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Press Releases
Press Coverage
KAEF-TV: Redwoods Rising’ aims to restore 70,000 acres of forest (Video)
July 2019
Redheaded Blackbelt: Save the Redwoods League names two new leaders (external Link)
July 2019
NBC Nightly News: The Secret Grove: Harold Richardson Redwoods Reserve (Video)
July 2019
NBC Nightly News: Go inside a secret grove of centuries-old California redwoods (external Link)
July 2019
ThePineTree.net: Prescribed Burn Planned on Save the Redwoods League Property (external Link)
June 2019
Profit.BG (Bulgary): A walk through the woods, home to the tallest trees on Earth (external Link)
June 2019
North Coast Journal: The Woman Behind the Trees (external Link)
June 2019
M Magazine: Escape to Mendocino (external Link)
June 2019
Daily Kos: The Daily Bucket–The Dinosaur Tree (external Link)
June 2019
California’s High Sierra: 4 Hidden Gems In The High Sierra To Visit In The Summer (external Link)
June 2019
Daily Democrat : California hasn’t opened a new state park in 10 years (external Link)
May 2019
Santa Cruz Sentinel: ‘Major breakthrough’: Genetic code cracked for California’s iconic redwoods (external Link)
May 2019
Marin Independent Journal: Genetic code of Marin redwoods sought for restoration (external Link)
May 2019
Daily Democrat: Roots of diversity: Trees’ genetic codes uncovered at UC Davis (external Link)
May 2019
KIEM-TV: Sixth Graders Take a Trip to Grizzly Creek State Park to Learn about the Redwoods (external Link)
May 2019
Science and Technology Research News: Coast Redwood and Giant Sequoia Mega-Genomes Sequenced (external Link)
May 2019
The Mercury News: State parks standstill: Why California hasn’t opened a new state park in 10 years (external Link)
May 2019
The Mercury News: Santa Cruz redwoods property, former movie location, sold for open space preserve (external Link)
May 2019
KGO: Scientists Sequenced Redwood Tree Genome (Video)
May 2019
Half Moon Bay Review: California scientists unlock hidden genetic codes of world’s tallest trees (external Link)
May 2019
Jefferson Public Radio: Emily Burns and David Neal interviewed on Jefferson Exchange program (external Link)
April 2019
The Mercury News: Genetic code for California’s iconic trees uncovered (external Link)
April 2019
The Tribune: What sequencing of redwood and giant sequoia mega-genomes means for the future (external link)
April 2019
California Sun: Scientists have mapped the entire genetic codes of California’s coast redwood and giant sequoia (external link)
April 2019
SF Chronicle: California scientists unravel genetic mysteries of world’s tallest trees (external link)
April 2019
KCBS Radio: Redwoods Genome Project: Emily Burns interviewed (Audio)
April 2019
KRON: Sequenced giant redwood genomes
(Video)
April 2019
KCBS Radio: Redwood Genome Project: David Neale interviewed (Audio)
April 2019
KTVU: Researchers Unlock Genetic Code of California Redwoods
(Video)
April 2019
UC Davis: Coast Redwood and Giant Sequoia Mega-Genomes Sequenced (external link)
April 2019
Sacramento Bee: ‘23andMe for trees’: UC Davis scientists map genome for two giant California trees (external link)
April 2019
Popular Science: Researchers sequenced giant redwood genomes to kickstart a 23andMe for trees (external link)
April 2019
GenomeWeb: Some Big Trees (external link)
April 2019
SF Gate: California scientists unravel genetic mysteries of world’s tallest trees (external link)
April 2019
KQED: Researchers Unlock Genetic Code of California Redwoods (external link)
April 2019
Redheaded Blackbelt: A first step to protecting diversity: Scientists sequenced the coast redwood and giant sequoia genomes (external link)
April 2019
The Davis Enterprise: UCD, Save the Redwoods League launch genome project (external link)
April 2019
Johns Hopkins Medicine: Johns Hopkins Researchers Sequence Coast Redwood and Giant Sequoia Mega-Genomes (external link)
April 2019
ZME Science: Scientists sequence genomes of world’s tallest trees (external link)
April 2019
The Mendocino Voice: Redwood Genome Sequenced (external link)
April 2019
Patheos: Cathedral of the Woods: the Ancient Magic of the Redwoods (external Link)
March 2019
The Santa Clarita Valley Signal: Plan your escape to see the big trees (external Link)
March 2019
Landscape Architecture Magazine: Giants Steps (external Link)
March 2019
National Geographic España: Secuoyas, gigantes del bosque (Sequoias, forest giants) (external Link)
March 2019
Marin Independent Journal: Nearly 1,000 acres of redwood forests in the Santa Cruz Mountains preserved in $11.7 million deal (external Link)
March 2019
The Mercury News: Nearly 1,000 acres of redwood forests in the Santa Cruz Mountains preserved in $11.7 million deal (external Link)
March 2019
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation: Beyond the Lab: Allyson Carroll (external Link)
March 2019
Radiolab Podcast: Does redwood trees have more DNA than humans? (Audio)
March 2019
Outside Magazine: How Finding Rare Plants Saved Ynes Mexia’s Life (external Link)
February 2019
Splash Magazines: 2019 Valentines Day Gift Guide – Something For Everyone (external Link)
February 2019
See Monterrey: Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History Hosts Fun Nighttime Events (external Link)
February 2019
The Willits News: ‘Candelabra’ redwoods part of new Lost Coast Trail in Mendocino County (external Link)
January 2019
Market Watch: 4 great reasons to include charities in your will and how to do it (external Link)
January 2019
Only In Your State: This Ancient American Redwood Forest Is Opening To The Public For The First Time Ever (external Link)
January 2019
Inside Hook:
A mythic redwood forest north of San Francisco is opening to the public (external Link)
January 2019
The Daily Californian: Save the Redwoods League book-launch event offers closer look at California’s forgotten coast redwoods (external Link)
January 2019
North Coast Journal: Grove of Titans Preservation Project Makes $1M Goal (external Link)
January 2019
MSN Travel: This Ancient Redwood Forest Will Open to the Public for the First Time (external Link)
January 2019
Mother Nature Network: A once-secret redwoods reserve will soon be open to the public (external Link)
January 2019
The Press Democrat:
Save the Redwoods League releases stunning book on 100th anniversary (external Link)
January 2019
KFBK: Funds Needed to Restore ‘Grove of Titans’ (external Link)
January 2019
Mail Tribune: Grove of Titans landed the big bucks (external Link)
January 2019
Outside Online: Harold Richardson Redwoods Reserve Is Going Public (external Link)
January 2019
Forbes: How To Include Charities In Your Will To Leave A Legacy (external Link)
December 2018
510 Families: Year-end thanks to all who sponsored {510} Families in 2018 (external Link)
December 2018
SF Gate: Old-Growth Redwood Exhibit Opens (external Link)
December 2018
Claycord: Bay Area’s Redwood Past: New Exhibit Pays Homage To Old-Growth Redwoods Through Conservation And Education (external Link)
December 2018
California Patch: Redwoods In The East Bay: New Park Exhibit (external Link)
December 2018
Informare X Resistere: Questa sequoia sopravvissuta per 2000 anni rischia di morire per i selfie (external Link)
December 2018
Del Norte Triplicate: Deadline looms for Grove of Titans fundraiser (external Link)
December 2018
Eureka Times-Standard: Grove of Titans forest trampled by visitors (external Link)
December 2018
Talk 650 KSTE: Funds Needed to Restore ‘Grove of Titans’ (external Link)
December 2018
KTVU: Fans of California redwood grove race to preserve it (external Link)
December 2018
LA Times: Fans of once-secret California redwood grove race to fund a project to preserve it: Deadline is Dec. 31 (external Link)
December 2018
The Mercury News: Ancient California redwood grove damaged by selfie-seeking visitors to get $3.5 million rescue plan (external Link)
December 2018
SF Chronicle: Fund benefited Point Reyes, many other parks. Congress let it expire (external Link)
December 2018
KTVL: Grove of Titans (Part 3). Oregon Outdoors with Mark Freeman (Video)
December 2018
North Coast Journal: Protecting the Titans (external Link)
December 2018
KGO (ABC 7): Exhibit honoring legacy of old-growth redwood forests unveiled in Oakland (external Link)
December 2018
7×7: 6 Timely Causes to Give Back to This Holiday Season (external Link)
December 2018
KTVL: Grove of Titans (Part 2). Oregon Outdoors with Mark Freeman (Video)
December 2018
KTVL: Grove of Titans. Oregon Outdoors with Mark Freeman (Video)
December 2018
Mail Tribune: Saving the Titans (external Link)
December 2018
NBC Worth the Trip: Get Your Pass to the Final Free Redwoods Saturday (external Link)
December 2018
The Californian: How to hike the redwoods for free this Saturday in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties (external Link)
December 2018
The Mercury News: Final free admission day to California redwood parks is Saturday Dec. 8 (external Link)
December 2018
Bay Area Monitor: Redwoods and Climate Change: The Plots Thicken (external Link)
December 2018
Media Resources
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Additional References
- Online resources
- Reading lists for kids and adults
- The Redwood Forest: History, Ecology, and Conservation of the Coast Redwoods by Reed F. Noss