The Earth First! Journal is published by an editorial staff from within the Earth First! movement. Contents are copyrighted. We are pleased to allow reprinting if credit is given, except for those articles specifically copyrighted by the author. Art, photographs and poetry are copyrighted by the individual artists and permission for use must be received from them.

Earth First! Journal is a forum for the no-compromise environmental movement. Responsibility rests with the individual authors and correspondents. The contents do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of this newspaper, the Earth First! movement, local Earth First! groups or individual Earth First!ers.

Submissions are welcomed and should be typed or clearly printed. Send a SASE if you would like them returned. If you want confirmation of receipt of a submission, please request it. We encourage submissions on Macintosh disks or via e-mail. Art or photographs (prints are best) are desirable to illustrate articles and essays. They will be returned if requested.

All submissions are edited for length and clarity. If an article is significantly edited, we will make a reasonable effort to contact the author prior to publication.

ISSN 1055-8411, Earth First! Journal, is indexed in the Alternative Press Index. The Earth First! Journal is recorded on microfilm by University Microfilms, Inc.

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Business Manager: Acasia Berry
Merchandise Goddess: Isabella Barnes
Subscriptions, Web, Marketing: Jeff Hogg
Editorial Staff: Ayelet Hines, Lacey Phillabaum, John Bowling, Jon Laughlin, and a short-term editor
Poetry Editor: Dennis Fritzinger
Artists Commonly Appearing: Vaughn Frick, Sue Ring, Faith Walker, Karen Coulter, Asante Riverwind, Peggy Sue McRae

SCHEDULE

Earth First! Journal is published 8 times a year on the solstices, equinoxes, and cross-quarter days on or about November 1, December 21 (Winter Solstice), February 2, March 21 (Vernal Equinox), May 1, June 21 (Summer Solstice), August 1, and September 21 (Autumnal Equinox). One-year subscriptions in the US via third class mail are $25. First class delivery is $35. Outside the US, surface delivery is $35 and airmail is $45. Corporate and law enforcement rate is $45. Deadlines for the next issue are generally three weeks after the cover date of the previous issue.