A tree sit in California’s Redwood Forest was started by Julia Butterfly Hill to protest logging efforts. Hill lived on two platforms in cramped, windy, and wet conditions for 738 days. An agreement was ultimately reached by Hill and the lumber company to preserve the tree and others like it. Hill is famous for living on a tree for 738 days. It was decided by Hill to participate in the tree sit when the Pacific Lumber Company announced a new clear-cutting initiative that would greatly reduce the number of trees in the iconic forest. As Hill’s father was a traveling … Continue reading Julia Butterfly Hill: The Woman Who Lived on a Tree for 738 Days to Save the Redwoods