Letters and Politics

The Ghost Forest: Racists, Radicals, and Real Estate in the California Redwoods

Guest: Greg King is an award-winning journalist and activist credited with spearheading the movement to protect Headwaters Forest, in Humboldt County, California. King initiated the “redwood wars” following the notorious 1985 takeover of the venerable Pacific Lumber Company by the Houston energy and real estate conglomerate Maxxam. Greg King has spent decades researching redwood logging and preservation efforts. He is the author of The Ghost Forest: Racists, Radicals, and Real Estate in the California Redwoods.