Save the Redwoods League restores logged forests
so they resemble old-growth forests for all to enjoy.
League staff photo.

Restoration Resources

Grant Supported Achievements

The grants program was established to help further our scientific knowledge of the redwoods species as well as better inform people about the redwood species. We have made grants to a wide variety of scientists studying various aspects of the coast redwood, giant sequoia and their ecosystems.

Research grants with available reports	Grantee	Year
Amphibian Populations Predict Forest Health	Garth R. Hodgson and Hartwell H. Welsh	2005
Growing New Giants Through Canopy Gaps	John Battles	2005
Fires Were Common in Rainy Northern Forests	Steve Norman	2005
Winter habitat crucial for coho salmon, spring for Chinook	Chris Howard	2004
Wonder Plot Study Tells Story of Development	Matthew Gerhart	2004
Prehistoric Fires Not Caused by Understory Grasses	Dr. James W. Bartolome	2003
Thinning Speeds Recovery to Old-Growth	Dr. Christopher R. Keyes	2003
Land Use and Forest Conservation	Dr. Louise Fortmann and Dr. Sarah Marvin	2003
Chemicals in Redwood Rings Indicate Past Water Uptake	Dr. Todd Dawson	2002
Bigger and Older Often Means Better Habitat	Mary Jo Mazurek and William Zielinski	2002
Big Trees: A Bank for Soil Bugs	Dr. Michael Camann	2002
Bats in Giant Sequoias	Elizabeth D. Pierson and William E. Rainey	2001
Redwoods to the Sea Forest Carnivore Tracking Project	Margaret Noel Soucy	2001
Buffer and Let Be	Dr. William Russell	2000
Humboldt Martens Need Old Growth	Keith M. Slauson and William Zielinski	2000
Wandering Salamanders Choose Direct Route to Good Food	Dr. Michael Camann	2000
What limits redwood height?	Dr. Stephen C. Sillett and Gregory M. Jennings	2000
Sponge-like Mats Make Good Habitat in Redwood Canopies: Wandering Salamanders Benefit	Dr. Stephen C. Sillett and Anthony R. Ambrose	2000
Giant Sequoia Ecology Cooperative Web Site	Kelly Courtney	2000
Coast Redwood May be the Descendent of Two	Dr. Raj Ahuja and Dr. David Neale	1999
Epiphytes Provide High-Up Base for Biodiversity	William Ellyson and Dr. Stephen C. Sillett	1999
Bigger Preserves Have Better Chance to Prevail	Dr. William Russell	1999
Bibliography Provides Easy Access to Coast Redwood Research	Deborah Rogers	1997

Additional research grants	Grantee	Year
Stand composition, structure and development of pre-commercially thinned redwood-Douglas-fir forests – Del Norte County	Dr. Christopher R. Keyes	2005
Genotypic Variation in Hydraulic and Photosynthetic Performance of Sequoia sempervirens	Dr. Todd Dawson	2005
Natural Disturbance and Forest Stand Dynamics in Coast Redwood Forests	Craig Lorimer	2005
Ecophysiological constraints on Carbon gain in coast redwood trees across climatic gradients	Dr. Todd Dawson and Anthony Ambrose	2004
Old redwood forest restoration: quantifying forest characteristics and development of initial restoration treatments	Dr. Joe McBride and Christa Dagley	2004
An Ecological Foundation for Management of National Forest Giant Sequoia Ecosystems	Dr. Douglas D. Piirto and Robert R. Rogers	1999

For more than 90 years, Save the Redwoods League has been dedicated to protecting the ancient redwood forests so all generations can experience the inspiration and majesty of redwoods. In 1850, there were nearly 2 million acres of ancient coast redwood forests in California. Today, less than 5 percent remains and faces threats from unsustainable logging practices, poorly planned development and global climate change. Since its founding in 1918, the League has completed the purchase of more than 189,000 acres of land.