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| Julia’s survived Pacific Lumber's starve-out patrols, climbing
police, insults, flood lights, helicopter and siren intimidation and now she is by far the
most enduring treesitter in history. The company has given up trying to get her out of the
tree. When she’s not answering her mail she spends her days organizing, doing media
interviews and answering calls on her cellular phone. |
Eric Slomanson/Zuma |
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Eric Slomanson/Zuma |
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When Pacific Lumber (whose headquarters and clearcuts she can see from her
platform) started logging the steepest part of the ridge, "I found myself crying a
lot and hugging Luna and telling her I was sorry. Then, I noticed that I was being covered
by sap pouring out of her body from everywhere, and I realized, ‘Oh, my God,
you’re crying too.’ The sap didn’t start pouring out until the logging
started."
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Julia’s conclusion:
"Trees pass information on how to hold up hillsides
and how to grow, and they also communicate feelings." |
