It took 30 police officers, a back hoe, a cherry picker and several forest workers several hours yesterday to convince three protesters to surrender at a remote logging site in the Elliott State Forest southeast of Reedsport.
The three, 23-year old Grace Warner Pettygrove of Eugene, 26-year old Emmalynn Lorraine Garrett from Bandon, and 18-year old Robert Petersmeyer Oliver from Seattle, Washington had suspended themselves on platforms 70 to 90 feet off the ground in second growth timber. They’re with about two-dozen protesters, members of Cascadia Forest Defenders, who have blockaded roads and climbed trees to protest what they say amounts to a clear-cut at the Elkhorn Ranch timber sale site.
The three had been informed the day before they were trespassing and given until noon Thursday to leave the area. Authorities spent 3 ½ hours yesterday afternoon convincing the protesters to come down, which they eventually did. The backhoe was needed to clear debris and repair a three foot deep trench that had been dug across the roadway.
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