Autumn-Winter 2024 Edition

Redwoods Magazine Autumn/Winter 2024

Welcome to the Autumn-Winter 2024 edition of Redwoods magazine

It takes a village to protect and heal our redwood forests, and our latest issue of Redwoods celebrates this collective effort. We take you to the rugged edge of the Sonoma Coast, where a remarkable redwood forest under threat from development is being protected by the League, our partners, and supporters like you. We explore how the Redwood Rides program is working with underrepresented communities to boost outdoor access and help close the nature gap. And we meet the dedicated scientists venturing into the treetops to better understand the relationship between redwoods and fog—and the growing impacts of climate change.

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CONTENTS

Opening CircleLETTERFrom the PresidentSam Hodder reflects on the power of community to protect and heal our beloved forests.
Fog over the canopy of Redwood National and State ParksFEATURETHE SCIENCE OF FOGResearchers go to great heights to unravel the relationship between fog and redwoods.
Sonoma Coast Redwoods by Fort RossFEATUREREDWOODS ON THE EDGE
 As development looms, the future of Sonoma Coast Redwoods hangs in the balance.
Redwood RidesFEATURE
BRIDGING THE NATURE GAPHow Redwood Rides connects underrepresented communities with incredible redwood parks.
Mariposa Grove in winterTRAVELWINTER MAGIC IN MARIPOSA GROVECamping among Yosemite’s giant sequoias reveals wonders off the beaten path.
Armstrong WoodsIMPACTEXPANDING ARMSTRONG WOODSNewly protected property will add 360 acres and buffer Sonoma County’s most popular redwood park.
Alder Creek cultural burn aerial viewSTEWARDSHIPRETURN OF THE CULTURAL BURNThe first Indigenous cultural burn on League-managed land revives tribal traditions and restores fire resilience to the sequoias.
Giant Sequoia climbersUPDATE GENERAL SHERMAN GETS A CHECKUPResearchers make a historic climb of the world’s largest tree to check for bark beetle infestation. 
Giant Sequoia seedlingRESEARCHCAN THE GIANT SEQUOIAS RECOVER ON THEIR OWN?
Two new studies underscore the need for active restoration in both burned and unburned groves.
Candy Pelissero and her husbandSUPPORTER SPOTLIGHT
ROOTED IN GIVINGHonoring a legacy that began in 1935, Candy Pelissero connects young people to the redwoods.
Boy in a purple and blue hammock in front of an REI tent touching the forest floor. COMMUNITY VOICESREDWOODS TRANSCEND AUTISMA mother’s story illustrates the need for more inclusive national parks.

 

President and CEO
Sam Hodder

Chief Marketing and Communications Officer and Editorial Director
Georgia McIntosh

Director of Marketing and Editor
Devin Peek

Writer/Storyteller and Editor
Kristina Malsberger

Contributing Editor
April Kilcrease

Copyeditor
Sharron Wood

Print Art direction and design
inkcap.design

Communications Assistant
Jiyi Jun

Digital Marketing Manager
Marcos Castineiras

Digital Marketing Specialist
Caleb Castle

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Since 1918, Save the Redwoods League has protected and restored redwood forests and connected people with the peace and beauty of these natural treasures. Your donations help us purchase redwood forests and the surrounding lands needed to nurture them; revive previously logged forests so they become spectacular havens for future generations; study how to best protect and restore these global treasures; and connect all people with these magical places.Since 1918, Save the Redwoods League has protected and restored redwood forests and connected people with the peace and beauty of these natural treasures. Your donations help us purchase redwood forests and the surrounding lands needed to nurture them; revive previously logged forests so they become spectacular havens for future generations; study how to best protect and restore these global treasures; and connect all people with these magical places.

CONTRIBUTORS

Vivian Chen
Vivian Chen is a San Francisco Bay Area-based commercial and wedding photographer. Her work focuses on natural landscapes and genuine human connection. Photo by Sarah Deragon.
Juliet Grable
Juliet Grable is a writer based in Southern Oregon. Her work has been published in Sierra, Audubon, Earth Island Journal, and other national and regional publications.
Helena Guglielmino
Helena Guglielmino is a Reno-based writer and backpacker. Her stories on environment, adventure, and culture have been published by Roadtrippers, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, Reno News & Review, Outdoors Unlimited, and more.
Sam Hodder
Sam Hodder joined Save the Redwoods League as its president and CEO in 2013. He brings more than 25 years of conservation experience in California, Oregon, Washington, New Hampshire, and Maine to guide the League into its second century of protecting redwood forestland.
April Kilcrease
April Kilcrease is a writer, editor, and mother. She hopes her writing can help people form a deeper connection with the redwood forests, no matter where they live.
Kristina Malsberger
Kristina Malsberger works to enliven the conversation around conservation as the writer/storyteller and editor at Save the Redwoods League.
Cheryl Reiss
Cheryl Reiss has been a storyteller since graduating law school in the nineties and realizing that creative writing was much more to her liking. The impact of the written word is her passion. Her goal is that her stories inspire change, connect people, and create lasting impressions.
Kathleen Ok-Soo Richards
Kathleen Ok-Soo Richards is a writer, editor, and nature lover living in Berkeley, California. Her award-winning journalism career includes stints at the East Bay Express and The Stranger, and her writing has also appeared in The Nation, Bay Nature, Alta Journal, High Country News, and many other publications.
Dana Viloria
Dana Viloria is a former writer/storyteller and editor at Save the Redwoods League. In addition to amplifying people’s stories in nature, she loves building community in the outdoors.
Lisa Morales Winner
Lisa Morales Winner is an award-winning Latinx documentary and portrait photographer whose work has been exhibited internationally and was most recently published in National Geographic. She resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, two children, and three fur children.

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