Redwoods-to-Sea Corridor Gains 361 acres

Thanks to our members’ and partners’ support, Save the Redwoods League recently completed a land transfer that enlarges a wildlife habitat corridor and protects threatened species. The transfer of land to the US Bureau of Land Management expands the corridor by 361 acres, including watersheds that are home to endangered salmon. Purchased years ago as part of a larger package, the land was valued at $850,000 when it was transferred in March. It is part of the League’s Corridor from the Redwoods to the Sea (pictured), which links the King Range National Recreation Area on the coast and Humboldt Redwoods State Park inland. Read more about the corridor.

Send New, Free E-Cards for Mother’s Day and More!

Share your love for the redwoods with your loved ones! See our new, improved gallery featuring beautiful photos of the redwoods in free e-cards for Mother’s Day (May 10), birthdays and anytime. Father’s Day cards will be available soon. Have a Web site or Facebook page? Post our widget to show you love redwoods!

Gifts Support 2,500 Seedling Plantings

Thanks to those who had a redwood seedling planted in honor of a loved one, California State Parks’ Eel River Sector planted more than 2,500 young trees in 2007-8. The plantings replenish parts of forests that were once overharvested. In addition to this program, Save the Redwoods League helps to support two state park nurseries in the Eel River Sector that provide a variety of seedlings for area reforestation and restoration projects. In the 2007-8 season, the nurseries propagated more than 14,000 seedlings. Have a seedling planted.

Special Offer with Free Shipping on New Redwood Book for Kids

Save the Redwoods League members are invited to purchase autographed copies of Redwoods, a beautiful new picture storybook for children, and save on shipping charges. In the book by Jason Chin, a young boy's subway trip is transformed when he finds a book about redwood forests. As he learns more about the tallest trees in the world, he is transported to California, where he eventually climbs into the redwood canopy. Learn more about the book. League members may buy the book for $16.95. (Sales tax will be charged to NY shipping addresses only.) The coupon code for free shipping to League members in the continental US only is REDWOOD (all capitals, no “s”). You may also call Books of Wonder at (800) 207-6968 to order and use your coupon code by phone.

See Birds, Plants on Tours of New Coastal Property

Save the Redwoods League members are invited to join docents for tours of the Cape Vizcaino property protected by the League. See birds of the redwoods, meadows, shore and sea on Saturday, May 30, 2009. A Sunday, June 14, 2009, tour will feature plants, from tiny flowers to redwoods. The property is 8 miles north of Westport in Mendocino County off Shoreline Highway 1 in California. For more information or to RSVP, contact the League’s caretaker, the Coastal Land Trust, at (707) 937-2709, or e-mail.

Favorite Redwood Hike: Steep Ravine Trail to Dipsea Trail, Mt. Tamalpais State Park, Marin County, California

In this recurring feature, our staff members and volunteers share their favorite places to experience redwoods.

Name and Title: Bill Libby, Member, Board of Directors, Save the Redwoods League

Trailhead: Just south of the Pantoll Ranger Station parking lot, which is on the Panoramic Highway.

Difficulty/Distance: Steep; about 3 miles one-way from Pantoll Ranger Station to California Highway 1 (CA 1)

Why I like it: Steep Ravine is a great descent through the redwoods along tumbling Webb Creek. Be ready for switchbacks, bridges and the famous ladder beside a beautiful waterfall (pictured; Photo: Fire at WiLLLL, Flickr Creative Commons). Steep Ravine Trail brings you to the Dipsea Trail, which cuts through an open pasture and hits CA 1 about 1/4 mile from the town of Stinson Beach. You might go into town for food and drink, and then make the long climb back up, or bring two cars and leave one at each end of the trail to avoid the climb.

Best time to visit: Summer or early fall, to avoid a slippery descent during the rainy season. But for the fit and adventurous, hiking it during a major winter storm, with the rain pummeling the trees and the creek thundering by, gives you a feeling of what it means to be a tough, old redwood.

More park information and directions
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Featured Photo

The sun sets through the redwoods along the Dipsea Trail in Mt. Tamalpais State Park in Marin County, California. Save the Redwoods League has protected redwoods in this park. Photo: ehoyer, Flickr Creative Commons. Add your redwood photos to the League’s Flickr pool.

Featured Favorite Redwood Memory

"Ranger Wyand took us on a nighttime walk into the dense virgin redwood grove. We held the hands of people front and back because it was so dark you'd get lost. Then he had us wait by an enormous tree. He lit a candle—ooh! Blinding light! And walked around the trunk to give us a sense of its enormity. Awesome!"

— Anne, member since 1996

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