Do you know of the epic true story of the tree sitter Julia Butterfly Hill and Luna the tree?

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Julia Lorraine Hill (known as Julia "Butterfly" Hill, born February 18, 1974) is an American environmental activist and tax redirection advocate. She is best known for having lived in a 180-foot (55 m)-tall, roughly 1500-year-old California redwood tree for 738 days between December 10, 1997 and December 18, 1999. Hill lived in the tree, affectionately known as Luna, to prevent Pacific Lumber Company loggers from cutting it down. She is the author of the 2000 book The Legacy of Luna and co-author of One Makes the Difference. She is a vegan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Butterfly_Hill

Luna is the American name given in October 1997 to a 1,000-year-old, 200-foot-tall[1] coast redwood tree located near the community of Stafford in Humboldt County, California which was occupied for 738 days by forest activist Julia Butterfly Hill and saved by an agreement between Hill and the Pacific Lumber Company. The tree was vandalized about a year after the agreement but was repaired and survived. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_(tree)

Her website:

https://www.juliabutterflyhill.com/

Her book (I have):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legacy_of_Luna

A documentary:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_(2000_film)

An article:

https://www.thespruce.com/the-life-of-julia-hill-1708797

Images:

[Brief] Interview with Julia Butterfly Hill ~ baref00tbushcraft, Apr 16, 2015 (3:45) on YouTube. Show note: "Wolfmaan from Barefoot Bushcraft interviews environmental activist Julia "Butterfly" Hill in Toronto, Ontario, April 2014." YouTube thumbnail

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