Julia Butterfly Hill

Also known as Julia Hill, Julia Lorraine Hill, Butterfly Hill

American environmental activist (born 1974)

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Julia Lorraine Hill is an American environmental activist and tax redirection advocate. She lived in a 200-foot-tall, approximately 1,000-year-old California redwood tree for 738 days between December 10, 1997, and December 18, 1999.

Known for

Who Bombed Judi Bari? — Self (archive footage)2012
Death and Taxes — Self2010
Butterfly — Self2001
Last Party 2000 — Self2001

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Key facts

Born: Julia Lorraine Hill , ( 1974-02-18 ) February 18, 1974 (age 52) , Mount Vernon, Missouri , U.S.
Occupations: Environmental activist motivational speaker
Employer: Circle of Life Foundation
Known for: Living in Luna , a California redwood tree, for 730+ days
Partner: Raymon Silva
Website: juliabutterflyhill .com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Lorraine
Family name: Hill
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Mount Vernon
Occupation: environmentalist
Educated at: Arkansas State University
Official website: juliabutterfly.com
Image: Julia Butterfly Hill, 2006.png

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social media followers: 1566
Commons category: Julia Butterfly Hill
date of birth: 1974-02-18
pseudonym: Julia Butterfly Hill
name in native language: Julia Lorraine Hill
official shop URL: juliabutterflyhill.com/shop

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Encyclopedic overview

Julia Lorraine Hill (born February 18, 1974), best known as Julia Butterfly Hill, is an American environmental activist and tax redirection advocate. She lived in a 200-foot (61 m)-tall, approximately 1,000-year-old California redwood tree for 738 days between December 10, 1997, and December 18, 1999. Hill lived in a tent near the top of a tree, affectionately known as Luna, to prevent Pacific Lumber Company loggers from cutting it down. She ultimately reached an agreement with the lumber company to save the tree. Hill is the author of the book The Legacy of Luna (2000) and co-author of One Makes the Difference.

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