Two Roosevelt elk with large antlers graze among the tall grasses.
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Lost Coast Redwoods

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landscape vista of the rugged coastline, covered in a thick blanket of redwood trees.

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The Lost Coast Redwoods property spans 5 miles of California coastline near Rockport, California. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
A creek runs through steep slopes studded with ferns and redwoods.

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The creeks in Lost Coast Redwoods provide healthy habitat for coho salmon and steelhead trout. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
Two Roosevelt elk with large antlers graze among the tall grasses.

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Roosevelt elk at the Lost Coast Redwoods property. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.

A woman in blue jeans and a dark jacket poses with a redwood tree.

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Estelle Clifton, registered professional forester and botanist with North Coast Resource Management (NCRM), hikes on the Lost Coast Redwoods property near Rockport, California on December 2, 2021. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
A woman with dark hair, wearing a black long sleeve shirt, red cargo vest and blue jeans, stares upwards at the redwood canopy.

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Estelle Clifton, registered professional forester and botanist with North Coast Resource Management (NCRM) stares up into the canopy as she stands in front of a coast redwood tree on the Lost Coast Redwoods property. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
Two men walking into a coast redwood forest

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Lost Coast Redwoods is among the amazing places the League protected with generous supporters' contributions to the Forever Forest Campaign. Save the Redwoods League will steward Lost Coast Redwoods and allow it to develop old-growth characteristics. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.

A blacktail deer on the Lost Coast Redwoods property near Rockport, California on December 2, 2021.

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The Lost Coast Redwoods property is home to black-tailed deer, Roosevelt elk and mountain lions. There’s also suitable habitat for northern spotted owl, marbled murrelet and Pacific fisher — all of which are listed under the Endangered Species Act. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
Coast redwoods cover the rolling hills and valleys

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Lost Coast Redwoods has 2,250 acres of second-growth redwood forest that, when protected, will be able to grow old again. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
Coastline landscape showing the Lost Coast Redwoods property near Rockport, California on December 2, 2021.

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Lost Coast Redwoods could provide tribal communities and visitors access to a stretch of the California coast that has been privately owned and inaccessible for more than a century. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
vista of the rugged coastline
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When protected, the second-growth coast redwood forest in Lost Coast Redwoods will be able to grow old again, all the while storing carbon to help fight climate change in California. This forest benefits the land, wildlife, and people in so many ways.

Coastline landscape

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The rugged cliffs and rocky shores of the Lost Coast Redwoods property in Mendocino County. Save the Redwoods League recently secured an opportunity to protect the 3,100-acre Lost Coast Redwoods property with thousands of acres of coast redwoods and 5 miles of Northern California coastline. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.

Person looking up at redwood tree canopy

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Estelle Clifton, registered professional forester and botanist with North Coast Resource Management, tours a portion of Ólak Ólohtem in 2021. Save the Redwoods will continue to work in strong coordination with our many partners to ensure the long-term health of redwood forests in the Lost Coast and beyond. Photo by Max Whittaker.
landscape of the rugged coastline vista jutting into the Pacific Ocean at sunset

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When protected, the second-growth coast redwood forest in Lost Coast Redwoods will be able to grow old again, all the while storing carbon to help fight climate change in California. This forest benefits the land, wildlife, and people in so many ways. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
Sam Hodder inspecting a stand of mature redwoods

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Save the Redwoods League former CEO Sam Hodder tours The Lost Coast Redwoods property near Rockport, California on December 3, 2021. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
Sam Hodder and Todd McMahon standing in the forest

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Save the Redwoods League's former President and CEO Sam Hodder (left) and North Coast Resource Management (NCRM) Vice President Todd McMahon (right) tour the Lost Coast Redwoods property on December 3, 2021. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
Sam Hadder inspecting an ancient redwood

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Save the Redwoods League former president and CEO Sam Hodder stands beneath a majestic old coast redwood tree in Lost Coast Redwoods that resembles the iconic candelabra trees on the League’s Shady Dell property directly north. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
redwood trees growing along the rugged coastal bluffs

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A misty morning at Lost Coast Redwoods in northern Mendocino County. Coast redwoods drink water from the fog that rolls in off of the Pacific Ocean. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.

Creek running through the forest

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Cottaneva and Dunn Creeks traverse Lost Coast Redwoods, and both have been identified by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife as critical habitat for spawning and rearing juvenile fish. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
purple Lupine wildflowers in the understory

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Lupine at Lost Coast Redwoods. The Lost Coast Redwoods property hosts an rich ecosystem including an expansive understory that provides a suitable habitat for northern spotted owl, marbled murrelet and Pacific fisher — all of which are listed under the Endangered Species Act. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
A smiling woman looks out over the coast line landscape

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Estelle Clifton, registered professional forester and botanist with North Coast Resource Management (NCRM), looks out over the Pacific from Lost Coast Redwoods. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
A white woman wearing a brown pony tail and blue jacket is touching the bark of a mature redwood tree.

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Becky Bremser, former director of land protection for Save the Redwoods League tours the 3,100-acre Lost Coast Redwoods property near Rockport, California on December 3, 2021. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
Backlit second-growth redwood stands

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Young redwoods can grow very quickly; some trees grow more than 200 feet tall in less than a century. Therefore, they can store a substantial amount of carbon in their wood in a relatively short period. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
upshot of the redwood canopy from the forest floor

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Lost Coast Redwoods' second-growth redwood forest sequesters thousands of tons of carbon. Young, recovering coast redwood forests are among the most powerful nature-based solutions to climate change in California. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
Backlit second-growth redwood stands
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When protected, the second-growth coast redwood forest in Lost Coast Redwoods will be able to grow old again, all the while storing carbon to help fight climate change in California. This forest benefits the land, wildlife, and people in so many ways.

close up of sword fern in the sun

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The Lost Coast Redwoods property near Rockport, California. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
ferns

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Western sword fern in Lost Coast Redwoods. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
Upshot of redwood with a hollowed trunk scarred by wildfire

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A coast redwood tree in Lost Coast Redwoods bears a fire scar. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
landscape vista of the rugged coastline, covered in a thick blanket of redwood trees.

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The Lost Coast Redwoods property contains more than 2,250 acres of threatened coast redwoods and spans 5 miles of undeveloped Northern California coastline. Photo by Max Whittaker.
mushrooms and redwood sorrel

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The creeks in Lost Coast Redwoods provide healthy habitat for coho salmon and steelhead trout. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
Creek running through the forest

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The creeks in Lost Coast Redwoods provide healthy habitat for coho salmon and steelhead trout. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
A woman surrounded by ferns climbs over mossy fallen tree trunks covered in redwood sorrel to look in a creek.

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Estelle Clifton, registered professional forester and botanist with North Coast Resource Management (NCRM), gazes into one of the creeks in Lost Coast Redwoods. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
vista of redwoods canopy peaking through the fog

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Lost Coast Redwoods is at a convergence of the traditional territories of the Sinkyone, Cahto, and Coast Yuki peoples. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
Looking up the trunk of a redwood tree

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Composed of coast redwood, Douglas fir, and grand fir, the forest at Lost Coast Redwoods will be allowed to grow old again. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
Forest landscape with tree silhouette on coastline

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The redwood forest meets the ocean at Lost Coast Redwoods. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
View of the rugged coastline and whitecap waves pounding a strip of black sand beach on a foggy day

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Lost Coast Redwoods includes secluded beaches along a Marine Protected Area. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
redwood sorrel

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Redwood sorrel in Lost Coast Redwoods. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
Redwood forest beneath blanket of fog

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