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We spoke with Jessica Ostroff, a tree-sitter involved with the movement to save the last 2.7% of old-growth forests in unceded Pacheedaht and Ditidaht territory on Vancouver Island. Jessica spent eight days suspended around 200 feet off the ground in an ancient cedar tree until Canadian police arrested her from a helicopter. A small group of other tree-sitters were extracted from other locations on the same day. She explains how her team strategically selected the trees to obstruct clear-cut logging and the dangerous manner in which their arrests took place.

Music by Commodore1983: https://soundcloud.com/commodore1983

Show Notes

We spoke with Jessica Ostroff, a tree-sitter involved with the movement to save the last 2.7% of old-growth forests in unceded Pacheedaht and Ditidaht territory on Vancouver Island. Jessica spent eight days suspended around 200 feet off the ground in an ancient cedar tree until Canadian police arrested her from a helicopter. A small group of other tree-sitters were extracted from other locations on the same day. She explains how her team strategically selected the trees to obstruct clear-cut logging and the dangerous manner in which their arrests took place.

Music by Commodore1983: https://soundcloud.com/commodore1983

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