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.
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.
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.
