Cascadia Free State

The Cascadia Free State was an 11-month long anarchist occupation organized by Earth First! in order to protect an old-growth forest from logging in the USA. The occupation began in 1995 with activists digging ditches in the road and chaining themselves to logging trucks and concrete filled barrels. They later constructed barricades, a watchtower, a moat, a drawbridge and various places for people to sleep, eat, organize and train the camps estimated 1,000 supporters. Although the camp was eventually destroyed by a bulldozer, the local government agreed under massive pressure to protect the forest.