I thought about Julia Butterfly Hill and about how part of me wanted to do something big like that to halt the devastation of a place that was technically designated to preserve a forest. I didn't, of course, and settled with sending letters of outrage to board members. But then again, I just received a reply back from the president of the board saying it's done, too late, all the trees have been cut down. It's so sad. I suppose sometimes the only way to affect change is to do something bold, like a tree sit, and stand your ground. But over two years in a tree... can you even imagine?
Monday, January 9, 2012
The Legacy of Luna
It's strange how what we're reading can coincide with life sometimes. I've been reading the Judy Moody books to Adam and in one Julia Butterfly Hill is mentioned. Adam was fascinated and I put the two books about her at the library on hold, though The Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman, and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods was for myself. I may have heard about Julia Butterfly Hill in passing, but was amazed reading the story about how her determination to save an ancient redwood tree led to an over two year tree-sit. This in itself is an accomplishment, but she was presented with many challenges in the two-plus years and still her dedicated to the tree and the environment kept her in that tree until the tree was safe and promised to be preserved. It's a nice story of the triumph of the human spirit and activism. I had five pages left when I read the story in the weekly regional newspaper about the destruction of trees in an area forest preserve.
I thought about Julia Butterfly Hill and about how part of me wanted to do something big like that to halt the devastation of a place that was technically designated to preserve a forest. I didn't, of course, and settled with sending letters of outrage to board members. But then again, I just received a reply back from the president of the board saying it's done, too late, all the trees have been cut down. It's so sad. I suppose sometimes the only way to affect change is to do something bold, like a tree sit, and stand your ground. But over two years in a tree... can you even imagine?
I thought about Julia Butterfly Hill and about how part of me wanted to do something big like that to halt the devastation of a place that was technically designated to preserve a forest. I didn't, of course, and settled with sending letters of outrage to board members. But then again, I just received a reply back from the president of the board saying it's done, too late, all the trees have been cut down. It's so sad. I suppose sometimes the only way to affect change is to do something bold, like a tree sit, and stand your ground. But over two years in a tree... can you even imagine?
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Cool-- this makes me want to read about Luna too. I love what she did but never thought about looking for a book about it. I will now-- I need a good read!
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