On the 738th day of Hill’s tree sit in 1999, finally a resolution is met. Hill and her supporter’s demands were that Luna and any and all trees within a 200 foot radius would be saved. In this give-and-take with the Pacific Lumber Company, Hill would relinquish her tree sit as well as pay the Lumber Company $50,000 that was raised from the fundraiser the activists held. The $50,000 was donated to Humboldt State University from this give-and-take agreement so that research into forestry could be done. Julia Butterfly Hill’s activism did not end there, in 2002 she went to Quito, Ecuador where she is protesting a planned oil pipeline that would enter a virgin Andean cloud forest which abounds with rare birds. Hill says “the cloud forest is stunning,…show more content… 3. Then, the sand is sanded. However, Hill was arrested for her fight in Ecuador and later deported. With the Ecuadorian president Gustavo Noboa saying “the little gringos have been arrested, including the old cockatoo who climbs trees” (Martin, G, 2002, p.p.3). Hill still never let it get her down; in 2003, she became a tax redirection advocate, contesting to pay approximately $150,000 in federal taxes. Bestowing the money to “school programs, art and cultural programs, community gardens, programs for Native Americans, alternatives to incarceration, and environmental protection programs” (Smith, G, 2005, p.p.3). In an interview, Hill states that “I actually take the money that the IRS says goes to them and I give it to the places where taxes should be going. And in my letter to the IRS, I said, I’m not refusing to pay my taxes. I’m actually paying them, but I’m paying them where they belong because you refuse to do so” (Smith, G, 2005, p.p. 4. The adage of the adage. In 2006, there was a 14-acre South Central Farm that Hill was protesting from being sold to…show more content… In recognition of Hill’s tree sit. This concert had performers such as Bob Weir, Mark Karan, the Steve Kimock Band and the Mickey Hart Band. During this concert, Hill read her poem Luna by way of her satellite phone. Our lives can change with every breath we take, and at 22 years of age, that’s just what happened to Julia Butterfly Hill. Hill went from being a hard business worker wanting only the glams of life, to being on a spiritual quest after that near fatal car accident, learning firsthand how fast our lives can change. Hill’s life took a complete 360 that August night in 1996, with Hill realizing she wanted so much more out of life. Hill’s new quest began 180 feet above ground in the giant redwood Luna, but it did not end there; she continues the quest throughout her life. Now, 23 years later, she still fights for the things she loves. Hill is the co-founder of Circle of Life, taking the energy and spotlight directed at her to try and make a difference in the world. That’s just what Julia Butterfly Hill has strived to do with courage, heart and determination to guide her steps after her life so drastically
