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‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway

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‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway (2026)

Interpretive sign in front of forest and meadow.

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Newly installed interpretative signage at ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway. All signage is designed to center Indigenous perspectives, providing visitors with opportunities to learn about ‘O Rew and the Yurok Tribe’s history, living culture, and the natural wonders of the surrounding redwood landscape. Photo by Amy Kumler, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.

Dug out redwood canoe and interpretive exhibits in a forested meadow.

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Newly installed interpretative exhibits at ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway. All signage is designed to center Indigenous perspectives, providing visitors with opportunities to learn about ‘O Rew and the Yurok Tribe’s history, living culture, and the natural wonders of the surrounding redwood landscape. Photo by Amy Kumler, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.

Workers observe creek restoration and potential wildlife habitat.

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The ‘O Rew project team surveying a newly restored segment of Prairie Creek, with woody debris installed in the restored channel to support salmon-rearing habitat. Photo courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.

Coast redwood sapling growing within creek restoration area.

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As part of ‘O Rew’s restoration, nearly half a million native plants, including coast redwood, black cottonwood, and slough sedge, were planted along Prairie Creek to aid habitat sustainability. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
Native plants along a creek restoration area.

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As part of ‘O Rew’s restoration, nearly half a million native plants, including coast redwood, black cottonwood, and slough sedge, were planted along Prairie Creek to aid habitat complexity. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.

Hikers on a path through a redwood forest

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Visitors walking along one of the forested trails extending from ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.

Revegetation crew member preparing new native plants for stream restoration.

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A member of the Yurok Tribe Fisheries Program Revegetation Crew preparing native plants to be planted in the 125-acre ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway. Photo by Amy Kumler, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.

Yurok tribe member creating native planting location with an auger.

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A member of the Yurok Tribe Fisheries Program Revegetation Crew prepares the ground for planting native plants in the 125-acre ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway. Photo by Amy Kumler, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.

Yellow flowers bloom in forest meadow.

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Flowers blooming in the restored floodplain of ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway. Photo by Amy Kumler, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.

Restoration workers with heavy machinery along creek.

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Members of the Yurok Tribe Construction Corporation work to restore a stretch of Prairie Creek at ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway. Photo courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.

Yurok Tribe director of cultural resources standing in front of interpretive signage.

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Rosie Clayburn Katri, tribal heritage preservation officer and director of cultural resources with the Yurok Tribe, standing next to newly installed interpretative exhibit at ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway. All signage is designed to center Indigenous perspectives, providing visitors with opportunities to learn about ‘O Rew and the Yurok Tribe’s history, living culture, and the natural wonders of the surrounding redwood landscape. Photo by Amy Kumler, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.

Aerial photo of redwood forested hills and park gateway.

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Aerial view of the restored ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway adjacent to Redwood National and State Parks. Photo by Smith Robinson Multimedia, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.

Aerial view of redwood forest and park gathering area.

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Aerial view of the completed gathering area and a portion of the accessible trail system for visitors to ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway. Photo by Smith Robinson Multimedia, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.

Creek channel restored to its original path through a meadow.

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The Yurok Tribe Construction Corporation spent years restoring a channel of Prairie Creek in ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway. Photo by Smith Robinson Multimedia, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.

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‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway (2024 and earlier)

O Rew

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Restoring Prairie Creek to ecological integrity is part of the ambitious vision for the 125-acre 'O Rew Redwoods Gateway, which represents a first-ever model for tribal, federal, and state co-management of nationally significant land, with an Indigenous tribe at the helm. Photo by Michael Wier, California Trout
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A Yurok Construction Corporation crew lines the streambank with biodegradable netting ahead of a two-month-long replanting effort that placed 43,000 native plants in fall 2023. The netting holds the soil in place and helps the plants get established and grow. Photo by Michael Wier, California Trout
Overhead aerial view of a river bank, with an excavator on the sand as people are standing in the water and wearing hi-viz clothing

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Crews with the Yurok Tribe Construction Corporation and Yurok Tribal Fisheries Program work with California Trout to restore a 1,000-foot section of Prairie Creek for salmon-rearing habitat at ‘O Rew. This work is culturally important for Yurok people, as salmon are essential to their way of life. Photo by Michael Wier, California Trout

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B-roll video aerial drone footage of 'O Rew Redwoods Gateway. A Yurok Construction Corporation crew removed tons and tons of concrete pavement, reshaping the Orick Mill Site parking lot into a gateway for a Yurok visitor center.

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Project partners gather to kick off the Prairie Creek restoration in 2021. Ongoing ecological restoration and a site transformation for public access are part of the exciting vision for ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway. Photo by Michael Wier, California Trout
O Rew

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Crews with the Yurok Tribe Construction Corporation and Yurok Tribal Fisheries Program work with California Trout to restore a 1,000-foot section of Prairie Creek for salmon-rearing habitat. This work is culturally important for Yurok people, as salmon are essential to their way of life. Photo by Michael Wier, California Trout
O Rew

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On March 19, 2024, the Yurok Tribe, Save the Redwoods League, National Park Service and California State Parks signed a landmark memorandum of understanding, a historic first step toward transferring ‘O Rew, a 125-acre ecologically and culturally important property, from Save the Redwoods League back to its original steward, the Yurok Tribe. From left: Sam Hodder, former president and CEO of Save the Redwoods League; Steve Mietz, president and CEO of Save the Redwoods League and former superintendent of Redwood National and State Parks; Joseph L. James, chairman of the Yurok Tribe; and Victor Bjelajac, superintendent of California State Parks’ North Coast Redwoods District. Photo by Evan-Marie Petit, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
rendering of visitor center

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A rendering of the future ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway, to include robust visitor amenities and new trails that will connect to Redwood National and State Parks. After the 2026 transfer, the Yurok Tribe aims to construct a visitor and cultural center and a traditional village on-site. Image by Studio+5411.
O Rew

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On March 19, 2024, the Yurok Tribe, Save the Redwoods League, National Park Service and California State Parks signed a landmark memorandum of understanding, a historic first step toward transferring ‘O Rew, a 125-acre ecologically and culturally important property, from Save the Redwoods League back to its original steward, the Yurok Tribe. From left: Sam Hodder, former president and CEO of Save the Redwoods League; Victor Bjelajac, superintendent of California State Parks’ North Coast Redwoods District; Rosie Clayburn, tribal heritage preservation officer of the Yurok Tribe; Joseph L. James, chairman of the Yurok Tribe; Phillip Williams, Yurok tribal council member; Steve Mietz, president and CEO of Save the Redwoods League and former superintendent of Redwood National and State Parks; and Jessica Carter, senior program director of Save the Redwoods League. Photo by Evan-Marie Petit, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
a woman smiles as a man holds the small branches of tree sapling in one hand and looks off to the right

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From left: Rosie Clayburn, tribal heritage preservation officer of the Yurok Tribe and Joseph L. James, chairman of the Yurok Tribe, view a young tree planted as part of revegetation efforts at ‘O Rew. Photo by Evan-Marie Petit, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
a woman with wavy hair stares off to the left against a backdrop featuring a river and surrounding vegetation
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Download ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway Interviews B-roll

B-roll video footage of interviews conducted during the 'O Rew MOU signing ceremony.

Aerial view of 'O Rew

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Restoring Prairie Creek to ecological integrity is part of the ambitious vision for the 125-acre 'O Rew Redwoods Gateway, which represents a first-ever model for tribal, federal, and state co-management of nationally significant land, with an Indigenous tribe at the helm. Photo by Michael Wier, California Trout
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Download 'O Rew Redwoods Gateway Landscape B-roll video

Crews with the Yurok Tribe Construction Corporation and Yurok Tribal Fisheries Program work with California Trout to restore a 1,000-foot section of Prairie Creek for salmon-rearing habitat. This work is culturally important for Yurok people, as salmon are essential to their way of life. Photo by Michael Wier, California Trout
An Indigenous woman smiles as she watches an Indigenous man grasp the branch of a tree sapling with a redwood forest in the background
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Download ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway MOU Signing B-roll

B-Roll video footage of the 'O Rew MOU signing ceremony, Orick, CA.

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Historic Images of ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway

Archival photo of former lumber mill taken from the sky above.

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Archival photo from 1973 showing an aerial view of the former lumber mill where ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway is now located. Photo courtesy of National Park Service, Redwood National Park.

Historical photo of lumber mill from above

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Prior to Save the Redwood League’s purchase of the 125 acres that became ‘O Rew Redwood Gateway, this site was a sawmill that turned harvested redwoods into lumber. Photo courtesy of National Park Service, Redwood National Park.

Coast redwood logs stacked high above the head of a person.

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For decades, harvested coast redwood trees were processed at the sawmill that once existed on the same land where ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway is now found. Save the Redwoods League purchased this former mill site in 2013 and began working with the Yurok Tribe and other local partners to begin its restoration. Photo courtesy of National Park Service, Redwood National Park.

Fog over redwood forest

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