The Deal & Coming Down (1999)
On 18 December 1999, after 738 days, Julia descended. Pacific Lumber agreed to preserve Luna and a 200-foot buffer of surrounding trees in exchange for $50,000 raised by supporters. She had won.
Part of Julia Butterfly Hill
2 moments in this segment.
- — Coming down — 18 December 1999. After 738 days, Julia’s feet touch the ground for the first time in over two years. She has saved the tree she lived in, and become one of the most famous environmental activists in the world.
- — The deal to save Luna. An agreement is reached: Pacific Lumber will permanently preserve Luna and a roughly 200-foot buffer of surrounding forest; supporters raise $50,000, which the activists frame as restitution donated to a university forestry program. The subject dates from 1999; this photograph was taken in 2006.
