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To: lurqer who wrote (35872)	1/21/2004 12:02:33 PM
From: lurqer	Respond to of 89467

The California scene. Oak that was home to tree-sitter moved in north LA county A developer moved a 400-year-old oak tree Tuesday to make room for a new housing development, ending protests over the plans that included a man living in the tree's branches for 71 days. John Quigley, 42, staged the protest during 2002 and 2003 in the oak, which supporters dubbed "Old Glory." It was hauled away to a preserve about an eighth of a mile from its former location to be prepared for transplanting. Quigley's protest ended last January when a judge ruled the developer had a right to uproot the tree to widen a road for the housing development. Developer John Laing Homes said it spent about $1 million moving the oak, which took about an hour. The company agreed to relocate the oak, which it had planned to push down, after Quigley's demonstration made it a cause celebre among environmentalists and local residents. Quigley was among those on hand when the tree was moved. "To watch it being towed down the road with a bird in its branches, the same bird I think that was in there when I was, was strange," he said. "It's emotional, there's anger and sadness. It's a strange feeling because it's unnatural, seeing the tree in a box." mercurynews.com lurqer