Why firefighters alone aren’t enough to save every sequoia
onIt took sprinklers and smokejumpers to prevent loss of giant sequoias during the Garnet Fire. Fire resilience is a better strategy.
From the latest project updates to first-person forest explorations, these stories celebrate conservation and community across the redwood range.
Pfeiffer Falls Trail reopens: Welcome back, hikers!
onAfter two years of League-funded repair work, Big Sur’s Pfeiffer Falls Trail is reopened to visitors.
DIY fundraising: Turn your redwoods zeal into impact
onWe’re proud to introduce Save the Redwoods League’s new community fundraising platform, Branch Out for the Redwoods. We’ve created an easy way for you to turn your personal passions, adventures, and milestones into real impact by raising money for redwood forest protection and restoration.
Rebuilding Big Basin: a vision for its future after wildfire
onFive years after a megafire scorched Big Basin Redwoods State Park, not only are the forests rebounding, but California State Parks has big plans for rebuilding the park’s infrastructure.
Redwood retreats: Best-bet cabins in our favorite parks
onOur favorite cabins when we want to spend the night in the big trees but want something cozier than a tent.
Together, we expanded Monte Rio Redwoods
onSave the Redwoods League has purchased and transferred the Monte Rio Redwoods Expansion property to Sonoma County for ongoing stewardship.
Summer camping in Redwoods National Park
onA backpack trip to Elam Camp in Redwood National and State Parks over the 4th of July provides a quiet respite.
New CEO Steve Mietz leads the League with optimism
onWith deep roots in public service, new Save the Redwoods CEO Steve Mietz brings fresh energy to redwood conservation.
Meet the GIS wizard behind Save the Redwoods’ maps
onVrinda Suresh is the geographic information systems (GIS) program manager at Save the Redwoods League, where she transforms spatial data into compelling visual stories and conservation planning tools. Vrinda spoke with us about the science and art of modern mapmaking and how maps guide important conservation decisions at the League. Here’s how she brings meaning to maps.
Video: Bringing long-buried streams back to life
onHow restoration experts uncover streams hidden by logging activities and return them to thriving, productive ecosystems.
Hope takes root at “Take Me to the Trees” celebration
onNature lovers, forest champions, and long-standing League partners gathered for a night of music, meaning, and momentum for redwoods conservation.
Loving giant sequoias to the moon and back
onTrees 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
onThe Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition made great progress in 2024 restoring sequoia groves and safeguarding them from future wildfires.
Video: Restoration “ripple effect” boosts local economy
onView this post on Instagram A post shared by Save the Redwoods League (@savetheredwoods) Griff Griffith describes the formerly clear-cut areas in and around Redwood National and State Parks as a “gaping wound”—one that Redwoods Rising and ‘O …
Teaming up with East Bay Regional Parks a “no-brainer”
onAt Learning Without Limits Elementary School in Oakland, California, fourth grade means fun field trips. The students have heard stories from older kids about hiking in a redwood forest and wading out into the San Francisco Bay. Now it’s finally …
Redwood leaves like you’ve never seen them before
onResearcher Alana Chin looks at redwood leaf shoots up close to learn how their parent trees might adapt to changing weather patterns.
Q&A: Zachary Noah Piser of Redwood the musical
onIn the new musical Redwood, Zachary Noah Piser takes to the stage alongside two icons: Broadway legend Idina Menzel and a massive coast redwood, magnificently recreated inside the Nederlander Theatre. The fact that Piser holds the audience’s rapt attention is …
Post-fire Big Basin offers visitors a “forest of hope”
onNearly five years have passed since the CZU Lightning Complex fires devastated Big Basin Redwoods State Park, but many people are still keeping their distance from the park. “A lot of locals are hesitant to come here,” says Debra Martwick, …
Video: How to repair a redwood “pseudo forest”
onView this post on Instagram A post shared by Redwoods Rising (@redwoodsrising) Springing up in the wake of clearcutting, unnaturally dense “pseudo forests” are a far cry from spacious, biodiverse old-growth groves. Griff Griffith dives into the differences—and …
All hail the banana slug, California’s new state symbol
onSlimy, yellow, impossibly slow, and so very beloved. The banana slug, humble hero of the redwoods, is finally getting the recognition it deserves. Thanks to Assembly Bill 1850, the iconic mollusk has been officially crowned California’s state slug. More than …