Announcement is coming manana at 9am! stoked! evergreenhalloween.inticketing.com

Glad we got the festival back! However, this is what was posted on the FS internal law enforcement weekly report on 11/8/08:

"Stanislaus NF - On 10/31, a logger on an FS timber sale on the Groveland RD called the District and stated that he needed immediate law enforcement assistance. An LEO responded and found that a confrontation had occurred between the logger and a large group of people who were camping in the woods and had also pitched their tents on the logger’s landing. The logger had been operating his equipment right next to the tents and a verbal confrontation ensued. The LEO found 100’s of vehicles, campers, busses and tents on NFS lands and a county road. The LEO also found over 1,500 people camped on NFS lands so that they could attend the “Festival of the Dead” music festival at the nearby Evergreen Lodge. The lodge had not advised the FS of the music festival, nor obtained a group use permit. On 10/31, an additional LEO and Tuolumne County SD deputy attempted to keep the county road clear. That evening, they provided medical assistance to an intoxicated and drug-impaired woman who fell and cut her head. On 11/1, six LEO’s and a CHP unit responded. The Patrol Captain, District Ranger and CHP unit met with the Evergreen Lodge manager and obtained his cooperation to keep the road open and prevent additional resource damage on the Forest. Several LEO’s directed about 45 vehicles and people to leave a meadow. Multiple violation notices were issued for drug possession. "

We need to keep this situation under control, or we will lose Las Tortugas. We should not be encouraging free-for-all camping and resource damage - the meadow was TRASHED. I don't think that's in the spirit of Earth-kindness that we try to promote.