Robin (last name unknown), called in the woods by the name Naya, had just arrived in Santa Cruz from Arcata, CA where he may have been involved with direct action in the Mattole area of Humboldt county. He was eager to go to the forest and defend against logging that would harm Steelhead Trout at the southern end of the coastal redwood forests. He was found Tuesday night by employees of Redwood Empire at the base of "Esparanza," the tree he had been sitting in for about 12 hours. He was taken by helicopter to Valley Medical Center in San Jose where he died earlier today. He would have been 22 years old on Thursday, 10 October. While he enjoyed rock-climbing, this was Naya's first treesit.

The location of the treesit, the Ramsey 2 Timber Harvest Plan in southern Santa Cruz county near Corallitos, is opposed by many local environmentalists, federal, state and county agencies. Santa Cruz Earth First! has been activiely defending Ramsey Gulch and nearby Gamecock Canyon for almost 7 years. The treesits in Ramsey 2 THP were established almost 2 months ago in the area where logging is going on.

Santa Cruz Earth First! activists met quietly tonight to talk over the situation in Ramsey Gulch and morn the loss of a fine, young forest defender. A public Memorial Gathering will be held on October 18 or 19, 2002 at a location to be announced

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What a sad, really horrifying, waste of a life.

It reminds me a bit of Johnny Walker Taliban. A life wasted by foolish idealism.

Not that idealism is bad. Its not, its good. But when a 22 year old dies like this, its really tragic.

I guess that logic doesn't apply to those who join the US Armed Forces to go shoot other people in a battle of ideology, and happen to come back in a box. We call them heroes, while we call this man's life "wasted." Wasted for defending the future of the Earth and the air we breath. What a stupid fuck, gosh, you're right

Typical leftist "argument" -- call someone a "stupid fuck".

Let's see, is there a difference between sacrificing your life to protect lives and liberties of other HUMANS and sacrificing your life for a FISH????

I suppose in some minds that would be species-ism.

But that simply shows the moral bankruptcy of the Left, it holds human life in no regard. . . which is why the Left has been capable of the worst acts of brutality in history.

... This "T-Mex" troll obviously has nothing better to do with his time but sit in front of his computer all day and night spamming Indymedia with worthless and negative bullshit!

obviously don't have a single reasoned response to my comments.

obviously don't have a single reasoned response to my comments.

obviously don't have a single logic response to my comments.