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  • (Houston) Despite rain, possible arrest, protesters stay put in trees

    07/11/2003 7:32:18 AM PDT · by SolidSupplySide · 51 replies · 294+ views
    Houston Chronicle ^ | 7.11.2003 | JEFFREY GILBERT
    Six days in the woods, several downpours and a few mosquitoes haven't deterred logging protesters. They were still up there Thursday, camped out in the tall pines of Memorial Park. The men have survived wet and stormy weather and plan to stay there for as long as it takes to get their message delivered: Protect California's ancient redwoods. One of the men, who calls himself "Trust," said he prefers the rain. It refills their drinking-water supply. "It hasn't bothered us one bit," he said, yelling from his tree. "It's better than the heat." The men came to Houston from Humboldt,...