A FIFTH TREE-SITTER had joined the protest late last week against the Caltrans bypass around Willits. There were five as of Monday night, none as of Tuesday (April 2nd) when all five, including The Warbler, the senior tree protester, were removed by two men in a cherry picker. The following is a wrap of events through Easter Sunday. The newest tree-sitter, Travis, said: “These oaks are hundreds of years old. They cannot be “mitigated’ for because they can not be replaced.” Travis has put up a large “Save the Old Growth” banner, which can be seen from the highway.
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