Treesitter May Be Close To Ending Two Years In Tree

STAFFORD, CA - Is it conservation or eco-terrorism?

For the
past two years young Julia Hill has been sitting in a 180
foot tall old growth redwood that is part of a grove slated
for the ax by Pacific Lumber.

She wants the majestic redwoods
preserved while the company wants to turn them into nice,
single-family homes and duplexes.

But her 24 month long vigil
may be at an end as the two opponents near a settlement.

"We
want her to be safe but we are not going to agree to anything
that... allows for the commercialization of treesitting," said
company spokesman Josh Reiss.

Hill has not had a comfortable
two years on her 6-by-8-foot platform.

She uses a bucket for a
bathroom and takes sponge baths.

And for exercise?

She climbs
her tree

. What else?

[Treesitting for profit? I guess if there's one place that
would happen it would be in California.]