Synopsis

This work documents Julia Hill’s two-year occupation of a redwood tree, a protest undertaken by the environmental activist, who adopted the moniker Butterfly. The narrative explores the ensuing controversy surrounding clear-cutting practices in the ancient forests of Northern California. Interviewed from her elevated perch – over one hundred feet above the ground within the redwood she inhabited from December 1997 to December 1999 – Butterfly recounts her experience as part of an Earth First! pr