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The Headwaters stand in Northern California drew hundreds of tree-sitting protesters over the last twenty years, but now the owners say they may give up and sell the forest.
One of the most heated and longest running environmental conflicts in the nation has drawn hundreds of tree sitters up into the Northern California redwoods. Now Pacific Lumber Company says it may have to file for bankruptcy, leaving the famous Headwaters agreement in doubt. Jason Margolis of KQED reports.