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A teen boy and his father in muddy earth tone clothes, hiking backpacks, and sunglasses, smiling and pointing at a large park sign titled High Sierra Loop Trail. The teenager is pointing to the 211-mile long John Muir Trail route.

Teen helps redwoods while hiking John Muir Trail
black and white photo of a woman on horseback wearing a wide-brimmed hat

Ynés Mexía, the Latina botanist who helped save redwoods
Two smiling boys sit on a log holding clipboards. One holds a cross-section of a tree.

10 things I wish all kids knew about trees
Coastal fog in redwood forest, dawn
Deep Dive

Redwoods and Fog

Meet the researchers going to great heights to unravel this fascinating relationship—and how climate change is tipping a delicate balance.

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smoldering flame during cultural burn at Alder Creek.
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Bringing good fire back

Cultural burns at our Alder Creek property help revive Indigenous traditions—and restore fire resilience to the sequoias.

Community Voices

A woman with glasses sits on a locomotive passing through a forest

Together we can rewrite our planet’s future
autistic boy plays in the redwood forest

Redwoods transcend barriers of autism

Muir Woods as artist's muse
A person leans against a tree trunk, wearing a blue and green shirt.

Redwoods: A safe place to be ourselves
A Jewish man and his daughter in a redwoods forest

On forests and faith
trees and fog

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