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We are very interested in hearing recollections and getting photos and scrapbook items from all the dedicated people who participated in the Luna tree-sit - get in touch at info@circleoflife.org and tell us your story; we'll add your contributions.

The chain-Saw attack on Luna in November, 2001

Read Julia's poems about the attack.

Read letters from individuals about the attack.

Hear the report from the Luna medical team.

See images of Luna and her healers in action.

See photographs of the healing.

Other sources of Luna-related pictures and materials

Pictures at OtterMedia

Pictures, etc. at HAVC

Videos at Earth Films

News items at the time of the attack on Luna

Press Release: Tree Experts Shore Up the Injured Redwood Luna where Julia Butterfly Hill Lived for over Two Years
MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2000
STAFFORD- After the ancient redwood tree Luna was illegally cut and endangered, tree experts including world renowned arborists, canopy biologists, foresters and engineers are creating lasting solutions that will keep the symbolic tree living and standing tall. This unlikely think tank has produced stunning results that will hopefully allow the resilient redwood to continue living as the beacon of hope and endurance that Luna has become worldwide. Read more.

Specialists Visit Luna

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2000
Today canopy specialists, biologists and a structural engineer are visiting Luna to explore lasting solutions to keep the ancient redwood standing in this seismically active area.

What You Can Do for Luna
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2000
Thank you for all of the prayers and concern that you have shown for Luna. Many people have expressed a desire to make a pilgrimage to Luna. She is extremely vulnerable and we are concerned about any unnecessary pressure to her root system. The grove surrounding Luna is also a crime site and as you can imagine we don't want to inadvertently destroy any evidence about the perpetrators of this hate crime. Julia suggests that anyone who wants to visit Luna plant a tree in honor of what Luna symbolizes: perseverance, strength and healing. Read more.

Sleepless Night

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2000Last night an incredible team including foresters, engineers and arborists devised a method of securing Luna so she could weather the infamous Humboldt County winter storms. Julia and Circle of Life endured a sleepless night as the wind raged and we feared for Luna and the courageous tree surgeons. We drove north to the town of Stafford not knowing if Luna had survived the windstorm. You can imagine the elation we felt when we saw Luna standing tall on the ridge. We hiked to her and witnessed the mortal wound and the attempt to heal the tree. Julia says she really feels all the prayers and love that supporters have sent. Here is a poem that Julia wrote upon learning of the attack on Luna.

CPR for Luna

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2000
Thank you for your outpouring of support to Luna and Julia. Today the critically injured tree received CPR (Conservation, Preservation and Restoration as coined by the late archdruid David Brower). Sanctuary Forest, Pacific Lumber, visiting arborists, foresters, engineers and other specialists believe that the tree can survive if it can be stabilized before a heavy windstorm. Tree experts are attempting to save this magnificent redwood that is an international beacon of hope. Many of you have asked what you can do. Prayers and contributions are gratefully accepted to help with investigative and preservation costs.

Press Release

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2000
On Thanksgiving weekend it was discovered that a critical cut had been made into Luna by a large chainsaw. The perpetrator made one deep and precise cut that went through a significant portion of the tree. While the tree is still alive and standing, Luna is extremely vulnerable to a windstorm. Judging from the precision of the cut and the fresh sawdust, the criminal action appears to have been committed by an experienced treefaller within the last few days. Read more.