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John-On-Tree[SCOPE] – Join Julia Butterfly and John Quigley for a picnic at Old Glory, the majestic 400 year old oak tree saved from the chainsaw 13 years ago, on Sunday, March 13 at 1:30 p.m.

Feel free to bring plant-based food, drinks, and a blanket as we share stories of our time living in ancient trees.

John Quigley sat in the Old Glory Oak for 72 days, saving it from a developer’s chain saw and winning the hearts of children and adults alike in the Santa Clarita Valley and throughout the world. However, his activism is not confined to trees: he also works on issues all over the world from climate change to globalization.

Julia Butterfly Hill is best known for having lived in a 180-foot tall, roughly 1500 year old California Redwood tree for 738 days between December 10, 1997 and December 18, 1999.

Hill lived in the tree, affectionately known as “Luna,” to prevent Pacific Lumber Company loggers from cutting it down.

She is the author of the best-selling book “The Legacy of Luna” and co-author of “One Makes the Difference”.

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3 Comments

  1. Thomas Bristow says:

    Funny how the whole tree-sitting became a national story about the tree and not the Newhall Ranch development.

    “Old Glory” is not 400 years old. If you stand on a step ladder you can count the annual rings on one of the lower branches which was removed. If I remember correctly I counted 143 rings at the time.

    I commend John Mott and Senna Tree Tree Company for the preservation of this nice specimen.

  2. Marilyn says:

    So what’s the address??? Not everybody in town today knows where Old Glory stands!!! It would be better if most of your news stories covered WHO, WHAT, WHEN, and WHERE!! Isn’t that reporting anymore? WHY might even be added to some things!!!

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