To: timpad
She came down in 1999 after Pacific Lumber Co. agreed to leave the tree standing in return for $50,000 to make up for lost logging revenue. lol...I would think that the logging companies are actually encouraging tree sitters if this is the payoff they get from just one tree....
To: DouglasKC
A tree as large as Luna is much more valuble then 50,000.00 dollars in terms of clear, close grained old growth wood. I also doubt if staying in a tree in the tempermental weather of that area for as long as she did is any incentive either.
180 posted on
10/10/2002 8:12:31 PM PDT by
Glutton
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