-Caveat Lector- ----Original Message Follows---- From: *STRIDER* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: !b_a_Act: [HEADWATERS] Luna cut - photos, video and press Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 13:25:42 -0800 Via: juliabutterflynet list - http://www.onelist.com/community/juliabutterflynet List-Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For more information check out the Hayduke Rocks! web site: http://www.efmedia.org 1. Luna cut - photos, video and press 2. SRPD: Vandals slash Julia Hill redwood ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 08:39:28 -0800 From: Hayduke Rocks! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Luna cut - photos, video and press Photos of Luna's cut: http://earthfilms.org/luna.html 32" deep cut, sliced 19 feet around the circumference of the tree. Sanctuary Forest expects that Luna may fall in the next big storm, which is due to hit the area tomorrow. They are going to make some effort to shore-up Luna. It's doubtful the tree will be able to withstand 100 mph winds, which it surely will experience this winter. _____________________________________________________________________ Brought to you by Hayduke Rocks!, an Earth First! Media and Action Network http://www.efmedia.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out our news & discussion lists by visiting the Hayduke Rocks! list sign-up page at http://www.efmedia.org/elists.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 09:12:28 -0800 From: Hayduke Rocks! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: SRPD: Vandals slash Julia Hill redwood http://www.pressdemocrat.com/local/news/28tree_a1empirea.html Vandals slash Julia Hill redwood Chain saw left 19-foot gash in ancient tree famed for activist's 738-day sit-in November 28, 2000 By MIKE GENIELLA THE PRESS DEMOCRAT HUMBOLDT COUNTY Chain saw-wielding vandals have sliced a gaping wound into the ancient redwood tree that was saved from logging after environmental activist Julia Butterfly Hill lived among its branches for 738 days. The attack was discovered by environmentalists over the long Thanksgiving weekend, and is believed to have occurred recently, judging from fresh sawdust found surrounding the tree. After inspecting the damaged tree Monday, investigators for the Humboldt County Sheriff's Department said those responsible, if apprehended, could face felony vandalism charges. "We are treating this as a serious crime," said sheriff's spokeswoman Melba Paris. A team of forestry experts today will attempt to determine whether the tree, estimated to be between 600 and 1,000 years old and measuring 38 feet in circumference, can survive the assault. On Monday, authorities determined that a chain saw had been used to cleanly slice a 32-inch deep arc reaching 19 feet around the old tree's base. Despite the assault, there was optimism Monday that the tree Hill and her supporters call "Luna" may survive. The giant redwood is located in southern Humboldt County on a ridge top overlooking Highway 101 and the Eel River hamlet of Stafford. "We believe the tree will live if we can find a way to protect it from winter winds," said Rondall Snodgrass, a representative of a Humboldt County land trust that actually owns the tree and a surrounding two-acre buffer zone. Because redwood trees of any age are shallow-rooted, they are vulnerable to being blown down during fierce winter storms that buffet the North Coast. Pacific Lumber Co. had planned to cut the tree before Hill climbed up its trunk on a moonlit night in 1997, starting what would become the longest tree protest in history. Now the company has pledged to provide ground equipment and technical assistance if the team of experts today concur on a plan to keep the tree alive. "I think the company is as shocked and horrified as we are about what's happened," said Snodgrass. Pacific Lumber spokeswoman Mary Bullwinkel said Snodgrass' assessment is accurate. "We're cooperating in any way we can," she said. "We're very sorry this has happened." Hill, who was in seclusion Monday in Florida where she spent the long Thanksgiving holiday with family, was described by supporters as "devastated." "Luna is the greatest teacher and best friend I have ever had," she said in a prepared statement. "I gave two years of my life to ensure that she could live and die naturally. I feel this vicious attack on Luna as surely as if the chain saw was going through me." Hill climbed down the tree a year ago to become an international environmental celebrity after striking a deal in December 1999 with Pacific Lumber to put the redwood off-limits to company loggers. Hill and her supporters made a $50,000 contribution to Humboldt State University's forestry department on Pacific Lumber's behalf in return for a covenant protecting the tree and a surrounding two-acre buffer zone. Sanctuary Forest, a nonprofit organization active in timber conservation issues, agreed to serve as trustee of the arrangement. "Both Pacific Lumber and Sanctuary Forest have begun an investigative process to find and prosecute the perpetrator or perpetrators of this violence," said Snodgrass. Snodgrass said the organization filed a formal criminal complaint Monday with the Sheriff's Department. He said District Attorney Terry Farmer has been asked to closely scrutinize the results of any investigation to maximize the possibility of prosecuting the vandals. "We are determined to prosecute whomever is responsible for this," said Snodgrass. As for the tree's fate, Snodgrass said that's likely to be determined after a team of timber experts from Humboldt State University, the city of Arcata and Restoration Forestry Inc. inspect the damage today. "From their conclusions, we will develop a strategy for protection," said Snodgrass. Among timber interests and environmental activists Monday, speculation was rampant about what led to the tree assault. Hill's Circle of Life Foundation contended that because of the precision of the tree cut and fresh sawdust at the scene, "the criminal action appears to have been committed by an experienced tree faller within the last few days." Pacific Lumber's Bullwinkel said Monday the company deplores the attack on the tree, and is "hopeful that none of our employees are connected to this." Bullwinkel said tensions are rising in the surrounding timber region because of continued opposition to company timber plans. She specifically cited the tactics used to slow cutting of trees in the nearby Mattole River watershed, where activists calling themselves the "Mattole Forest Defenders" have taken to plugging culverts, diverting drainage ditches and erecting stone walls across company logging roads. "That kind of action puts people in the industry on edge. After all, they do logging to earn a living," said Bullwinkel. Pacific Lumber continues to be a target of activists' protests, despite the company's having reached a 1998 agreement with state and federal agencies to protect Headwaters Forest, the last large stand of ancient redwoods left in private ownership, and to implement the strictest environmental safeguards ever on California timberlands. You can reach Staff Writer Mike Geniella at 462-6470 or e-mail <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- END FWD -------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------- NOTE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. 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