View the new video A Giant Legacy: Our Redwood Parks, narrated and produced by TV journalist Doug McConnell. A Sausalito, California, resident and former host of the Bay Area Backroads TV series, McConnell unveiled the video when he hosted the Save the Redwoods League annual spring lecture last month. The video highlights California state parks and the League’s role in building them. Enjoy!
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Thanks to our generous members, Save the Redwoods League on April 15, 2010, bought a never-harvested 40-acre redwood property in a steep canyon surrounded by Los Padres National Forest.
... ContinuedRead more about the Avenue’s unique attractions as well as the many milestones that led up to the dedication of the Parkway, and discover 50 ways to explore the sights and sounds of the Avenue of the Giants.
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Tell us what you think of Redwood Matters and you’ll be entered in a drawing for a Save the Redwoods League hat or jute tote bag. In addition, you’ll receive a PDF of our Redwood Highway Guide: Sights & Experiences between California’s Southern Humboldt County & Crescent City! Our goal is to improve all our publications and meet your needs, but we can’t do it without hearing from our valued members and getting to know you better. Complete the survey. Gear winners will receive prizes in the mail. Thank you.
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Run and roll through redwood country in two events that Save the Redwoods League is sponsoring.
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Celebrate Mother’s Day (May 9) by sending your loved ones free Save the Redwoods League e-cards, buying them a new Redwood National Park DVD, having a seedling planted or dedicating a redwood tree or grove in their honor.
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Photo by The Udall Legacy, Flickr Creative Commons Redwoods Activities for Kids at ChabotBring the kids in your life to Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 17, 2010, for an Earth … Continued
Thanks to our members, Save the Redwoods League has almost qualified for an anonymous donor’s $150,000 in matching funds that will help buffer the amazing giant sequoias of Calaveras Big Trees State Park. Help us qualify by May 24; we’re almost there! Learn More. Donate today.
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Field Representative Juan Camacho (pictured, second from left) presents California Senator Barbara Boxer’s Conservation Champion Award to Save the Redwoods League on March 14, 2010 in recognition of significant contributions to protecting California’s environment. Learn more.
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Thanks to our members, Save the Redwoods League in March 2010 was able to transfer 200 acres to the Bureau of Land Management, increasing protection of the watershed including the Big River (pictured) and buffering ancient redwoods in Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve (SNR). Learn more about this property.
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Save the Redwoods League and California State Parks Foundation just launched a new statewide, online survey that asks Californians to share their thoughts on what comprises an excellent parks system. The results of the data gathering will be synthesized into a report that will be published online in late summer 2010. The report will include what we can do to make the collective vision a reality. Learn more: SaveTheRedwoods.org/ParkExcellence.
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Starting with this issue, you will receive Redwood Matters on the second and fourth Mondays of the month instead of the previous monthly delivery. This shorter format makes it quicker and easier for you to keep up on the latest redwoods-related issues. Look for the favorite hike on the second Monday of the month and Did You Know facts and Redwoods Memories on the fourth Monday. Let us know what you think of the new format in our April survey, and you’ll get a chance to win League gear!
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