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'O Rew Redwoods Gateway

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Restoring Prairie Creek to ecological integrity is part of the ambitious vision for the 125-acre 'O Rew Redwoods Gateway, which represents a first-ever model for tribal, federal, and state co-management of nationally significant land, with an Indigenous tribe at the helm. Photo by Michael Wier, California Trout
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A Yurok Construction Corporation crew lines the streambank with biodegradable netting ahead of a two-month-long replanting effort that placed 43,000 native plants in fall 2023. The netting holds the soil in place and helps the plants get established and grow. Photo by Michael Wier, California Trout
Overhead aerial view of a river bank, with an excavator on the sand as people are standing in the water and wearing hi-viz clothing

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Crews with the Yurok Tribe Construction Corporation and Yurok Tribal Fisheries Program work with California Trout to restore a 1,000-foot section of Prairie Creek for salmon-rearing habitat at ‘O Rew. This work is culturally important for Yurok people, as salmon are essential to their way of life. Photo by Michael Wier, California Trout

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B-roll video aerial drone footage of 'O Rew Redwoods Gateway. A Yurok Construction Corporation crew removed tons and tons of concrete pavement, reshaping the Orick Mill Site parking lot into a gateway for a Yurok visitor center.

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Project partners gather to kick off the Prairie Creek restoration in 2021. Ongoing ecological restoration and a site transformation for public access are part of the exciting vision for ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway. Photo by Michael Wier, California Trout
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Crews with the Yurok Tribe Construction Corporation and Yurok Tribal Fisheries Program work with California Trout to restore a 1,000-foot section of Prairie Creek for salmon-rearing habitat. This work is culturally important for Yurok people, as salmon are essential to their way of life. Photo by Michael Wier, California Trout
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On March 19, 2024, the Yurok Tribe, Save the Redwoods League, National Park Service and California State Parks signed a landmark memorandum of understanding, a historic first step toward transferring ‘O Rew, a 125-acre ecologically and culturally important property, from Save the Redwoods League back to its original steward, the Yurok Tribe. From left: Sam Hodder, president and CEO of Save the Redwoods League; Steve Mietz, superintendent of Redwood National and State Parks; Joseph L. James, chairman of the Yurok Tribe; and Victor Bjelajac, superintendent of California State Parks’ North Coast Redwoods District. Photo by Evan-Marie Petit, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
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A rendering of the future ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway, to include robust visitor amenities and new trails that will connect to Redwood National and State Parks. After the 2026 transfer, the Yurok Tribe aims to construct a visitor and cultural center and a traditional village on-site. Image by Studio+5411.
O Rew

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On March 19, 2024, the Yurok Tribe, Save the Redwoods League, National Park Service and California State Parks signed a landmark memorandum of understanding, a historic first step toward transferring ‘O Rew, a 125-acre ecologically and culturally important property, from Save the Redwoods League back to its original steward, the Yurok Tribe. From left: Sam Hodder, president and CEO of Save the Redwoods League; Victor Bjelajac, superintendent of California State Parks’ North Coast Redwoods District; Rosie Clayburn, tribal heritage preservation officer of the Yurok Tribe; Joseph L. James, chairman of the Yurok Tribe; Phillip Williams, Yurok tribal council member; Steve Mietz, superintendent of Redwood National and State Parks; and Jessica Carter, director of parks and public engagement of Save the Redwoods League. Photo by Evan-Marie Petit, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
a woman smiles as a man holds the small branches of tree sapling in one hand and looks off to the right

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From left: Rosie Clayburn, tribal heritage preservation officer of the Yurok Tribe and Joseph L. James, chairman of the Yurok Tribe, view a young tree planted as part of revegetation efforts at ‘O Rew. Photo by Evan-Marie Petit, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
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Download ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway Interviews B-roll

B-roll video footage of interviews conducted during the 'O Rew MOU signing ceremony.

Aerial view of 'O Rew

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Restoring Prairie Creek to ecological integrity is part of the ambitious vision for the 125-acre 'O Rew Redwoods Gateway, which represents a first-ever model for tribal, federal, and state co-management of nationally significant land, with an Indigenous tribe at the helm. Photo by Michael Wier, California Trout
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Download 'O Rew Redwoods Gateway Landscape B-roll video

Crews with the Yurok Tribe Construction Corporation and Yurok Tribal Fisheries Program work with California Trout to restore a 1,000-foot section of Prairie Creek for salmon-rearing habitat. This work is culturally important for Yurok people, as salmon are essential to their way of life. Photo by Michael Wier, California Trout
An Indigenous woman smiles as she watches an Indigenous man grasp the branch of a tree sapling with a redwood forest in the background
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Download ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway MOU Signing B-roll

B-Roll video footage of the 'O Rew MOU signing ceremony, Orick, CA.

Crew walks among native plants planted as part of a revegetation effort at ‘O Rew.

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From left, Joseph L. James, chairman of the Yurok Tribe; Rosie Clayburn, tribal heritage preservation officer of the Yurok Tribe; Jessica Carter, director of parks and public engagement of Save the Redwoods League; and Sam Hodder, president and CEO of Save the Redwoods League, walk among native plants planted as part of a revegetation effort at ‘O Rew. Photo by Evan-Marie Petit, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
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