News Releases Archive
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2021 News Releases
- Completed Redwood Genome Sequence Reveals Genes for Climate Adaptation and Offers Insights into Genetic Basis for Survival
- Save the Redwoods League Secures Unique Opportunity to Protect More than 3,100 Acres of Threatened Coast Redwoods, 5 Miles of Northern California Coastline
- Preliminary Toll from Sierra Wildfires Confirm That Treasured Giant Sequoia Face an Existential Threat
- San Vicente Redwoods Marks 10 Years as a “Living Laboratory” for Wildfire Resilience, Wildlife Protection and Ecosystem Restoration
- Save the Redwoods League Names Joanna Nelson, Ph.D., as Director of Science and Conservation Planning
- New Maps Issued Today Show More Than 93% of Giant Sequoia and 55% of Coast Redwood Ranges in Extreme-to-Exceptional Drought Conditions
- Save the Redwoods League and California State Parks to Reopen Fully Renovated Pfeiffer Falls Trail in Big Sur on June 18
- Governor’s proposed funding for wildfire, state parks are bold steps in the right direction
- Save the Redwoods League Grants Nearly $160,000 to Fund Research in Coast Redwood and Giant Sequoia Forests
- Save the Redwoods League Protects Nearly 15,000 Acres in Mendocino County
- Governor Newsom’s Proposed Budget Investments in Forestry and Wildfire Resilience are a Bold Step in the Right Direction
- Statement from Save the Redwoods regarding Dec. 2 court decision on proposed widening of Highway 101 at Richardson Grove State Park
2020 News Releases
- CEMEX Agrees to Removal of Dam at Mill Creek in Santa Cruz Mountains
- Donors Worldwide Contribute $543,000 to Big Basin Redwoods State Park Recovery Following 2020 Wildfires
- Save the Redwoods League Acquires Cascade Creek Redwoods in Santa Cruz Mountains, Connecting Big Basin Redwoods and Año Nuevo State Parks
- Save the Redwoods League and Mendocino Land Trust Reopen the Peter Douglas Trail to the Shady Dell Candelabra Redwood Trees
- Save the Redwoods League Announces Redwoods Research Starter Grants for Undergraduate and Graduate Students of Color
- Save the Redwoods League Protects Andersonia West in Mendocino Redwoods, Along the Lost Coast
- Redwoods Rising Restoration of More Than 70,000 Acres Begins Across Northern California Redwood Forests, Providing Regional Jobs
- Research from Save the Redwoods League and Humboldt State University Confirms Significant Role of Redwood Forests in California’s Climate Fight
- Save the Redwoods League Names Jessica Little as Director of Government Affairs and Public Funding
- Climate Resilience Bond Must Include Funds to Protect and Restore California’s Redwood Forests
- Save the Redwoods League Launches Public Phase of $120 Million Forever Forest Campaign with $80 Million Raised
2019 News Releases
- Save the Redwoods League Protects Alder Creek, the “Crown Jewel” of Remaining Giant Sequoia Properties
- Save the Redwoods League Protects Natural Corridor Between Redwood National Park and Humboldt Lagoons State Park
- Save the Redwoods League to Protect “Crown Jewel” of the Remaining Giant Sequoia Forests
- Save the Date: Save the Redwoods League to Host ‘Take Me to the Trees’ Annual Celebration October 12 at 5 p.m. in the National AIDS Memorial Grove
- Redwoods Rising Student Apprentices Help Restore Redwood National and State Parks
- Save the Redwoods League Names Two New Leaders
- Save the Redwoods League Grants Nearly $150,000 to Fund Research Impacting Coast Redwood and Giant Sequoia Forests
- Coast Redwood Genome, Second Largest Ever Sequenced, Now Completed by Save the Redwoods League, UC Davis and Johns Hopkins University
- Save the Redwoods League Hires Two New Directors
2018 News Releases
- New Exhibit Pays Homage to Old-Growth Redwoods through Conservation and Education
- The Once and Future Forest: California’s Iconic Redwoods
- Partnership unveils plan to safeguard the Grove of Titans in Redwood National and State Parks
- Save the Redwoods League Centennial Celebration Gala Raises Nearly $2 Million in Contributions
- Free “Stand for the Redwoods Festival” in San Francisco Takes Place Sunday, October 14
- Governor Jerry Brown Declares October California Redwoods Month
- Save the Redwoods League Announces Special Birthday Edition of ‘Free Second Saturday’ in 100+ parks statewide: 100 Parks for 100 Years
- Save the Redwoods League and California State Parks Bring the Giant Sequoia Forests of California into Classrooms Worldwide
- Save the Redwoods League Announces Free “Stand for the Redwoods Festival” in Orick, Humboldt County, CA Sunday, October 7, at 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
- Save the Redwoods League Announces Free “Stand for the Redwoods Festival” in San Francisco, Sunday, October 14, 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Save the Redwoods League Hosts Centennial Celebration Gala on Saturday, October 13 to Fund Redwood Education and Parks Programs
- Save the Redwoods League and the San Francisco Giants Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries at AT&T Park on Aug. 25
- Save the Redwoods League Marks 100th Anniversary in October 2018, with a Week of Events Throughout California
- Save the Redwoods League Acquires One of the Last and Largest Remaining Unprotected Giant Sequoia Groves in the World
- Largest Old-Growth Coast Redwood Forest in Private Hands Now Permanently Protected by Save the Redwoods League
- Save the Redwoods League Has Secured the Opportunity to Protect One of the World’s Last Privately Owned Giant Sequoia Forests
- Save the Redwoods League, National Park Service, and California State Parks Launch Historic Forest Restoration Program, “Redwoods Rising,” on Fri, April 27
- Save the Redwoods League Scientists Reveal Significant Need for Forest Conservation Efforts in New Report
- Save the Redwoods League, National Park Service and California State Parks Unite to Bring Back Ancient Redwood Forest on the North Coast of California
- Save the Redwoods League Marks Centennial of Conservation at Earth Day San Francisco Festival on April 21
- Save the Redwoods League & New York Times Bestselling Author T. A. Barron Launch “Reading the Redwoods” Contest for Elementary Students Across the U.S.
- Bancroft Library at University of California, Berkeley, to present Sustaining Grandeur: The First 100 Years of Save the Redwoods League
- Save the Redwoods League and LandPaths Protect Old-growth Redwoods Park and Increase Public Access by Adding 15 More Acres to Existing Parklands
- California Coast Redwoods Named #1 U.S. Travel Destination by Lonely Planet; Save the Redwoods League Makes it Easy to Plan a Trip with New Online Tool
- California State Parks Begins Study of Fallen, Iconic ‘Tunnel Tree’ in Calaveras Big Trees State Park
- Save the Redwoods League to Provide Free Day-Use Admission to Visitors at Redwood State Parks on the Second Saturday of Each Month in 2018
- Save the Redwoods League Celebrates 100 Years of Protecting California’s Majestic Coast Redwood and Giant Sequoia Forests
2017 News Releases
- Save the Redwoods League to Provide Free Day-Use Admission to Visitors at 40+ Redwood State Parks on the Day after Thanksgiving
- Give the Gift of the Awe-Inspiring Outdoors with New California State Parks Pass
- Save the Redwoods League Launches Genome Project
- Save the Redwoods League Transfers Berry Glen Trail Connection Property to Redwood National Park
- Historic Stewarts Point Property Permanently Protected by Save the Redwoods League and Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District
2016 News Releases
- Over 35,000 People Spent Black Friday Outdoors in California State Parks
- California Park Organizations Invite You to Skip the Lines and Go Green on Black Friday
- Semi-Decadal Scientific Symposium Focuses on Iconic Coast Redwood Forest
- Save the Redwoods League Purchases Westfall Ranch to Buffer Headwaters Forest Reserve, Restore Elk River, Create New Trails
- New 2.3 Mile Addition to #LostCoast Trail Offers First Public Access in 100 Years
- Save the Redwoods League, Sequoia Riverlands Trust Donate Land in Tulare County to BLM
2015 News Releases
- Free Day-Use Admission to 49 State Parks on Friday
- Save the Redwoods League to Provide Free Day-Use Admission for Anyone Who Visits a Participating California Redwood State Park on the Day After Thanksgiving
- Save the Redwoods League Elects Justin Faggioli as Board of Directors Chair, Re-Elects Samuel M. Livermore as Vice Chair
- Future Coastal Climate Not Cool for Redwood Forests
- Community Leaders and Conservation Groups Applaud Senator Boxer’s California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act
- Save the Redwoods League hires conservation leader Paul Ringgold as Chief Program Officer
- San Francisco-based Save the Redwoods League has appointed Tim M. Whalen as its Chief Development Officer
- Rare Pygmy and Redwood Forest Attracts Support from Thousands of Donors across the U.S
2014 News Releases
- More Kids to Visit Redwood Forests in 2014 – 15
- Reward Offered to Help Save California’s Redwoods from Destructive Poaching
- Living Landscape Initiative Partners Save the Redwoods League and Sempervirens Fund protect critical redwood forestlands in Santa Cruz Mountains
2013 News Releases
- Save the Redwoods League Joins the National #GivingTuesday Movement to Encourage Spending with a Purpose
- Save the Redwoods League Elects Melinda M. Thomas as Board Chair and Samuel M. Livermore as Vice Chair of Board of Directors
- Family Guide to the Giant Sequoias Offers Travel Tips, Activities and More!
- Save the Redwoods League Education Grants Connect Students with Nature
- Save the Redwoods League buys site of former old-growth mill from Green Diamond for $2M
- Save the Redwoods League Appoints New President and Chief Executive Officer
- Save the Redwoods League Announces Winners of the 2013 Know Wonder Photo Contest
- Save the Redwoods League Climate Change Study Finds Recent Unprecedented Growth Surge in Redwoods, Plus Other Key Findings
- Save the Redwoods League Earns National Recognition
- Have What It Takes to Capture a Giant and Inspire a Generation?
- Save the Redwoods League and the Skunk Train Work Together to Reopen the Historic ‘Redwood Route’ and Preserve Old-Growth Forest
- First-Ever Parent’s Guide to Redwoods Offers Travel Tips, Activities and More!
- Save the Redwoods League raises $4 million to protect some of the tallest and oldest redwood forests left in the Santa Cruz Mountains
2012 News Releases
- Save the Redwoods League launches fundraising efforts to protect some of the tallest and oldest redwood forests left in the Santa Cruz Mountains
- Save the Redwoods League Announces 2012 Art Contest Winners
- Save the Redwoods League Thanks Ruskin K. Hartley for 15 Years of Service to Protect Redwood Forests
- Save The Redwoods League Appoints James Larson as President and Melinda Thomas as Vice President of Board Of Directors
- Save The Redwoods League Education 2012 Grants Get Students Outdoors
- Save the Redwoods League Launches National Art Contest to Encourage Kids to Protect Redwoods
- Portola Redwoods State Park to Remain Open
- Save the Redwoods League Awards Nearly $100,000 for Research