Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park. Photo by Jon Parmentier

Experience the calm of the redwoods at home

We all need ways to find connection with the community and build our sense of feeling grounded in a changing world. It’s more important than ever to deep dive into our inner reserves in order to find a few quiet moments of strength, courage, peace, hope, and resilience to draw on.

Here are some things you can do to recharge, get centered, find inspiration, keep busy, and perhaps learn something new.

Redwoods Videos

Use nature to practice mindfulness
Take some time for self-care by spending a minute of calm in the redwoods. Most of us can’t get to the redwoods right now, so we’re hoping this short video will help bring the redwoods to you. And remember to breathe deeply while you envision the scent of the forest!

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Listen to this Spotify playlist of music to take you back to the Redwoods forest.

Redwoods Playlists

Tune into the vibes of a redwoods forest
Let music be your guide – listen to these songs to go on an audio journey that will take you back to the heart of the redwoods.

Listen to these chill tracks

Escape the boredom of your living room and take a virtual tour of the redwoods.

Redwoods Virtual Experiences

Take a 360º tour of the redwoods.
Sometimes we all need a new perspective. For those stuck at home unable to venture to the redwood parks, there are some fantastic virtual opportunities available. Escape the boredom of your living room and take a virtual tour of the redwoods.

Explore redwoods from a new perspective

Interpretive specialist Jenny Comperda helps broaden learning through digital redwood science programs at Calaveras Big Trees State Park. Photo courtesy of California State Parks.

Redwoods Learning

Bring the redwoods back home.
With widespread school closures, many parents have kids at home and are looking for educational opportunities. The League has a wide array of fun worksheets, lessons, videos, and other stuff that is perfect for this time.

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Right now we need stories of hope and resilience m Right now we need stories of hope and resilience more than ever. We’d love to hear and share your memories from the redwood forests. Please tell us a story and tag us. We’ll go first: “Years ago when I was working as a travel journalist, I had the good fortune of touring Redwood National and State Parks for the first time with one of our amazing @redwoodnps rangers Carey Wells. As we strolled through the ancient forest of Prairie Creek Redwoods (📍Yurok land), I was breathless among enormous old-growth coast redwoods, western hemlocks, big-leaf maples, and more. Scientists know that our sense of smell is closely connected to our memory, so that must be why I never forget the moment when Ranger Carey tore open a fresh California bay leaf and handed it to me for a whiff. It was the most invigorating fragrance. In that moment I realized what a sensory wonderland exists in the redwood forest. Beyond the unreal sights and the peaceful sounds of creeks and songbirds, even the forest’s aromas were more intense than anything I’d ever experienced in all the world. In California, we have the great privilege of protecting these special places for one another.” —Dana Poblete, Writer/Storyteller and Editor, Save the Redwoods League // 📷Max Forster

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“There is a way that nature speaks, that land sp “There is a way that nature speaks, that land speaks. Most of the time we are simply not patient enough, quiet enough, to pay attention to the story.” —Linda Hogan, Chickasaw poet, novelist, essayist, environmentalist Now’s our moment to slow down and pay attention. What story does this photo tell you? 📍Northern Pomo land 📷Ken Susman #redwoods4ever

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Happy 20th bday, Giant Sequoia National Monument 🎉 🎂 You definitely look older than you are, and we mean that as a compliment. Looking forward to the day we can celebrate together on the trails of Alder Creek. 📍Yokut and Tübatulabal lands 📷Max Forster #redwoods4ever

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Hi fam 👋 How are you all doing today? Honest q Hi fam 👋 How are you all doing today? Honest question...share anything you want below. Use this space to give each other some love and good vibes. And let us know if there’s anything we can do to make your day/week/month brighter 💗 📍Awaswas and Amah Mutsun land 📷 Peter L. Buranzon #redwoods4ever #myforeverforest

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A haiku: When Ancient Rome fell This redwood live A haiku: When Ancient Rome fell This redwood lived on and on Today it still stands Here’s a fun creative exercise for you and your kids if you have them. Write a haiku (5-7-5 syllables) about this 1600-year-old giant! We call it the McApin tree and it lives in the Harold Richardson Redwoods Reserve in the remote hills of Sonoma County, on 📍Kashia land. In the next couple of years we plan to open this magical place as the first new redwood park in a generation. #redwoods4ever #myforeverforest

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Earth Day is every day, but on this 50th anniversa Earth Day is every day, but on this 50th anniversary, it’s a perfect time to reflect on our love and hopes for our dear Mother Earth. Will you share some of your thoughts and feelings below? How are you feeling today? What are your hopes for the future of our planet? For us, we are feeling inspired and as energetic as ever. We know that we have a huge responsibility right now to steward our redwood parks for our collective recovery in a post-pandemic world. These lands will be there for us as physically and spiritually restorative spaces when this is all over. We also have big hopes and dreams of restoring our young redwood forests to become the old-growth forests of the future. So that 50-100 years from now, our kids, grandkids, and great grandkids will be able to enjoy and benefit from the peace and cathedral-like beauty of giant forests. We continue to do this work today and every day. And we are so grateful for your support to be able to do so. 🙏 #earthday #redwoods4ever 📍Tolowa Dee’ni land 📷 Jon Parmentier

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"The woods is one boundless singularity. Every ben "The woods is one boundless singularity. Every bend in the path presents a prospect indistinguishable from every other, every glimpse into the trees the same tangled mass. For all you know, your route could describe a very large, pointless circle. In a way, it would hardly matter." 🌲🌳🌲🍄🌲🌳🌲 ~ Bill Bryson (A Walk in the Woods)

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Every day at 3pm PDT, join @castateparks on a virt Every day at 3pm PDT, join @castateparks on a virtual exploration of what lies behind the redwood curtain in our northernmost state parks. Tune in to experience tall trees and rugged seas—all from the comfort of your home. Today’s program is all about redwood ecology. Woohoo! If you miss a program, don’t worry(!), all are recorded and captioned for viewing at your leisure. To access, follow “California State Parks North Coast Redwoods” on Facebook. See you in the forest! Weekly Schedule Monday: Angie - Marine Ecosystems Tuesday: Ryan - Redwood Ecology Wednesday: Kyle - Humboldt History Thursday: Maiya/Princess - Indigenous People of Northern California Friday: Griff - Plants of the Redwoods Saturday: Kyle - Humboldt History Sunday: Griff - Redwoods Wildlife #redwoods4ever #myforeverforest

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Crazy times teaching 1 or 2 or 3 kiddos at home? I Crazy times teaching 1 or 2 or 3 kiddos at home? Imagine teaching a whole classroom of them! Let alone a virtual classroom of thousands! We’ve always been in awe of educators, especially those who serve the communities where we work. We are so grateful for the amazing tools they’ve developed to bring the redwoods into classrooms, and students into the redwoods (IRL and virtually). On Wednesdays we’ll be sharing some of those tools with you. First up, we highly recommend joining @castateparks PORTS Home Learning Programs! Some of the offerings this week include Calaveras Big Trees Giant Sequoia Ecology, Indigenous Culture on the North Coast, Secrets of the Redwoods at Henry Cowell, and more! Visit www.ports-ca.us to sign up. 📸 @bicoastaldisorder #myforeverforest #redwoods4ever

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You’d think the tallest trees on earth would hav You’d think the tallest trees on earth would have deep roots, but they don’t. Redwoods actually have shallow root systems, BUT here’s how they don’t just topple over in gale force winds and raging floods: Their roots stretch out far and connect with other redwoods’ roots beneath the earth. Trees 100 feet apart could be connected together, supporting one another, redirecting resources in times of stress. Like a family. Like a community. Like us 😊 Keep standing strong for one another and we won’t fall 👭👬👫 #sciencefriday #feelgoodfriday #redwoods4ever 📍Kashia land

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The extraordinary redwoods of the world go by many The extraordinary redwoods of the world go by many names, some of which are pretty impressive: Mother of the Forest, Hyperion, General Sherman, Atlas, the list goes on. At some point, though, you’ve just got to call it what it is. And thus, our defiant redwood of the week: the Giant Tree in the Rockefeller Loop of Humboldt Redwoods State Park. It is not the biggest or the tallest, but it might be the most coast redwood-ish. And that’s probably why it got this designation from the American Forestry Association as the National Champion Coast Redwood in 1991. Such a magnificent tree is just a finger in the eye of all things that are bad in the world, a constant reminder that nature produces great beauty and majesty. When such things exist it's hard to imagine defeat. 📍Sinkyone land #mondaymotivation #redwoods4ever 📷TJFlex2

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Coast redwoods are notorious survivors. After all, Coast redwoods are notorious survivors. After all, they live to be thousands of years old and grow to tremendous heights. But there are some coast redwoods that go to the next level, and that would have to the so-called candelabra redwoods of the League’s Shady Dell property. Ravaged by wind and salt air, these trees could have just grown small or laid down low—heck, they could have just fallen over. But no—these trees just decided to roll with it and figure out a way to flourish in unfriendly conditions. We see their multi-trunk craziness and wonder at how delicate they look. But to the trees themselves, their crazy multi-trunk tangle is all about survival. These are redwoods, after all, and they plan to be here a while. At a time when we’re facing untold challenges in our own lives, the candelabra redwoods can teach us a thing or two about adapting for the future. 📍Cahto land #redwoods4ever

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Throwback to 1918, to the place that started it al Throwback to 1918, to the place that started it all for us. The primeval woods of Dyerville Flat sparked the formation of Save the Redwoods League. With a nod to our past, we’re looking to the future. Old-growth forests like this inspire us to this day, and part of our vision is to restore young redwood forests to be the old growth of tomorrow. 📷H.C. Tibbits 📍Sinkyone land #redwoods4ever #tbt

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As the day winds down, how bout a visit to the for As the day winds down, how bout a visit to the forest? We know there’s nothing quite like seeing the redwoods in the flesh, but here’s the next best thing. Kick back, relax, and enjoy ☺️ #redwoods4ever #myforeverforest

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Young, recovering 2nd-growth redwood forests like Young, recovering 2nd-growth redwood forests like this one in the Oakland Hills have a big role to play in California’s fight against climate change. They grow more quickly than old-growth forests, meaning they can store more carbon, more immediately. Some redwood forests that were logged in the mid-1800s have already stored enough carbon per acre that would amount to taking ~270 cars off the road for a year. If we work to restore the 1.5 million acres of young redwood forests in California to be the old growth of the future, think of the long-term carbon benefits 🤔 It’s a no-brainer. Learn more through our Redwoods and Climate Change Initiative research. Link in bio. 📍Chochenyo Ohlone land #sciencefriday #redwoods4ever

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Have you checked out @castateparks awesome Faceboo Have you checked out @castateparks awesome Facebook live sessions from the North Coast? They happen every single day at 3pm. Today’s episode will be about Humboldt History. Tune in the rest of the week to learn about Indigenous peoples of Northern California, plants and wildlife of the redwood forest, and more. Go to Facebook.com/NorthCoastRedwoods, or go click the link in our Instagram Stories. 📍Wiyot land

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We might not be able to visit the redwoods right n We might not be able to visit the redwoods right now, but you can go there in your mind. All Matrix jokes aside, read about an epic road trip from SF to the North Coast at savetheredwoods.org/blog or the link in bio. Highlights include Avenue of the Giants and Humboldt Redwoods SP, Redwood National Park, and Prairie Creek Redwoods SP. “While I walk through the woods marveling at the redwoods’ stature and their amazing reiterations, the mossy big leaf maple trees aren’t too shabby either. Ranger Carey pulls a leaf from a California bay tree, tears it open, and prompts me to take a whiff. The potent fragrance reminds me of the sheer force of nature—how even the most gigantic trees on the planet can seem humble among the abundance of life in a forest, down to the tiniest leaves.” 📍Sinkyone, Tolowa Dee-ni’, and Yurok lands #nationalparkweek #redwoods4ever 📷William Solow

Defiant Redwood of the Week: The Grizzly Giant
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Defiant Redwood of the Week: The Grizzly Giant . I Defiant Redwood of the Week: The Grizzly Giant . If a tree could talk, the eternal message from this 210-foot-tall giant sequoia in Yosemite’s Mariposa Grove would be Bring It On. At roughly 3,000 years old and 1,500 tons, it is the very definition of brash endurance. It has survived countless lightning strikes, forest fires, gale force winds, heavy snows, and drought. It has outlasted the ancient Greeks and the Roman Empire, and has gazed patiently down on innumerable calamities unfolding beneath its tangled branches. You’ve heard the term “bend, don’t break?” This tree invented “bend, don’t break.” And it’s here to tell all of us that if we stay grounded, hold to the plan, and play to our strengths, we will be OK. . . . #giantsequoia #redwood #redwoods #mariposagrove #yosemite #Redwoods4Ever #coastredwoods #grizzlygiant

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A memory: “I spent a good portion of my youth ca A memory: “I spent a good portion of my youth camping with the Scouts in and along the Santa Cruz Mountains. I remember those wet winter days filled with the smell of the damp forest while huddled inside a tent or outside trying to cook over a campfire smelling the balance of smoke and the damp forest air. I discovered years ago as an adult, a tea with a certain smoked aroma. The smell of the brewing tea now takes me back to those memorable days when I was just learning how to survive in the forest.” — @deanbensenglass #redwoods4ever #myforeverforest #CascadeCreek 📍Quiroste land 📷Max Forster

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Quintessential California. Dreaming of days when w Quintessential California. Dreaming of days when we can hit the road again. We’ll be back out there in no time if we stay the course and stay home. #redwoods4ever #skateboardingisfun 📍Sinkyone land 📷 @secondhandnate

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Tomorrow kicks off #NationalParkWeek ! Most of us Tomorrow kicks off #NationalParkWeek ! Most of us cannot visit the amazing Redwood National Park at this moment, but here’s the next best thing: @redwoodnps has some awesome 360 Virtual Tours available online. Link in our Stories. Have a great weekend, friends ✌️📍Tolowa Dee-ni’ land #redwoods4ever #stayhome #socialdistancing

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This weekend, visit the tree-lined Smith River via This weekend, visit the tree-lined Smith River via our live webcam! We could listen to the soothing flow of the river forever #ASMR #stayhome #redwoods4ever. Link in Stories. 📍Tolowa Dee-ni’ land 📷Jon Parmentier

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May the 4th be with you. Many of you know that sce May the 4th be with you. Many of you know that scenes from Return of the Jedi were filmed in Redwood National and State Parks. What can we say? California’s mighty redwood forests are otherworldly, for sure. #redwoods4ever

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“The redwoods, once seen, leave a mark or create “The redwoods, once seen, leave a mark or create a vision that stays with you always. No one has ever successfully painted or photographed a redwood tree. The feeling they produce is not transferable. From them comes silence and awe. It's not only their unbelievable stature, nor the color which seems to shift and vary under your eyes, no, they are not like any trees we know, they are ambassadors from another time.” —John Steinbeck 📷 @colinedwards__ 📍Tolowa Dee-ni’ and Yurok land #myforeverforest #redwoods4ever

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“The land belongs to the future…We come and go “The land belongs to the future…We come and go, but the land is always here. And the people who love it and understand it are the people who own it—for a little while.” –Willa Cather 📍Tolowa Dee-ni’ land 📷Max Forster #redwoods4ever

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No park access, no problem. Take your kids on a re No park access, no problem. Take your kids on a redwoods adventure via the PORTS distance-learning program from @castateparks . Coming up this Thursday and Friday: redwoods history at Henry Woods, indigenous culture of the North Coast, redwood ecology at Henry Cowell, redwood heroes at Humboldt Redwoods, and more! Sign up for free at ports-ca.us #redwoods4ever

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Throwback time. Oakland, CA was once home to a mig Throwback time. Oakland, CA was once home to a mighty old-growth redwood forest before it was logged in the mid 19th century. But there was one giant they never felled: Old Survivor. This gnarly ~500-year-old redwood has lived since the Renaissance. Get the history and science lesson from an awesome short documentary made by our friends at @oaklandtrailsorg. Head over to our Stories for the link. 📍Chochenyo Ohlone land #tbt #redwoods4ever

The weekend is just around the corner 😊 To ease...

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The weekend is just around the corner 😊 To ease The weekend is just around the corner 😊 To ease into it, here’s a California-inspired Spotify playlist we put together that hopefully will make you feel like you’re in the redwoods. Lots of cool throwback tunes. Link in bio. Wanna share a similar redwoods-inspired playlist with our community? Slide into our DMs and send us the link 😎🌞 #redwoods4ever #myforeverforest #stayhome #socialdistancing

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Fairy rings! A circle of redwoods growing around t Fairy rings! A circle of redwoods growing around the stump of a fallen giant is sometimes called a fairy ring. When a coast redwood is logged, it reproduces asexually by sending a new generation of sprouts up from the trunk base. ~90% of the time, these trees are genetic clones of the fallen tree, and they benefit from the ancient root system of the original tree. This shows just how determined a redwood is to survive. And maybe this is also a reminder of the beauty and power of passing our own resilience, love, and spirit on to future generations. Science, but still magical. #sciencefriday #redwoods4ever

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