“Best of” List for 2017
onAs 2017 comes to a close, it’s that time again for the “best of” lists to come out. Best movies of the year, best music, etc. So here is my own “best of” list for the past year.
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All Aboard: The Skunk Train!
onOn Sunday, October 22, the League hosted its 2017 Annual Thank You Event, where Redwood Leadership Circle and Redwood Legacy Circle members took a ride through the redwoods of Mendocino County on the beautiful and historic Skunk Train.
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Save the Redwoods League to Provide Free Day-Use Admission to Visitors at 40+ Redwood State Parks on the Day after Thanksgiving
onContacts: Robin Carr, Landis Communications Phone: (415) 971-3991 | Email: redwoods@landispr.com Adeline Yee, California State Parks Phone: 916-651-8725 | Email: Adeline.Yee@parks.ca.gov Free day-use passes are limited and available first-come, first-served based on each park’s capacity. Download the full press … Continued
Give the Gift of the Awe-Inspiring Outdoors with New California State Parks Pass
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Why is fire used to manage redwood forests?
onFire is a natural part of the environment and benefits many forests. Prescribed fires have long been used to encourage growth of beneficial and native plant species and reduce the amount of combustible vegetation that could fuel catastrophic wildfires. Thousands of prescribed fires are carried out across the country every year, and they are integral to forest restoration and stewardship.
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Questions Remain for Giant Sequoia National Monument
onNational Public Lands Day on September 30 celebrates our nation’s cultural and natural resources that are open to everyone, but the work to defend our national monuments continues. This year, along with celebrating our public lands, unfortunately, comes trepidation, as we face the threat of eroded protections at a scale never seen before in U.S. history.
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Save the Redwoods League Launches Genome Project
onUniversity of California, Davis, John Hopkins University and Save the Redwoods League today announced an ambitious plan to fully sequence the coast redwood and giant sequoia genomes — for the first time — utilizing conifer genetic sequencing techniques unavailable until now.
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A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity in the Sequoia
onOn July 15-16, 2017, Latino Conservation Week was in full swing and we had the privilege to participate in visiting this beautiful national park with a group of city youth, young adults and youth leaders ranging from different backgrounds and ages from Los Angeles.
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On the Trails and in the Redwoods, Celebrating Latino Conservation Week
onAs we celebrate Latino Conservation Week, we’re inspired by the more than 100 events held across the country at national and state parks, wildlife refuges, and monuments to encourage everyone to explore the outdoors and learn how to protect our shared public lands.
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Experiencing Awe in the Redwoods and the Rainforest
onWhen one of my Ecuadorian friends, who works in la selva, came to visit me here in California, the one place he wanted to visit was our iconic forest, the redwoods.
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Executive Order Threatens National Monuments
onWith the Trump administration passing its first 100-day mark, there came a whirlwind of commentary about how those first 100 days stacked up. Given that the 100-day measure coincided with Earth Day, the March for Science, Arbor Day, and the Climate March, much of the attention focused on the new administration’s stance on the environment. Last week, at the confluence of these events, the administration released an executive order, revealing a great deal about its perspective on the purpose and value of our public lands.
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Save the Redwoods League Transfers Berry Glen Trail Connection Property to Redwood National Park
onFederal Land and Water Conservation Funds Help Protect the Prairie Creek Scenic Corridor, Gateway to Ancient Redwoods Contacts: Mike Kahn | Save the Redwoods League | Cell: (650) 269-1264 | mkahn@SaveTheRedwoods.org Jeff Denny | Redwood National Park | Phone: … Continued
An Earth Day for Science
onThis year’s Earth Day theme was focused on environmental and climate literacy, which means that we need to make sure everyone is educated on the impacts of climate change on our planet and the actions we can take to protect and sustain our environment.
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Redwoods in the Rain: Exploring Henry Cowell State Park
onThere are those who have been grousing about how much rain we have gotten the last few months, but after witnessing the verdant grass languish under the Golden State sun last summer, I am grateful for it. Because of my affinity for rain, the promise of another rain shower after weeks of nearly constant rain didn’t dissuade my husband and me from continuing with our plans to visit Henry Cowell State Park.
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Take the City Nature Challenge
onDo you like getting out into nature? Are you a competitive person? Do you enjoy taking pictures of plants and wildlife? Well, if you answered “yes” to any of the questions above, then we have an event for you.
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NEW Educational Materials Now Available
onWe are excited to unveil our new coast redwood and giant sequoia educational brochures, “Life in the Coast Redwoods” and “Our Giant Sequoia Forests.” Save the Redwoods League has been working hard on these educational resources and are eager to share them with you.
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President’s Budget Threatens Land and Water
onPresident Trump released his first budget blueprint, offering a glimpse into the Administration’s priorities. Sadly, if enacted by Congress, LWCF and many of the federal agencies that we work with face dramatic cuts, jeopardizing millions of jobs associated with our public lands and undermining protections that would otherwise support a safe and healthy future for Americans.
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Want Redwoods on Your License Plate?
onWith your help, our state tree – none other than California’s redwoods – could be featured on license plates statewide! What’s more, the proceeds from license plate sales and annual renewals will support the conservation and restoration of California’s state parks. However, we need you to help make the redwood license plate a reality.
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Historic Stewarts Point Property Permanently Protected by Save the Redwoods League and Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District
on700-acre redwood forest, indigenous tribe access to ancestral lands, coastal bluffs with newest California Coastal Trail segment, and Gualala River section protected under 868-acre conservation easement
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New major steps protect a redwood forest and a river, reconnect Native Americans to a sacred site, and set future public access
onIn February 2017, the League took major steps to further protect, restore and connect people to Stewarts Point.
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