Save the Redwoods League began negotiations in 2020 to acquire a property called Atkins Place, which shares a 0.75-mile border with Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve in Mendocino County. Since then, I’ve made the journey from Ukiah (the largest city …
For millennia, one of the defining characteristics of giant sequoias has been their innate resilience to wildfire. But in the last several years, severe fires in the Sierra Nevada have revealed an unprecedented vulnerability in the groves. League staffers’ publication in a scientific journal is the first to document this new phenomenon.
The ambitious Forever Forest campaign — now concluded — will fund key initiatives to lay the foundation for a new era of redwoods conservation. Even in the face of an unexpected global pandemic, unprecedented wildfires and climate change impacts, and some of the most divisive social and political times in America’s history, we as a community drew strength, inspiration, and resilience from the redwoods we all love.
A day trip to Portola Redwoods State Park highlights just a few of the fun things you can do in the redwoods.
Bees and pollinators in the redwood forest
A new Save the Redwoods League program is coordinating free bus rides to redwood parks for organizations serving Black, Indigenous, and people of color as well as low-income communities. Redwood Rides removes the largest barrier preventing underrepresented communities from visiting …
California State Parks Week is June 14-18
There are only a few more weeks to have your gifts and irrevocable pledges matched dollar for dollar (up to $250,000) by Dr. White’s estate through this challenge.
Help us secure protection of the Lost Coast Redwoods
When you hiked, did you notice the number of benches along the way? If you’re not a person who uses mobility aids, chances are your answer is no because you don’t have to think about these characteristics. For those of …
League joins Jackson Demonstration State Forest Advisory Group
Photographer Dave Van de Mark remembers his friend Lucille, a heroic environmental activist who helped lead the effort to establish and expand Redwood National Park.
Yurok Tribal artist creates stools for redwood parks
Changes will make League’s grants more community-driven and equitable
Certified forest bathing guide Juan Lazo Bautista took us into the redwoods and explains how this immersive nature experience works, including a meditation, tools, and practices to help guide you on your journey.
League conducts prescribed burn in Humboldt County.
She’s a bonafide nature nerd. She plays flute and drums. And she loves Kate Bush.
Work in Prairie Creek kicks off effort to bring nature back to former Orick Mill site.
Save the Redwoods League announces Redwood Connect grantees
To 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.
All gifts matched up to $100,000 for ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway!
