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In 1997, Julia Hill climbed a 1000-year-old redwood tree to save it from being clear-cut.

06/20/2000 | Expired 10/12/2011 | Rating TV-PG

Butterfly

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Butterfly

Season 13 Episode 1 | 53m 14s

In 1997, Julia Hill climbed a 1000-year-old redwood tree to save it from being clear-cut.

Can one person really make a difference? In December 1997, Julia Hill climbed a thousand-year-old redwood tree vowing to not come down until it was saved from being clear-cut. She lived 180 feet off the ground for more than two years, galvanizing an already intense dispute over the fate of Northern California's old-growth forests.

06/20/2000 | Expired 10/12/2011 | Rating TV-PG

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Butterfly

Season 13 Episode 1 | 53m 14s

Can one person really make a difference? In December 1997, Julia Hill climbed a thousand-year-old redwood tree vowing to not come down until it was saved from being clear-cut. She lived 180 feet off the ground for more than two years, galvanizing an already intense dispute over the fate of Northern California's old-growth forests.

06/20/2000 | Expired 10/12/2011 | Rating TV-PG

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