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> Subject: Julia Butterfly Hill to Speak March 15 at 7:30 NCTC
> To: perm
> Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 18:30:11 -0500
>
> On Thursday March 15 at 7:30 p.m., author and environmental activist Julia
> Butterfly Hill  will speak on "How I Became 'The Woman in the Tree'" at the
> United States Fish and Wildlife Service's National Conservation Training
> Center (Shepherd Grade Road, Shepherdstown, West Virginia).
>
> On December 10, 1997, 23-year old Julia Butterfly Hill climbed into a
> 1,000-year old redwood tree in Humboldt County, California. She stayed
> there for just over two years to protect the tree and the surrounding old
> growth forest from timbering.While protesting the cutting of the redwoods,
> she weathered several coastal storms and survived attempts to force her
> from the tree. She will relate her experiences to local issues and take
> questions from the audience.
> The talk is free and open to the public.  No tickets are required.  It is
> part of a monthly series of "Conservation & Community" public lectures held
> at the National Conservation Training Center.
>
> This talk is supported by The Friends of the NCTC.  For more information
> please contact Mark Madison at (304) 876-7276 or mark_madison@fws.gov or
> check out our web page at:
> http://www.nctc.fws.gov/history/communitylectures.html