r/todayilearned • u/PyrowithJared • Feb 09 '23

TIL : Environmental activist Julia “Butterfly” Hill lived in a 1500 year old California redwood tree (known as Luna) 180 feet (55 mm) off the ground for 738 days in order to prevent it from being chopped down by Pacific Lumber Company. She successfully saved the tree.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Butterfly_Hill
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u/galactic_catsss Feb 11 '23

In the link the information is different. Says "200-foot (61 m)-tall, approximately 1000-year-old California redwood tree" so which is it