This wasn't much of an interview.

I thought it was an extremely telling interview. Thugs with back-hoes

Thanks!

Let's hear it for the Tree Sitters Four: John Quigley, Travis Jochimsen, Andrea Bowers, Julia Jaye Posin. Huzzzah!!!

These brave souls exposed themselves to law enforcement for our greater good. Bless them! May they be a shining reminder to all of us that saving our planet will take action. Going GREEN is more than just a color, it's life!

They said there were other places to dump the silt. Where are they? Is it close by? Would the cost be enormous to truck it to one of those holes in the city of Industry? I want to save the trees, too. But would leaving them cause flooding down below? What part of the city would be impacted? Has Arcadia come out to save the trees? By that I mean the city. I just would like to have more answers that I haven't been able to find. The tree people knew they put themselves in danger by climbing the trees. I just think the interview could have been more informative.

It was more than just trees, as oak woodlands usually are. This poster sums it up nicely:

http://www.californiaoaks.org/ExtAssets/OakWdlndCommMiniPoster.pdf

Add people strolling, a dog on a leash or two, and a few weeds and you've got a pretty good picture.

The river there was put into a concrete channel decades ago, there was no threat of flooding. The dam way up the canyon needs to be cleared but they didn't have to lay waste to the forest to dump the stuff. What the County is not telling people is they intend to use the site to bring in material from other cities. When those neighbors that didn't complain begin to understand this, their ambivalence will quickly turn to dismay - and anger hopefully. The trees are gone, animals too but this is far from over.

This is a double LA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERS whammy. The hahamongna Watershed and sacred natural open space will be destroyed by the nearby Devil's Gate Dam silt removal project. Removing and killing one place to dump and kill another place. STOP IT!

Thanks for posting this. Arcadia Patch has done an excellent job of covering this story.

Any word on Travis?