Our world is filled with the oddities surrounding us everywhere, whether strange natural or strange behavior by some people, today stop at the strange behavior of an American girl who lived for 738 days on a tree in an attempt to save the tree.
A girl lives on a tree for two years
Julia Hill is a girl who suffered a car accident at the age of 22 and caused her a skull fracture. She lost her speech for a year. This completely changed the life of this girl. In 1997 she met a group of activists who were protesting the destruction of an old redwood forest in northern California, Stretching for hundreds of kilometers, and charmed the beauty of the forest and old trees, so I decided to join them.
Courage and determination drove Julia to climb one of the longest trees in the 1,000-year-old forest in order to prevent Maxxam Corporation, an operator of the Pacific Lumber, a logging company, from cutting down old trees and burning the forest with pesticides to re-plant them. . Julia did not find a trick to make the media and public opinion better than living on the longest tree in the forest. After 100 days, Julia's photos appeared in the international media, interviewed the most famous journalists, and gave speeches to educate the public about the importance of saving these trees.
The cutting, burning and spraying of forests with pesticides will have a negative impact on nature and thus on human health.
A girl lives on a tree for two years
Over time, Julia, nicknamed "The Butterfly", has attracted celebrities, politicians who supported the case, and reporters who wanted to document her battle against a powerful company.
Julia lived on the tree under difficult conditions as she had to endure extreme weather, especially during rainy periods, and the employees of Pacific Lumber made her stay more difficult. She was often harassed and hurt by spraying pepper spray and using force to force her to leave. A professional to get Julia out of the tree by force.
During the famous Julia sit-in, Pacific Lumbar insisted on her decision, but not with the determination and determination of Julia, who defied and tolerated all the obstacles she had opposed for more than two years. After 738 days, Julia finally put her feet on the ground, and at that moment she felt that she was leaving a dear friend on her heart. In her fight against loneliness and the protection of the forest she grew more attached to Luna. Despite the sadness of parting, And environmental protection.
In the end, the Maxam Foundation announced its defeat for $ 50,000 paid by Julia after a legal agreement to protect old trees and forests. The money was donated to one of the institutes involved in sustainable logging research.
After her struggle and patience, Julia became a renowned environmental activist and gave lectures to encourage individuals, organizations and communities to protect the environment. She also co-founded Circle of Life and inspired many celebrities, including The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Butterfly ".
The sit-in of Julia's famous tree continued from December 10, 1997 to December 18, 1999.
