Planting 23,000 redwood trees
onTo help restore the forest in San Vicente Redwoods, which was impacted by the CZU Lightning Complex fire, the League and our partners planted thousands of trees.
This is a place for personal insights into our work by Save the Redwoods League leaders. You can explore posts by category: It Takes a Forest SM focuses on League project and program updates; Off the Beaten Path gets you into the redwood forest; Redwoods Futures illuminates the issues affecting our redwood forests; and The Eighth Wonders explores the art, education, and science of the redwood forests. Please join the conversation by posting your stories and comments.
Protecting Tc’ih-Léh-Dûñ
onSave the Redwoods League and the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council in December 2021 finalized key transactions in their partnership to permanently protect coast redwood forestland within Sinkyone traditional territory on what is popularly known as the Lost Coast in Mendocino …
Video: Inside look at Redwoods Rising stream restoration
onRestoring streams in Redwood National and State Parks through Redwoods Rising.
Our 10 favorite birds of the redwoods
onfavorite birds of the redwood forest
10 times van life in the redwoods looked like a dream
onThese 10 awesome Instagram photos will get you dreaming about life on the road (and in the forest).
A coast redwood ‘floating’ in midair
onCoast redwood literally floating in the air on Mt. Tam.
Planting redwoods in Redwood National Park
onPlanted first phase of multi-year Redwoods Rising tree planting project.
3 gorgeous waterfall hikes in the redwoods
onHow to fine three lovely waterfall hikes in California redwood forests.
War stories from the 1960s redwoods conservation movement
onPhotographer and activist Dave Van de Mark helped to establish Redwood National Park by documenting the story of the forest. 50 years later, he is photographing the same places he helped to protect.
It was a big year for redwoods
onReflecting on the League’s big year in 2021 and forging ahead toward a brighter future for redwoods.
Protecting a rare forest and a California coastline during a global pandemic
onThe League’s director of land protection reflects on two years of pursuing the protection of the 3,100-acre Lost Coast Redwoods and 5 miles of California coast
More than $15 million raised toward permanent protection of Lost Coast Redwoods property
onDonors contribute more than $15 million for protection of Lost Coast Redwoods
Scientific American documentary examines giant sequoia loss to wildfire
onScientific American video surveys damage at Alder Creek
Goodbye asphalt, hello nature
onAsphalt gives way to redwood gateway and habitat restoration
Why are prescribed fires a major tool for preventing forest blazes?
onMore than 4 million acres burned in California during the 2020 wildfires, the most in recorded history; the 2021 fire season was on track to match it as of press time.
5 drawings show epic forest restoration in Redwood National and State Parks
onThe on-the-ground work of Redwoods Rising is complex, but these five illustrations sum it up.
Students blossom by learning outside
onAs the pandemic destabilizes funding for outdoor programs nationwide, the League’s free K-12 field trips to the redwoods nourish bodies and minds. Curriculum units combine classroom exercises, outdoor activities on schools’ campuses, and field trips, while lessons integrate math, science, and art.
Governor signs critical wildfire bills
onAs fires burned in 2021, many of these bills were delivered to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk for his signature. He signed two bills that the League supported.
Let’s Make Redwoods Reachable
onEveryone has access needs, whether they are disabled or not. Lack of accessible infrastructure, limited information, and a culture of exclusion in the outdoors prevents so many people from connecting with natural spaces – places that they may find they have more in common with than they thought.
Bringing redwoods science into everyday conversations
onJorge Ramos, a new Councilor for Save the Redwoods League, aims to expand young people’s understanding of carbon cycling and sequestration in ecosystems. “I look forward to working with the members of the League so we can all continue to protect and restore these forests through authentic and inclusive connections with the public.”
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