The general gist would essentially confirm the things that Young Bill had previously said about the Forest Talkers. They're an eco-activist group that have been active in Lakeside for a few years now — consisting of mostly Mainlanders and some natives to the Northern Territories. Their manifesto is protesting lumber and mining industries in the Northern Territories, particularly in Lakeside, but mostly focusing the Lakeside Resort and its expansion — wishing to protect and preserve nature from both additional industry and tourism.

Their tactics have turned more and more extreme, branding them as eco-terrorists, with tree-spiking and monkeywrenching being common. In this particular article, their current move has been the damage of machinery via arson — with a noted of two minor injuries amongst workers reported. Disputes have been incredibly bitter and lengthy.