Author Archives: Justin Housman

Justin Housman is the Writer/Editor at Save the Redwoods League, telling stories that connect people to the redwoods, inspiring their protection. He lives with his family in Marin County, California.

Loving giant sequoias to the moon and back

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Trees don’t typically do a whole lot of traveling. You might even say they spend their entire lives rooted to the exact same spot. But earlier this spring, Save the Redwoods League was on hand to help plant a dozen …

Making giant strides in giant sequoia protection

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Standing awestruck in a giant sequoia grove, the largest trees on the planet towering overhead, it’s hard to imagine anything threatening these behemoths. Some of these trees are likely thousands of years old and have lived through so much. What …

Redwood leaves like you’ve never seen them before

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Redwoods don’t actually have needles, they have leaves. We call their leaves needles because they’re thin and pointy, but they are indeed leaves, performing all the necessary leafly duties. As it turns out, redwoods even have two distinct kinds of …