Tree-sit Archive

During my brief time on Science Hill, numerous people brought food to the tree-sitters, including Michael Urban, a professor of politics at UCSC.
The parking lot and trees are slated to be replaced by a highly-controversial Biomedical Sciences building, the first project under the University’s plan to develop 120 acres of forest in order to accommodate 4,500 new students by 2020.
Students at UCSC have been occupying redwood trees since November 7th on Science Hill, site of a proposed Biomedical Sciences facility.
Early in the morning of November 7th, activists opposed to UC Santa Cruz's Long Range Development Plan launched a tree-sit in redwoods near Science Hill.
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