Luna is a 200 ft tall redwood tree that towers on a ridge deep within a privately owned forest in northern California. You may remember Julia Butterfly Hill's remarkable 2-year "tree sit" in the 1990's that helped save the tree and shed light on the indiscriminate clearcutting of redwood forests. But after an agreement was reached to save the redwood and the national news media left, another crisis arose that threatened Luna's existence, introduced new heroes, and ushered in a new era of collaboration.

Guests
Stuart Moskowitz
Board Member and lead "Luna Covenant" monitor, Sanctuary Forest
sanctuaryforest.org

Dennis Yniguez
Registered Consulting Arborist (ASCA), and a Board Certified Master Arborist (ISA). He received B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, and his J.D. degree from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law.
treedecisions.com

Tree Story Short
Carol Kingsbury

Books About Luna and Redwood Trees
Cook, Diane, and Len Jenshel.   Wise Trees.  Abrams Books.  New York.  2017.

Davis, Erik.  The Visionary State: A Journey Through California’s Spiritual Landscape. Chronicle Books.  San Francisco.  2007.

Harris, David.  The Last Stand: The War Between Wall Street and Main Street Over California’s Ancient Redwoods.  Sierra Club Books.  San Francisco.  1996.

Hill, Julia Butterfly.  One Makes The Difference.  Harper Collins. San Francisco. 2002

Hill, Julia Butterfly.  The Legacy of Luna.  Harper Collins. San Francisco. 2000

Hill, Niklas.  Julia räddar skogen.  Trinambai.  Stockholm. 2017.

Kostecki-Shaw, Jenny Sue.  Luna and Me.  Holt. New York. 2015.

Lyon, George Ella.  Voices of Justice: Poems about People Working for a Better World.  Holt. New York.  2020.

Podcast Consultant
Robb Barnard

Special thanks to
Scott Parsons, for suggesting this episode and introducing me to Stuart

Theme Music
"This Old Tree," Diccon Lee, www.deeleetree.com

Artwork
Dahn Hiuni, www.dahnhiuni.com/home

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This episode was written in part at LitArts RI, a community organization and co-working space that supports Rhode Island's creators.
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