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The Salvage Rider is in effect and U.S. Forests are being "salvaged"
countrywide. Action is imperative as I'm sure you are all generally aware
of the loose definition of the term "salvage".  I was imagining what it
must be like to actually see this process in action, up close, with all
the images of the immediate and lasting consequences of this activity in
view when a 'suggestion for action' suddenly gelled.  I follow with my
thought and invite feedback.

Walking through the forest, photographing the web of life,
interdependence, and thoroughly inspirational and spiritual beauty all
around you, you suddenly encounter a "salvage" operation.  Like kids with
cameras you follow their activities. "What'cha doin?".  You're not
trespassing and your photographs could really shed light on the salvage
activity.  If they try to stop you, Wave After Wave of photographers could
really consume their time and slow production and their bottom line. Time
is all these ecosystems have left to hope for.

Distribute your photos online and enter a photo contest for Best "Salvage"
Photo. Post all specific salvage locations and directions so that more
'photographers' can 'discover' them. This approach will require a 'salvage
sightings conf.' and a 'photo contest' site.

I imagine this idea may not be completely original or may already be in
progress in some way but I offer it as an alternative/additional approach
to the protest activities that are targeted by government 'labor time' for
making arrests ect.

Everyone should see for themselves as well as document for others the
salvage process in action.  There's a tremendous wealth of photo-ops
occuring out there. A National Photo contest and a mission to photograph
and document might attract people who are not inclined to protest by
blockaid. 'Obstruction' could not be justifiably used against persons not
protesting but merely photographing the operation and it's consequences.

Logging roads are being plowed in with our tax dollars and silting is
terminating river life.  Sympathetic congresspersons fight vigorously with
documents and words and arguments, but I've yet to see them bust out a
wealth of photographs as I watch on C-SPAN, like photographs of heavy
machinery crushing the homes of forest inhabitants and murdering their
young in the name of "Salvage". We all KNOW that's happening. Everyone
should SEE it.


rocco@well.com