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Original messages from The Message Tree, a tree at the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival used by concertgoers as a sort of message board, are on display at the Museum at Bethel Woods, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Bethel, N.Y. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Original messages from The Message Tree, a tree at the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival used by concertgoers as a sort of message board, are on display at the Museum at Bethel Woods, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Bethel, N.Y. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

The Message Tree, a tree at the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival used by concertgoers as a sort of message board, is seen before it's cut down Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, N.Y., site of the storied 1969 concert and arts festival. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

The Message Tree, a tree at the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival used by concertgoers as a sort of message board, is seen before it's cut down Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, N.Y., site of the storied 1969 concert and arts festival. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Fiona Kane, 8, of Yulan, N.Y., holds a cut branch from The Message Tree, a tree at the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival used by concertgoers as a sort of message board, as it's cut down Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, N.Y., site of the storied 1969 concert and arts festival. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Fiona Kane, 8, of Yulan, N.Y., holds a cut branch from The Message Tree, a tree at the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival used by concertgoers as a sort of message board, as it's cut down Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, N.Y., site of the storied 1969 concert and arts festival. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

The Message Tree, a tree at the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival used by concertgoers as a sort of message board, is cut down Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, N.Y., site of the storied 1969 concert and arts festival. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

The Message Tree, a tree at the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival used by concertgoers as a sort of message board, is cut down Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, N.Y., site of the storied 1969 concert and arts festival. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

The Message Tree, a tree at the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival used by concertgoers as a sort of message board, is cut down Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, N.Y., site of the storied 1969 concert and arts festival. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

The Message Tree, a tree at the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival used by concertgoers as a sort of message board, is cut down Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, N.Y., site of the storied 1969 concert and arts festival. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

People look at original messages from The Message Tree, a tree at the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival used by concertgoers as a sort of message board, on display at the Museum at Bethel Woods, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Bethel, N.Y. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

People look at original messages from The Message Tree, a tree at the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival used by concertgoers as a sort of message board, on display at the Museum at Bethel Woods, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Bethel, N.Y. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

The Message Tree, a tree at the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival used by concertgoers as a sort of message board, is seen before it's cut down Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, N.Y., site of the storied 1969 concert and arts festival. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

The Message Tree, a tree at the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival used by concertgoers as a sort of message board, is seen before it's cut down Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, N.Y., site of the storied 1969 concert and arts festival. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

The Message Tree, a tree at the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival used by concertgoers as a sort of message board, is cut down Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, N.Y., site of the storied 1969 concert and arts festival. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

The Message Tree, a tree at the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival used by concertgoers as a sort of message board, is cut down Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, N.Y., site of the storied 1969 concert and arts festival. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

The Message Tree, a tree at the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival used by concertgoers as a sort of message board, is cut down Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, N.Y., site of the storied 1969 concert and arts festival. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

The Message Tree, a tree at the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival used by concertgoers as a sort of message board, is cut down Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, N.Y., site of the storied 1969 concert and arts festival. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

People watch as The Message Tree, a tree at the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival used by concertgoers as a sort of message board, is cut down Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, N.Y., site of the storied 1969 concert and arts festival. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

People watch as The Message Tree, a tree at the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival used by concertgoers as a sort of message board, is cut down Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, N.Y., site of the storied 1969 concert and arts festival. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)