Bay Area mural of Julia Butterfly Hill by artist Amandalynn celebrates ‘love in action’ [Video]

FORESTVILLE, Calif. (KGO) — Muralist Amandalynn’s canvas is the side of a small business building in Forestville, California. Her subject is an image from photographer Dan Winters: an iconic picture of Julia Butterfly Hill.

In 1997, Hill climbed 185 feet up a majestic redwood tree she named Luna. She made that tree her home for 738 days as a campaign to protect California old-growth forests.

“I’ve always tried to tell people that it’s not about me”, Hill said. “Our planet needs translators only because people have forgotten its language. People have forgotten how to listen.”

During her time in Luna, Hill lived her motto: “Love in action.”

“If we take action out of anger, we’re only making more problems in the world,” Hill said. “But when you can take action out of love, then miracles can happen.”

More than two decades after saving Luna, Winters’ photo was shared on social media to commemorate International …