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Julia “Butterfly” Hill, an environmental advocate, spent 738 days living in a California redwood tree (named Luna) that was 180 feet (55 mm) high in order to stop it from being cut down by Pacific Lumber Company. She was successful in her mission and the tree was preserved.

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Julia “Butterfly” Hill, an environmental advocate, spent 738 days living in a California redwood tree (named Luna) that was 180 feet (55 mm) high in order to stop it from being cut down by Pacific Lumber Company. She was successful in her mission and the tree was preserved.

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