Video: A minute of calm in the redwoods
onMost of us can’t get to the redwoods right now, so we’re hoping this short video will help bring the redwoods to you.
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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.
Redwood playlist #1
onWe asked our cool cat colleague Emily Harwitz to come up with her ideal redwood playlist on Spotify. She nailed it.
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How to Help Kids Connect With the Redwoods from a Distance
onRemember… The Redwoods have stood tall through histories of disaster and destruction and are still here to help us breathe. While schools are closed and shelter-in-place is in effect throughout California, the forests can remind us of our opportunity to … Continued
An important note from Sam Hodder
onIt is my sincere hope that you and your loved ones are well and taking good care in these uncertain times.
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A Marvelous Journey through Cascade Creek
onThis is the kind of place you protect, not just because it is incredibly beautiful, but because it makes the natural world in every direction all that much better.
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A Woman’s Place Is in the Forest
onIn Honor of Women’s History Month, here’s a roundup of stories that highlight just a few of the ways women have contributed to redwoods conservation, then and now.
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Everyone Outside: Film Documents a Diverse Group of Outdoor Leaders at League’s Richardson Reserve
onA new film in a series called Everyone Outside features the work of Save the Redwoods League in its new era to create more welcoming and equitable park experiences that honor the diversity of Californians.
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Save the Redwoods League wins conservation award
onIn recognition of its many achievements safeguarding California redwoods for future generations, Save the Redwoods League recently received the Conservationist of the Year Award from The Wildlife Society
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Teachers can bring the world’s largest trees into classrooms
onStudents from around the world can have the opportunity to learn about these incredible trees through the distance learning program at Calaveras Big Trees State Park.
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The next phase of redwoods conservation: from defense to offense
onThe following is an edited version of a speech delivered at an event in San Francisco on Jan. 30, 2020, announcing the public phase of Forever Forest: The Campaign for the Redwoods.
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This dedicated family is crucial for protecting Cascade Creek and beyond
onIt takes years, sometimes decades, of thoughtful, science-based planning and patient relationship-building with landowners for it all to come together.
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From California to Australia, we feel the pain of catastrophic wildfires
onIt is frightening to consider that Australia’s summer is just beginning, and that there is little hope for rain in the coming months across much of the continent.
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Alder Creek acquisition marks culmination of years of hard work
onThis 530-acre property is the largest remaining privately owned giant sequoia forest in the world, containing hundreds of ancient giant sequoia.
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Spotted: The Elusive Pacific Fisher at Red Hill
onThese nocturnal critters are mid-sized carnivores in the weasel family. Females have home ranges up to 10 square miles, and males have even larger home ranges since they mate with multiple females.
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Video: It’s Taking a Village to Raise This Forest
onGovernment Alone Won’t Save the Redwoods — It’s Taking a Village to Raise This Forest
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What a Difference a Year Makes
onWow. This was truly another year for the books. We wondered how we could possibly top our centennial year, and thanks to all of you, we did it.
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Video: Skiing at Alder Creek
onNow that there’s snow on the ground in the Sierra, we thought it would be fun to share these clips of when we explored Alder Creek last winter on skis. This is a wild landscape, and skis are perhaps the most efficient way to see it in winter.
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Video: Alder Creek in Winter
onWith snow in the Sierra, we thought this would be a great time to share this video of Alder Creek covered in white. The massive cinnamon trunks of these ancient sequoia stand out beautifully against the snow.
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Thanks for making Giving TREESday a success
onOver 700 generous donors helped us cross the finish line to hit our Giving TREESday goal to raise $50,000. Those funds, matched by the Bently Foundation, will go directly to help purchase Alder Creek, the world’s last significant unprotected giant … Continued
How old are these redwoods, really?
onIt’s the question that usually comes right after the one about height: “How old do you think this redwood is?”
And in many ways, the answer to this second question can be even more stunning than the first.