===
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===General/International===
 
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<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
 
*[[Earth First! Journal]]
 
*[[Earth First! Journal]]
 
*[[Earth First! Foundation]]
 
*[[Earth First! Foundation]]
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*MEXICO [[J. Banks]]  
 
*MEXICO [[J. Banks]]  
 
*SCOTLAND [[Grant Collie]]  
 
*SCOTLAND [[Grant Collie]]  
*ARIZONA EARTH FIRST! [[Roger Featherstone]] [[Ned Powell]] [[Tucson]], AZ [[Mary Sojourner]] [[Flagstaff]], AZ [[Vaugn Croteau]] [[Scottsdale]], AZ 85261  
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*ARIZONA EARTH FIRST!  
*BRITISH COLUMBIA [[Paul Watson]] [[Vancouver]], BC  
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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>
  
 
===United States===
 
===United States===
  
 
====California Earth First! Groups====
 
====California Earth First! Groups====
 
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<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
 
*CHICO EARTH FIRST! [[Michelle Miller]] [[Chico]], CA  
 
*CHICO EARTH FIRST! [[Michelle Miller]] [[Chico]], CA  
*DAVIS EARTH FIRST! [[Susie Rodriguez-Pastor]] [[Jennifer Wachter]] [[Davis]], CA  
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*DAVIS EARTH FIRST!  
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**[[Susie Rodriguez-Pastor]]  
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**[[Jennifer Wachter]] [[Davis]], CA  
 
*EASTERN SIERRA EF! [[Sally Miller]] [[Lee Vining]], CA  
 
*EASTERN SIERRA EF! [[Sally Miller]] [[Lee Vining]], CA  
 
*GRASS VALLEY EARTH FIRST! [[Dakota Sid Clifford]] [[Grass Valley]], CA  
 
*GRASS VALLEY EARTH FIRST! [[Dakota Sid Clifford]] [[Grass Valley]], CA  
 
*LOS ANGELES EARTH FIRST! [[Peter Bralver]] [[Sherman Oaks]], CA  
 
*LOS ANGELES EARTH FIRST! [[Peter Bralver]] [[Sherman Oaks]], CA  
*MONTEREY EF! [[Rob Burton]] & [[Kim Burton]] Pacific Grove, CA  
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*MONTEREY EF!  
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**[[Rob Burton]]  
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**[[Kim Burton]] [[Pacific Grove]], CA  
 
*NORTHCOAST EF! GROUPS  
 
*NORTHCOAST EF! GROUPS  
 
*ARCATA EF! [[Bill Devall]] [[Areata]], CA  
 
*ARCATA EF! [[Bill Devall]] [[Areata]], CA  
*HUMBOLDT/MENDOCINO EF! [[Darryl Chemey]] [[S. Humboldt Action Center]] [[Garberville]], CA [[Betty Ball]] & [[Gary Ball]] [[Ukiah]], 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  
 
*SONOMA EARTH FIRST! [[Greg King]] [[Guerneville]], CA  
 
*SONOMA EARTH FIRST! [[Greg King]] [[Guerneville]], CA  
 
*WILLITS EF! [[Don Morris]] [[Willits]], CA 95490  
 
*WILLITS EF! [[Don Morris]] [[Willits]], CA 95490  
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*SAN FRANCISCO [[Jolie Velazquez]] [[San Francisco]], CA  
 
*SAN FRANCISCO [[Jolie Velazquez]] [[San Francisco]], CA  
 
*SAN DIEGO EARTH FIRST! [[Claude Mathis]] [[Encinitas]], CA  
 
*SAN DIEGO EARTH FIRST! [[Claude Mathis]] [[Encinitas]], CA  
*SANTA BARBARA EF! [[Larry Davidson]] [[Isla Vista]], CA [[Tom Dudley]] [[Santa Barbara]], 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  
 
*SANTA CRUZ EF! [[Karen DeBraal]] [[Santa Cruz]], CA  
 
*SANTA CRUZ EF! [[Karen DeBraal]] [[Santa Cruz]], CA  
 
*STANISLAUS EARTH FIRST! [[Bill Curless]] [[Oakdale]] CA  
 
*STANISLAUS EARTH FIRST! [[Bill Curless]] [[Oakdale]] CA  
*YOSEMITE EF! [[Tom Skeele]] [[Yosemite]], CA  
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*YOSEMITE EF! [[Tom Skeele]] [[Yosemite]], CA</div>
  
 
====Colorado====
 
====Colorado====
  
*COLORADO EARTH FIRST! [[Eric Holle]] [[Boulder]] CO [[Scott Sala]] [[Denver]] CO 80218  
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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>
  
 
====Florida====
 
====Florida====
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*FLORIDA EARTH FIRST! [[Ronnie Hawkins]] [[Gainesville]], FL 32604  
 
*FLORIDA EARTH FIRST! [[Ronnie Hawkins]] [[Gainesville]], FL 32604  
  
===Idaho====
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====Idaho====
  
 
*NORTH IDAHO EARTH FIRST! [[Georgie Sarvis]] [[Coeur d’ Alene]], ID  
 
*NORTH IDAHO EARTH FIRST! [[Georgie Sarvis]] [[Coeur d’ Alene]], ID  
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====Massachusetts====
 
====Massachusetts====
  
*MASSACHUSETTS EF! [[NICA]] [[Athol]], MA [[Ben Gordesky]] [[Somerville]], MA  
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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>
  
 
====Montana====
 
====Montana====
  
*MONTANA EARTH FIRST! [[Randall Restless]] [[Bozeman]], MT [[John Zelazny]] [[Missoula]], MT [[Rose Zechman]] [[Missoula]], MT  
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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>
  
 
====New Mexico====
 
====New Mexico====
  
*NEW MEXICO EARTH FIRST!  
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*NEW MEXICO EARTH FIRST! <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
 
**[[Steve Marlatt]] [[Las Cruces]], NM  
 
**[[Steve Marlatt]] [[Las Cruces]], NM  
 
**[[Brad Lagorio]] [[Albuquerque]], NM  
 
**[[Brad Lagorio]] [[Albuquerque]], NM  
 
**[[Ron Mitchell]] [[Santa Fe]], NM  
 
**[[Ron Mitchell]] [[Santa Fe]], NM  
**[[Kathy Chaney]] [[Roswell]], NM  
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**[[Kathy Chaney]] [[Roswell]], NM</div>
  
 
====Ohio====
 
====Ohio====
  
*OHIO 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
  
Jerry R. Welch
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====Oregon====
1150 McIntosh Ave.
 
  
Akron, OH 44314
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*OREGON EARTH FIRST! [[Ric Bailey]] [[Joseph]], OR
(216)848-1979
 
  
Dev Weiss
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====Texas====
  
8293 Chagrin Mills Rd
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*TEXAS EARTH FIRST! <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
Novelty, OH 44072
 
(216)338-3589/338-5383
 
  
OHIO VALLEY EF!
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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> 
  
Brian Hagemann
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====Vermont====
  
727 Dixmyth Apt. 502 West
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*VERMONT EARTH FIRST! [[Erik Sohlberg]] [[East Corinth]], VT 05040
  
Cincinnati, OH 45220
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====Virginia/DC====
(513)961-3660
 
  
OREGON EARTH FIRST!  
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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>
  
Ric Bailey
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====Washington State====
POB 605
 
  
Joseph, OR 97846
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*WASHINGTON EARTH FIRST! <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
(503)432-1015
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**[[George Draffan]] [[Seattle]], WA
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**[[Fred E. Foiler]] [[Wenatchee]], WA</div>
  
TEXAS EARTH FIRST!
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====Wyoming====
  
Barbara Dugelby
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*WYOMING EARTH FIRST! <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
POB 7292
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**[[Hiroshima Svendsen]] [[Jackson]], WY
University Station
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**[[Vistara Parham]] [[Sheridan]], WY</div>
Austin, TX 78713
 
(512)467-1404
 
  
Sedge Simons
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====Wisconsin====
4018 Turn berry
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<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
Houston, TX 77025
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*[[Midwest Headwaters EF!]]
(713)669-0733
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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>
  
Leah Averett
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====Illinois====
1518 Owasso
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<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
Ft. Worth, TX 76107
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*[[Hal Lupinek]] [[Chicago]], IL
(817)731-6348
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*[[Elaine Vercruysse]] [[Fox River Grove]], IL
 
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*[[Paul Rechten]] Harvard, IL</div>
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!
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====Minnesota====
George Draffan
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*[[Chuck Varani]] [[St. Paul]], MN
POB 95316
 
Seattle, WA 98145
 
  
Fred E. Foiler
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====Local====
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
 
*[[Wisconsin]] [[Midwest Headwaters EF!]] [[Bob Kaspar]] [[Madison]], WI [[Hank Bruse]] [[Wisconsin Rapids]], WI [[Jim Veller]] [[Ashland]], WI [[Steven Spickerman]] [[Landis Spickerman]] [[Ike Walton]] [[Lac du Flambeau]], WI
 
*[[Illinois]] [[Hal Lupinek]] [[Chicago]], IL [[Elaine Vercruysse]] Fox River Grove, IL [[Paul Rechten]] Harvard, IL
 
*[[Minnesota]] [[Chuck Varani]] [[St. Paul]], MN
 
 
*ARKANSAS NCWA [[Jasper]], AR  
 
*ARKANSAS NCWA [[Jasper]], AR  
 
*ALASKA [[Michael Lewis]] [[Sitka]], AK
 
*ALASKA [[Michael Lewis]] [[Sitka]], AK
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*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]]
 
*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]]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
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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