Grist Magazine: Interview of Julia Butterfly Hill

If you have never seen a thousand year old redwood tree you might not understand what would drive someone to climb one and risk their life to keep it from being cut down... I know these trees and I have found few beings in this world as majestic and moving as these huge, ancient trees.

I have heard a lot of people ridicule what Julia did, I believe her act was very heroic... demonstrating a depth of caring about the environment that I find inspiring and a recognition that "being" does not begin and end with the human.

Grist interviews Julia Butterfly Hill and solicits your questions.

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The common thread humanity shares is that we are all children of the Earth. We all need clean air and water for our survival. We are all planetary citizens, and the ancient trees are living, breathing elders that remind us to respect and honor that which we cannot replace.

Every religion in the world builds shrines, temples, and churches so people can worship and feel connected to creation and the Creator. Yet the ancient forest cathedrals are continuously desecrated by industrial logging practices. Protecting the sacred forest ecosystems is a moral imperative on behalf of all life and compels all spiritual people to unite in this common goal.

- Julia joining the Religious Campaign for Forest Conservation




Circle of Life Foundation