Earth First! Movement Writings

Ecotopia Earth First! Spring 1993

This Ecotopia Earth First! newsletter includes Judi Bari’s call for action in the endangered Headwaters Forest, the EF! blockade of MAXXAM redwoods logging in Redway, and helicopter logging in Albion. The issue of tree spiking is discussed, as well as Assata Shakur’s autobiography and the harmful effects of a landfill in an Indian reservoir. Demonstrators against logging operations “confess” their trespassing “sins.”

Austin Earth First!, "End Corporate Dominance!," 1996

This Austin Earth First! publication titled “End Corporate Dominance!” features topics like the menace of the Endangered Species Act, the global gathering of indigenous people fighting the oil industry, Mexican Zapatismo, Austin’s transportation and land use infrastructure, Freeport McMoran mining in West Papua, Indonesia, and the children’s march to save Sierra Blanca.

The Voice of the Wild Siskiyou, Spring 1998

In this issue of the The Voice of the Wild Siskiyou of Spring 1998, a quarterly newsletter of the Siskiyou Regional Education Project, Art R. Kruckeberg and Frank A. Lang provide information about the Klamath-Siskyiou bioregion, a unique place situated along the Pacific Ocean across the Californian and Oregon border. Further, they ask the question of “how to preserve this bioregion and all its distinctive ecosystems - in the face of ongoing resource extraction and other human incursions?”, and encourage joining the Siskiyou Project network.

Ecotopia Earth First! Special Baby Treesus Issue

This special Ecotopia Earth First! Special Baby Treesus issue sets forth campaigns named after seasons: Redwood Summer, Corporate Fall, and Nuclear Winter. It focuses on the Corporate Fall protests and other cases that required EF! demonstrations on the problem of “logging to infinity.” Ecotopia announces its secession from the United States. The issue also includes letters to the editor, a quiz, and a call for donations.

Earth First! A Citizen’s Guide to the U.S. Forest Service: Managing for Extinction

This Earth First! tabloid describes negative impacts of the U.S. Forest Service on national forests. Topics include reform proposals for the USFS, the role of deep ecology, the destruction of eco-systems across the U.S., abuse of Native American cultural heritage, and a call for the protection of national forests.