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Singers Rock Around Tree Top .c The Associated Press STAFFORD, Calif. (AP) -- Joan Baez and Bonnie Raitt were hoisted up a 180-foot redwood to honor an environmental activist who has lived atop the tree for more than a year. The two singers climbed a steep, two-mile mountain on April 22 -- Earth Day -- and reached Julia ``Butterfly'' Hill's plywood perch with the help of a Pulley system. The singers serenaded Ms. Hill, and she responded by reading a poem she wrote about snow. They chatted for about 30 minutes as a filmmaker preserved the meeting on video. ``To experience Julia's commitment and love for these forests in person was a life-changing event,'' Ms. Raitt said. ``She was literally shining.'' Ms. Baez added, ``Visiting Julia Butterfly was one of the most remarkable experiences of my life.'' Ms. Hill has lived atop the ancient tree for nearly 1 1/2 years without touching the ground to protest logging of ancient redwood trees 250 miles north of San Francisco. AP-NY-04-28-99 1818EDT Copyright 1998 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without prior written authority of The Associated Press.
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