Bad News! The Ewok Forest From "Star Wars" Got "Obliterated" In Real Life – Futurism

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Hot on the heels of Star Wars Day, SFGate reports that the redwood forest in northern California where the Star Wars franchise filmed the famed Battle of Endor you know, the one with all the cute Ewoks? doesnt exist anymore because it was obliterated in real life. Bummer, right? Seems like not even scifi classics can escape environmental devastation.

The forest caught a movie scouts eyefor Return of the Jediback in 1982, according to SFGates reporting, so the team reached out to ask the local community development director if they could film on location. Ernie Perry didnt know who exactly was asking at the time, though.

They tried to pull the wool over our eyes saying the movie was called Blue Harvest,' he told SF Gate. But theres a restaurant called Jims, and when I saw Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher sitting next to each other, it was a dead giveaway that this is not a horror movie.

Unfortunately, though, its not a fun spot for fans to visit because a logging company came through and cut down all the redwoods long ago.

Sadly, those trees arent the only ones in danger.

Even while California works towards 100 percent renewable energy grids, the US government lists redwoods as endangered and declining. Of course, the Golden State isnt alone, either 15 billion trees were being cut down globally in 2015 each year, according to a much-referenced study in the journal Nature.

Its a shame that were robbing ourselves of historically and culturally important sites. Maybe Star Wars fans could use their infamous brand loyalty to find and secure the future of other filming locations?

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Bad News! The Ewok Forest From "Star Wars" Got "Obliterated" In Real Life - Futurism