California: Julia Hill Reaches 2nd Anniversary in Tree-Sit
12/7/99
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Title: Julia "Butterfly" Hill Reaches 2nd Anniversary in Luna
Tree-sit
Source: Circle of Life Foundation, media release
http:\\www.lunatree.org
Status: Copyright 1999, contact source for permission to reprint
Date: December 7, 1999
Byline: Nancie Four Waters
On Friday, December 10, 1999 Julia Butterfly Hill will reach the 2-
year mark of her uninterrupted tree-sit in a 1,000 year old redwood
tree known as Luna. The tree is located above the town of Stafford,
California, which was partially destroyed by a massive mudslide, New
Years Day, 1997. Hill, 25, has lived on a 6-foot by 8-foot tarp-
covered platform 180 feet above the ground and has vowed that she
will not come down until permanent protection could be provided for
Luna.
As another freezing winter begins, Hill and her representatives are
working toward a resolution with Pacific Lumber/Maxxam Corporation
that would protect Luna and a 200 foot buffer zone around it in
perpetuity. If brought to completion, the tediously crafted, legally
binding preservation agreement will bring closure to this high-
profile, life-threatening stand-off. Hill is unable to predict how
long it will take to finalize the agreement but she is firmly
committed to maintain her tree-top vigil until after permanent
protection is guaranteed.
Julia Butterfly Hill, Luna and this tree-sit have come to stand as a
symbol of hope to millions of people world wide. Now the whole world
is watching and waiting in hope that this situation can be brought to
a conclusion with safety and dignity.
A rally will be held to honor her efforts on Sunday, December 12 at
10AM in Stafford, California in Humboldt County, 240 miles north of
San Francisco on highway 101.