Even though I didn't realize that I was about to launch into a two-year struggle, a deep and compelling sense told me that I had to walk the path I'd chosen - or rather, the path that seemed to have chosen me.
I see how these beautiful forests are now open to destruction because of technology. Companies are able to get into more and more remote places that weren't economically viable before.
I didn't climb into that tree expecting to become a spokesperson.
I'm a poster child for Luddites. It was a challenge for me to open myself up the tech world.
It became clear to me that our value as people is not in our stock portfolios and bank accounts but in the legacies we leave behind.
I don't do the media because of 'Woo-woo, Julia Butterfly,' as I call it. I'm not into promoting me. I'm into talking about why I've done what I've done, why I continue to do this work and why other people should care.
