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General News 12/16/2008 at 8:31 AM EST

Santa Cruz Tree Sit Ends, Redwoods and Oaks Cut on UCSC's Science Hill

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INDYBAY.ORG REPORTS: Over four hundred days ago, a handful of activists climbed up into the trees on Science Hill as a symbol of resistance to the University of California's plan to destroy 120 acres of campus forest. For the past 13 months, the tree sit has drawn attention to UCSC's plan to develop upper campus in a way that activists say is, "without regard for the welfare of one of Santa Cruz's last wild ecosystems."

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