Backburning: fighting fire with fire
onFire crews use backburning to protect important values such as homes, giant sequoia groves, and infrastructure like the Sequoia National Parks headquarters during the KNP Complex fire.
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Fern mats create entire ecosystems high in the redwood canopy
onFern mats create whole ecosystems high in the redwood canopy.
‘Yes, we are losing more giant sequoia to wildfire this year’
onWildfires continue to threaten giant sequoia
Infographic: Protecting giant sequoia from severe wildfire
onInfographic shows why we’re losing giant sequoia to fire and how to prevent it
Windy Fire reaches Red Hill
onAs the Windy Fire burns in Red Hill, the League needs supporters to champion prescribed burning and fire resilience work.
Wildfire returns to the giant sequoia range
onKNP Complex Fire threatens famous giant sequoia
Online map enables you to track progress of California wildfire
onOnline map enables you to track the progress of California wildfire, which shows the proximity of the fires to the giant sequoia groves.
3 of the best San Francisco Bay Area redwoods campgrounds
onHere are three of the best campgrounds in the redwoods near the San Francisco Bay Area, along with recommended hikes, nearby destinations, and packing tips.
‘Discovery’ of dawn redwoods sparked controversy at the time
on“Discovery” of dawn redwoods sparked controversy among scientists
An innovative solution to a tricky fire in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
onCalifornia State Parks staff used an innovative solution to a fire in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park.
A future full of coast redwood stewards begins with a single apprentice
onRedwoods Rising apprentices get valuable work experience among the tall trees.
One month last summer: wildfires in the redwoods
onEven though so much has been written about the fires of 2020—particularly in this space —it is still hard to remember clearly what it was like to live in California during that time. Part of this is because so much has …
Deb Haaland tours Redwoods Rising, praises partnership
onSecretary of the Interior Deb Halland toured Redwoods Rising.
Tracking forest recovery at Big Basin Redwoods State Park
onCameras will document forest recovery at Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Nurturing the recovery of Alder Creek’s giant sequoia after the Castle Fire
ongiant sequoia recover at Alder Creek
3 pro tips for visiting the world’s largest ancient redwood forest
onThe best travel tips for visiting Humboldt Redwoods State Park
Explaining the mystery behind fairy rings in the redwoods
onExplaining the mystery behind fairy rings.
League joins coalition aimed at protecting giant sequoia
onSave the Redwoods League joins the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition
OK, where’s the corral?
onPhotographer Dave Van de Mark revisits and photographs an area of Redwood National Park 53 years later.
Rethinking monuments to the League’s founders
onIt is now well past time to rethink those memorials to League and to tell the whole story.
