Editing Tree sitting (section)

==Extractions==
Tree-sitters in trees claimed by Pacific Lumber in [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt County]] have been subject to forced removal by hired ''extractors''.  The practice started with a single extractor in the late 1990s but in 2003 Pacific Lumber hired teams of climbers to remove dozens of tree-sitters, particularly in the Freshwater area East of [[Eureka, California]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gurnon |first=Emily |date=March 18, 2003 |title=Tree-Sitters Forcibly Removed |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-mar-18-me-tree18-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502010347/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-mar-18-me-tree18-story.html |archive-date=May 2, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2021 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 10, 1999 |title=Tree Sitter Coming Down |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tree-sitter-coming-down/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801081236/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tree-sitter-coming-down/ |archive-date=August 1, 2022 |access-date=April 3, 2021 |website=CBS News}}</ref>

Most of the extractions in Northern California are done under the leadership of Eric Schatz of Schatz Tree Service, a well known professional [[arborist]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Walters |first=Heidi |date=20 April 2006 |title=Eric Schatz: Tree-trimmer? Monster? Gentleman? Fall guy? |url=http://www.northcoastjournal.com/042006/cover0420.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523061129/http://www.northcoastjournal.com/042006/cover0420.html |archive-date=23 May 2010 |access-date=13 December 2011 |work=North Coast Journal}}</ref>

In May 2021, RCMP forces in Canada extracted treesitters on Vancouver Island by flying a helicopter dangerously low above the trees and dropping ERT officers in the canopies or down on long lines to forcibly remove those occupying the sits. There was no communication, safety precautions taken, or research done into the stability of the sits prior to the helicopter landing. Until this point in time treesits had been extracted by girth hitching, shooting lines into trees, or waiting for those occupying the trees to come down.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}