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Occupying trees as a political protest
Tree sitting is a form of environmentalist civil disobedience in which a protester sits in a tree, usually on a small platform built for the purpose,
Tree_sitting
Test of endurance
sole remaining participant when a dog resembling her own passes by. Tree sitting Stylites Planking (fad) Phonebooth stuffing "Catholic Encyclopedia: St
Pole_sitting
Environmental advocacy group
Ron Huber, and others were arrested for sitting at the base of the tree in support. The first "tree-sitting" lasted less than a day—Jakubal came down
Earth_First!
1990 environmental activist event in California, US
practices. Tree sitting was a strategy used to protect the trees that were marked to be logged down. Activists would camp in the old growth trees, sometimes
Redwood_Summer
Australian environmentalist (born 1982)
for their tree sitting to save the rainforest in Southern Tasmania from logging. Their 449 days spent up the tree is the longest running tree sit in Australian
Miranda_Gibson
Above-ground platform or building in a tree
tree house, tree fort or tree shed, is a platform or building constructed around, next to or among the trunk or branches of one or more mature trees while
Tree_house
"lone tree" sitting on the skyline of a mountain. Lone Tree Church is also located in this area near the so-called High Spring Mountains. Lone Tree is the
Lone_Tree,_Oklahoma
Radical environmentalist tactic
Tree spiking involves hammering a metal rod, nail or other material into a tree trunk, either inserting it at the base of the trunk where a logger might
Tree_spiking
Ascending and moving around in the crown of trees
lower limb or the main trunk in the event of a fall. Trees portal Climbing Caving Tree house Tree sitting Aerial Adventure Park "Wayback Machine" (PDF). www
Tree_climbing
American amusement park and miniature golf company
2019). "What Drove an Unemployed Actor to Set the World's Record for Tree-Sitting in 1982? – OC Weekly". OC Weekly. Archived from the original on July
Golf_N'_Stuff
Protest tactic
bicycle locks, lockboxes and tripods and platforms and other rigging in tree sitting. A more complicated lock-on is the sleeping dragon, which involves protesters
Lock-on_(protest_tactic)
Maneuver used by protesters to cause disruption
cause any injury. Blockade Human chain Lock-on (protest tactic) Swampy Tree sitting Moshtaghian, Artemis (12 October 2017). "There are two sides to the story
Sleeping_dragon_(manoeuver)
Blockade against Mountain Valley Pipeline
Appalachia". Mother Jones. Harris, Robbie (March 23, 2021). "Update: Tree-Sitting Pipeline Protesters Being Removed". WVTF. Appalachians Against Pipelines
Yellow_Finch_tree_sit
Season of television series
entire run, with only five episodes. While tree-sitting for Mr. McFeely, Rogers draws a picture of a tiny oak tree. McFeely compliments the drawing, and later
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood season 31
Mister_Rogers'_Neighborhood_season_31
United States historic place
involved the destruction of a tree sitting in the very spot they planned to move and build the courthouse. To destroy the tree, gunpowder was packed into
Old_Shelby_County_Courthouse
Form of activism in which power is used
perform activities such as: body block linking arms lock-ons tunneling tree sitting occupation sit-ins strikes workplace occupation street blockades hacktivism
Direct_action
American journalist and writer
a redwood activist, King pioneered the civil disobedience tactic of tree sitting, and he was a lead organizer and strategist dedicated to protecting Headwaters
Greg_King_(writer)
American visual artist
undergo training in tree climbing and occupation, which she documented in the video Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Training-Tree Sitting Forest Defense (2009)
Andrea_Bowers
Book by Julia Butterfly Hill
written by Julia Butterfly Hill about her experiences while treesitting in a tree named Luna in the late 1990s. The book is based on true events and written
The_Legacy_of_Luna
British audio equipment manufacturer
afterwards for other territories. The "Voice of the World" logo of an Orange tree sitting upon a globe was used for the label with a full colour sleeve; however
Orange_Amps
River in the United States
led a protest, blocking crews from commencing work through the use of tree sitting, among other things. On October 22, 1969, an editorial published in The
Waller_Creek
Species of tree
100) claim that the Buddha remembered an experience of sitting in the cool shade of a jambu tree when he was a child. While his father was working, he
Syzygium_cumini
Tree in the grounds of Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, England
Elizabeth's Oak was a tree in the grounds of Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, England. Elizabeth I is said to have been sitting beneath the tree when she was told
Queen Elizabeth's Oak, Hatfield House
Queen_Elizabeth's_Oak,_Hatfield_House
Nonviolent disobedience of the law
produced by activists Satyagraha – Form of nonviolent resistance Tree sitting – Occupying trees as a political protest Underground culture – Alternative cultures
Civil_disobedience
Coast redwood tree protected by environmental activists in California
Cruickshank, Douglas (8 December 1999). "You've got tree: A young woman who's been sitting in a tree for two years is offering billionaire Charles Hurwitz
Luna_(tree)
Neighborhood in Eugene, Oregon, United States
activists gained notoriety after organizing successful tree sitting demonstrations. In 1997, a tree-sitting demonstration in Eugene was responded to by local
Whiteaker,_Eugene,_Oregon
Kiowa warrior (c. 1880 - 1871)
commonly known as Satank (also Set-angya or Set-ankeah, translated as Sitting Bear), was a prestigious Kiowa warrior and medicine man. He was born about
Sitting_Bear
Yellow meranti tree in Sabah, Malaysia
vertical axis. This indicates that the tree is highly symmetrical and well-balanced, even though it is sitting on a slope. Researcher Yalvinder Malhi
Menara_(tree)
Protected rainforest park in New Zealand
podocarp trees. It is "recognised as one of the finest rain forests in the world". Established in 1978, after a series of protests and tree sittings, the
Pureora_Forest_Park
New Zealand environmental group
up camps in the forest and tree sitting. In April 1997, one of these sites was deliberately destroyed by swinging a tree from a helicopter into it, allegedly
Native_Forest_Action
Mythical creature in Norse mythology
or "wind-witherer") is a hawk sitting between the eyes of an unnamed eagle that is perched on top of the world tree Yggdrasil. Veðrfölnir is sometimes
Veðrfölnir_and_eagle
BBC children's radio programme (1950–1982)
live. Each story on Listen with Mother opened with the phrase "Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin" (sometimes "...Then we'll begin"). The question
Listen_with_Mother
President of the United States from 2009 to 2017
presidency. He also promoted inclusion for LGBTQ Americans, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to publicly support same-sex marriage. Obama left office
Barack_Obama
Ancient woodland in Buckinghamshire, England
public body, has stated that it is impossible to move ancient woodland. A tree sitting protest camp was set up in March 2020 in order to stop the demolition
Jones'_Hill_Wood
Citrus tree in Sochi, Russia
garden to sitting area Sitting area lounge Visitors sign, terms and conditions Visitors sign, price-list Sign beside the historic Friendship Tree GNU VNIITsiSK
Friendship_Tree
Species of plant
heterophyllus) is a species of tree in the fig, mulberry, and breadfruit family (Moraceae). The jackfruit is the largest tree fruit, reaching as much as 55 kg
Jackfruit
Movement for addressing environmental issues
200,000 people. Tree sitting is a form of activism in which the protester sits in a tree in an attempt to stop the removal of a tree or to impede the
Environmental_movement
Former urban farm in Los Angeles
Fundraising efforts continued as farmers and celebrities began both a tree-sitting campaign and occupation of the land, while under the threat of forced
South_Central_Farm
Season of television series
The second season of One Tree Hill, an American teen drama television series, began airing on September 21, 2004, on The WB television network. The season
One_Tree_Hill_season_2
Homeless encampment in San Jose, California
called Coyote Meadow, and consisted of various makeshift dwellings, shacks, tree houses and tents on around 75 acres (30 ha) of land. During the time of its
The_Jungle_(San_Jose)
Village in Madhya Pradesh, India
other idols, one of which is a tirthankar Adinath under a kalpvraksha tree sitting on a peacock surrounded by a serpent. When recently gacchadhipati Acharya
Semliya
International - Transpartisan - Treatment Advocacy Center - Tree pinning - Tree sitting - Tree spiking - Trent Lott - Trial (law) - Tricameralism - Tripartite
Index_of_politics_articles
Hindu who has vowed to remain standing
Standing Baba, or Khareshwari, is a Hindu who has vowed to stand, not sitting or lying down even to sleep. The vow is a form of Hindu Tapa (or Tapasas)
Standing_Baba
Grassroots climate justice coalition
regulatory non-compliance. Keystone XL pipeline Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer Tree sitting Line 3 Pipeline "Tar Sands Blockade Drops Banners to Expose Keystone
Tar_Sands_Blockade
American environmentalist, feminist, and labor leader (1949–1997)
timber overcutting by staging blockades of job sites in the woods and tree sitting. Loggers saw such actions as harassment. Confrontations between loggers
Judi_Bari
American academic and conservationist (born 1955)
Taylor include Charles Darwin, Jane Goodall, Edward Abbey, Alice Walker, tree-sitting activists, the Earth Liberation Front, the Animal Liberation Front, Al
Bron_Taylor
Political themes in animated sitcom
season 12 episode "Lisa the Tree Hugger", in which she develops a crush on an environmental activist and begins tree sitting. Other episodes centering on
Politics_in_The_Simpsons
English rock musician (born 1959)
of it. Then when we record it if it's still not right it means everyone sitting around Chris Parry's (their manager's) kitchen all night scrawling sheets
Robert_Smith_(musician)
Country within the United Kingdom
tainted by an attempt to pervert the course of justice. Scots juries, sitting in criminal cases, consist of fifteen jurors, which is three more than
Scotland
2015 Indian Bengali film
to make us believe that the tree, under which she is sitting, is actually watching her close with lust. That night the tree is shown to dream of Sushmita
Nirbaak
Structure for execution by hanging
framework from which a ship's anchor might be raised so it is no longer sitting on the seabed, riverbed or dock; "weighing [the] anchor" meant raising
Gallows
American environment activist (1974–1998)
First! environmental advocacy group and was engaged in a campaign of tree sitting in order to stop what they considered was illegal logging, in breach
Death_of_David_Chain
consultation. Since May 2006, environmentalist protesters have been tree sitting at Titnore Wood, in the Durrington area of the town. The action is in
History_of_Worthing
Rain tree in Malaysia
assemblymen to commemorate the assembly sitting. Many local residents came to take photographs with the plaque and tree. However a few days later, the plaque
Democracy_tree
2001 film
of residents of Randle as well as the activists who come to engage in tree sitting as a means of deterring Plum Creek logging. Footage includes two town
Watch_(film)
anxious to return to my own country, I find more pleasure under a gum tree sitting with my tribe than I do here." In his homesickness he seemed to have
Daniel_Moowattin
Island country in Southeast Asia
and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the first-ever meeting between the sitting leaders of the two nations. It also hosted the 2015 Ma–Xi meeting, the
Singapore
wave when Buzz mentions them to Woody. The two dolls are also always seen sitting next to a headless teddy bear. Stinky Pete, commonly known as the Prospector
List_of_Toy_Story_characters
Chinese supercomputer
utilizing a dual-plane multi-rail fat-tree topology, offering 1.6 Tb/s bandwidth per node.. LingQi interconnect's fat tree has 4 layers, the single hop latency
LineShine
Country in South America
has the power of the purse and of impeachment, by which it can remove sitting members of the government. The Chamber of Deputies represents the people
Argentina
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901
Conyngham were here and wished to see me. I got out of bed and went into my sitting-room (only in my dressing gown) and alone, and saw them. Lord Conyngham
Queen_Victoria
Stretch of dual carriageway road which bypasses the town of Newbury in England
scheduled for clearance, a tactic known as tree sitting, in an effort to stop the felling of trees. Many lived in tree houses, which were also known as 'twigloos'
Newbury_bypass
linden tree and its leaves frequently. In The Grimm Brothers' fairy tale The Frog Prince, the princess drops her golden ball into the pond while sitting under
Lime_tree_in_culture
Tropical fruit
Ganesha. The Jain goddess Ambika is traditionally represented as sitting under a mango tree. The classical Sanskrit poet Kalidasa sang the praises of mangoes
Mango
Canadian actor (born 1964)
Reeves became an internet meme after photographs of him were published, sitting on a park bench with a sad facial expression. The images were posted on
Keanu_Reeves
1999 mass shooting in Colorado, U.S.
17-year-old Rachel Scott and her friend Richard Castaldo were having lunch and sitting on the grass next to the west entrance of the school. Klebold threw a pipe
Columbine High School massacre
Columbine_High_School_massacre
King of England from 1509 to 1547
wedding service in London on 25 January 1533. On 23 May 1533, Cranmer, sitting in judgment at a special court convened at Dunstable Priory to rule on
Henry_VIII
2024 Indian film by Aditya Sarpotdar
her, Gotya decides to perform a human sacrifice ritual beneath a peepal tree in the Chetukwadi forest, using his sister Gita as the intended victim. However
Munjya_(film)
Country in Central America
apetala (Panama tree): One theory suggests that the name derives from the Sterculia apetala tree, commonly known as the Panama tree, which is native
Panama
Central building of the White House complex
East Sitting Hall, Lincoln Bedroom, Lincoln Sitting Room, President's Dining Room, Queens' Bedroom, Queens' Sitting Room, Treaty Room, West Sitting Hall
Executive_Residence
Coast redwood groves near Humboldt Bay, California
northern ancient redwood holdings. A journalist, King pioneered redwood tree-sitting and staged other direct actions over a five-year period to draw national
Headwaters_Forest_Reserve
President of the United States from 1933 to 1945
the Republican Party to launch a third-party campaign against Wilson and sitting Republican president William Howard Taft. Franklin's decision to back Wilson
Franklin_D._Roosevelt
680 battle in Iraq
surrounded, and killed. At some point, a young child of Husayn's, who was sitting on his lap, was hit by an arrow and died. The Umayyad soldiers hesitated
Battle_of_Karbala
Week-long mourning period in Judaism for first-degree relatives
period in Judaism for first-degree relatives. The ritual is referred to as "sitting shiva" in English. The shiva period lasts for seven days following the
Shiva_(Judaism)
Oldest living cultivated fruit tree in North America
Stripping Dooms 316 Year Old Pear Tree". Danvers Herald. O'Hare, Cathryn (2007-09-26). "Pear Tree will be sitting pretty". Danvers Herald. Archived from
Endicott_Pear_Tree
Painting by Tobias Verhaecht
valley. To the left, two separate castles are visible behind the tall trees sitting on the wooded slope. In the foreground, on the roadside, there sit Venus
Landscape with Venus and Adonis
Landscape_with_Venus_and_Adonis
Happy Tree Friends is an adult-oriented Flash-animated web series that was created and developed by Rhode Montijo, Kenn Navarro, and Warren Graff for Mondo
List of Happy Tree Friends episodes
List_of_Happy_Tree_Friends_episodes
U.S. Founding Father and president from 1789 to 1797
p. 666. Calloway 2018, p. 38. Ammerman, Cassandra (October 18, 2018). "Sitting down with author and historian Colin G. Calloway". Oxford University Press
George_Washington
Indian politician (born 1963)
June 2024. On 31 January 2026, following the death of her husband and sitting deputy chief minister, Ajit Pawar, Sunetra was elected as the leader of
Sunetra_Pawar
mayoral candidate who had once protested old-growth forest logging by tree sitting for 40 days. Despite an early miscue by Hatfield in which he missed the
1990 United States Senate election in Oregon
1990_United_States_Senate_election_in_Oregon
American sitting volleyball player (born 1992)
Sydney Chanel Satchell (born April 23, 1992) is an American sitting volleyball player. Satchell attended Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, Connecticut
Sydney_Satchell
Island country in the Pacific Ocean
Wellington was chosen for its central location, with Parliament officially sitting there for the first time in 1865. In 1886, following requests from the
New_Zealand
American actress and model (1926–1962)
posing nude, which were published posthumously with the title The Last Sitting. During her final months, Monroe lived at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive in the
Marilyn_Monroe
1943 semi-autobiographical novel by Betty Smith
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a 1943 semi-autobiographical novel written by Betty Smith. The manuscript started as a non-fiction piece titled They Lived
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (novel)
A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn_(novel)
Public square in London, England
the tree with a chainsaw a few hours before a New Year's Eve party was scheduled to take place. He was arrested and the tree was repaired by tree surgeons
Trafalgar_Square
Organized environmental movement in the US
blockades, and arson, while most use peaceful protests such as marches, tree sitting, and the like. There is substantial debate within the environmental movement
Environmental movement in the United States
Environmental_movement_in_the_United_States
Meditative discipline in Zen Buddhism
on the Samādhi of Sitting Meditation) and the Chinese Tiantai master Zhiyi (538–597 CE) wrote some very influential works on sitting meditation. The meaning
Zazen
Current calendar year
United States launched a military operation in Venezuela that captured sitting President Nicolás Maduro, leading to a blockade of Venezuelan oil exports
2026
Federal capital district of the United States
cultural life of the United States. This ceremony is often attended by the sitting U.S. president and other dignitaries and celebrities. The Kennedy Center
Washington,_D.C.
Events in which people complete grueling tasks for an extended period of time
like dancing, swimming, and rocking-chair-sitting, to oddities such as sitting on a flagpole or in a tree. Endurance contests gained popularity during
Human_endurance_contest
Residence and workplace of the US president
East Room, Blue Room, State Dining Room, Lincoln Bedroom, and Lincoln Sitting Room. During the administration of George W. Bush, First Lady Laura Bush
White_House
American boxer and activist (1942–2016)
Ku Klux Klan. I'm fighting for the little man in the ghetto.' Joe was sitting there, smashing his fist into the palm of his hand, saying, 'What the fuck
Muhammad_Ali
Country within the United Kingdom
that time, no British monarch has entered the House of Commons when it is sitting, which is annually commemorated at the State Opening of Parliament by the
England
Indian yogi and author (born 1957)
this is me...But now the air I was breathing, the rock on which I was sitting, the atmosphere around me — everything had become me." After about six
Sadhguru
British politician and broadcaster (born 1964)
that UKIP internal fights took up far too much time. Farage stood against sitting Buckingham MP, John Bercow, the newly elected Speaker of the House of Commons
Nigel_Farage
List of postures in hatha yoga and yoga as exercise
ground; a widespread modern form has feet and head on the ground. Several sitting meditation poses have been called Muktasana. Viparita Karani is an inverted
List_of_asanas
Canadian pornographic video-sharing website
Bowl on Sunday ... . The 20-second spot, which features an older couple sitting on a park bench (that's really all that happens), includes no explicit
Pornhub
Eleventh month of the Islamic calendar
mean "possessor or owner of the sitting and seating place" - the space occupied while sitting or the manner of the sitting, pose or posture. It is one of
Dhu'l-Qa'da
1882 poem by Toru Dutt
she is delighted to see the Casuarina Tree. Mostly in winters a gray baboon is seen sitting on the crest of the tree seeing the sunrise with her younger
Our_Casuarina_Tree
English musician, songwriter and activist (1940–1980)
spending a holiday in Greece, Cynthia arrived home at Kenwood to find Lennon sitting on the floor with Ono in terrycloth robes and left the house to stay with
John_Lennon
TREE SITTING
TREE SITTING
Male
English
English name TREY means "three."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, Jamaican
Three
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Trow, mainly of 1.altered spelling of German Treu.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Christian, Danish, French, Jamaican, Latin
True Image; Womanly; Brave; Yew Tree
Surname or Lastname
Cornish
Cornish : habitational name from places so named in the parishes of Zennor and St. Levan, both of which appear earlier in the form Trethyn, from Cornish tre ‘homestead’, ‘settlement’ + dyn ‘fort’.English : variant of Treece, from a form with the weak plural ending.
Female
English
English form of Irish BrÃgh, BREE means "force, strength."
Boy/Male
Scottish American
Derivative of the Scandinavian god of battle 'Tyr.' Tuesday was named for Tyr.
Girl/Female
African, Indian, Japanese, Sanskrit
True Record; True Hope; Heaven and Earth Conjoined; Tree
Female
Spanish
Short form of Spanish Teresa, TERE means "harvester."Â
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly East Anglia)
English (chiefly East Anglia) : nickname or status name from Old English frēo ‘free(-born)’, i.e. not a serf.North German : topographic or habitational name from a place named Frede or Frede(n).North German : nickname from a variant of Middle Low German wrēd ‘crooked’.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English
Three
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly southeastern)
English (mainly southeastern) : topographic name for someone who lived near a conspicuous tree, Middle English tre(w).
Girl/Female
Japanese
Three trees together.
Boy/Male
Japanese
Three trees together.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Trow, mainly of 1.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Chinese
Three
Boy/Male
Muslim
Rare, Uncommon, Strange
Boy/Male
English American
Three. Also atraigh 'Strand'.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Treece.
Male
English
Short form of English Trevor, TREV means "large settlement."
TREE SITTING
TREE SITTING
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord of the dumb, Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
He is Perfect; Leader; Faithful; Honest
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Wealthy Ruler
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, Danish, English, Latin
Joy; Delight; Cheerful
Boy/Male
Indian, Modern, Telugu
Prince
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Heroically Compassionate
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Promise.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian
Lamp; Evening
Boy/Male
Hindu
Who gives flowers
TREE SITTING
TREE SITTING
TREE SITTING
TREE SITTING
TREE SITTING
imp. & p. p.
of Tree
n.
Actual; not counterfeit, adulterated, or pretended; genuine; pure; real; as, true balsam; true love of country; a true Christian.
n.
A cross or gallows; as Tyburn tree.
v. t.
To place upon a tree; to fit with a tree; to stretch upon a tree; as, to tree a boot. See Tree, n., 3.
a.
True.
v. t.
To drive to a tree; to cause to ascend a tree; as, a dog trees a squirrel.
n.
Something constructed in the form of, or considered as resembling, a tree, consisting of a stem, or stock, and branches; as, a genealogical tree.
n.
A mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution. See Lead tree, under Lead.
a.
Alt. of Trewe