Celebrate the Third Annual California State Parks Week: June 12-16, 2024
onWith more than 200 special community events at parks across the state, the public is invited to celebrate the third annual California State Parks Week
Save the Redwoods League, the Yurok Tribe, and Park Partners Sign Historic Agreement to Return Tribal Land
onA landmark memorandum of understanding has been signed in a historic first step toward returning tribal land back to its original steward, the Yurok Tribe.
Video: Monumental progress in protecting giant sequoias from severe wildfires
onSince 2015, about 20% of the world’s mature giant sequoias have been lost to wildfires in the Sierra Nevada. The escalating severity of these fires threatens the very existence of these iconic giants.
Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition Update: Year Two Brings Significant Progress in Push to Protect Giant Sequoias Threatened by Unprecedented Wildfire Risk
onIn just two years, coalition members have completed treatments in half of the giant sequoia acreage and planted more than 542,000 native trees
League calls on Legislature to put climate bond before California voters in 2024
onSave the Redwoods League joined a chorus of conservation groups today in calling for the California State Legislature to place a $15 billion climate bond on the November 2024 ballot. Such a bond would fund programs that improve and protect water and air quality, strengthen community climate resilience, mitigate wildfires, provide recreational access to the outdoors and protect natural resources.
As Last Chance Grade Crumbles, Caltrans Considers Two Solutions
onIn Northern California, the famed coastal Highway 101 winds through some of the world’s last ancient coast redwood forest. For decades, a 3.5-mile section of the highway between Eureka and Crescent City, known as Last Chance Grade, has been plagued by landslides and frequent closures, with no viable alternate routes for the local community, commerce or tourism. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has been working with local stakeholders for 10 years on a solution. Tragically, their final two roadway alternatives will have substantial impacts on nearby old-growth redwood forest.
Newsom visits League’s Orick Mill site to talk about salmon restoration
onNewsom visits Orick Mill site to talk about new state salmon strategy
Save the Redwoods League Names Georgia McIntosh as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
onSave the Redwoods League announced today that Georgia McIntosh has been named Chief Marketing and Communications Officer. In this key leadership role, McIntosh will oversee organization-wide strategic communications and marketing programs to support the mission, strategic direction and brand positioning of the only nonprofit land trust working across the entire coast redwood and giant sequoia ranges.
Video: What happens when a redwood falls
onwhen a redwood tree falls in the forest
Grove of Titans: Inclusive storytelling wins top NAI honor
onWhat an honor! The National Association for Interpretation (NAI) has recognized Save the Redwoods League and its partners for interpretive excellence on the Grove of Titans project in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. The League was thrilled to receive first …
Top 15 League achievements of 2023
onAs we approach the end of 2023, we find ourselves contemplating yet another remarkable year at Save the Redwoods League. Our gratitude extends to our wonderful partners, members, and supporters who make possible the essential efforts of safeguarding and restoring …
Multi-year Research at Big Basin Redwoods State Park Reveals How Old-Growth Coast Redwoods Survive Extreme Wildfire Conditions
onTrees resprout from ancient buds—dormant under bark for centuries—and utilize decades-old carbon reserves.
New canopy photos show prolific redwood tree regrowth since the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex Fires
2 famed giant sequoias, feared dead, are alive
onThe orphans at calaveras big trees state park are alive and well.
California State Parks, Save the Redwoods League and Waddell Creek Association Open New Rancho del Oso Welcome Center at Big Basin Redwoods State Park
onA gateway to the western coastal side of Big Basin Redwoods State Park, the new welcome center facility and adjacent public campground will greet visitors to California’s oldest state park and largest expanse of old-growth coast redwoods south of San Francisco. The park has had limited access since the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex Fires.
League staff picks fav redwood trails
onLeague staff pick their favorite redwood trails.
Stakeholder Notification/Public Notice: Save the Redwoods League Application for Accreditation Renewal with the Land Trust Alliance
onSave the Redwoods League is pleased to announce it is applying for accreditation renewal. A public comment period is now open. The land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever.
Redwoods Rising celebrates 5 years of audacious optimism
onWith a project as big and bold as Redwoods Rising—an endeavor that will take decades to complete—it’s all about celebrating big milestones along the way. So on a sunny Thursday afternoon in September, project partners Save the Redwoods League, California …
Video: Redwoods traffic jam
onWatching a group of Roosevelt elk slowly cross highway 101.
Save the Redwoods League Elects Sara Clark as Chair of the Board of Directors
onSave the Redwoods League today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Sara Clark to serve as chair. The Board also elected Rosemary Cameron and Abe Tarapani to serve as vice chairs, John Montague as secretary and Mike Wyatt as treasurer. The newly elected officers are vastly experienced in land conservation, tribal law, parks and public engagement, scientific research and philanthropy. They will advance conservation strategies that protect, restore and connect people with California’s coast redwood and giant sequoia forests.
Save the Redwoods League Buys 394-acre Redwood Forest in Sonoma, Including One of the County’s Tallest Trees
onMore than 2,000 donors from across the U.S. helped protect redwoods and 1 mile of Russian River frontage