2018

Help Cover the Internet with Redwoods!

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You can stand for the redwoods by covering the Internet with these amazing trees in October. We’re calling all people and organizations to join us in sharing the redwoods in enewsletters, blog posts, Facebook, and other social media and using the #Stand4Redwoods hashtag. This is going to be big and fun!

Save the Redwoods League Announces Special Birthday Edition of ‘Free Second Saturday’ in 100+ parks statewide: 100 Parks for 100 Years

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To celebrate 100 years of saving California’s iconic redwood forests, Save the Redwoods League, California State Parks and 24 park agencies are offering free day-use admission to more than 100 redwood parks statewide on the second Saturday of October. This special edition of this popular program will take place on October 13 during celebration week.

Train Station Takeover Raises Awareness for Redwoods

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Save the Redwoods League is bringing the beauty of the redwood forest to thousands of commuters at San Francisco’s Montgomery Street train station from September 17 through October 15, 2018. For this limited time, images of the coast redwood forest cover the walls, floor, and ceiling of a 180-foot tunnel accessible on Sansome Street just north of Sutter Street in the Financial District.

The PORTS program connects students to their state parks through videos and interviews with a park ranger. Photo courtesy of California State Parks.

Save the Redwoods League and California State Parks Bring the Giant Sequoia Forests of California into Classrooms Worldwide

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Save the Redwoods League and California State Parks have launched a new digital field trip that explores the challenges, including wildfires, facing our giant sequoia forests. Giant sequoia, the largest living trees on Earth, are found only in California’s Sierra Nevada. Their massive size, singular beauty, and rarity have made them living icons of the natural world and subjects of global fascination. The new giant sequoia program will air live through the Parks Online Resources for Teachers and Students program (PORTS).

Save the Redwoods League Announces Free “Stand for the Redwoods Festival” in Orick, Humboldt County, CA Sunday, October 7, at 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

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Contacts: Robin Carr, Landis Communications Phone: (415) 766-0927 | Email: redwoods@landispr.com   Performers include Monophonics; Marty O’Reilly & the Old Soul Orchestra; and Saritah Free festival celebrates League’s Centennial and 50th anniversary of Redwood National Park and features Sierra Nevada …

Park Champions Volunteer Workday

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Come volunteer and help California State Parks Foundation clean and make repairs to the picnic area at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. Please register online (external link) to ensure we bring enough tools and lunches and for parking instructions.

Explore CA Redwood State Parks for FREE on May 12. Download your pass today!

Get Your Free Second Saturdays Passes for September Now!

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Every second Saturday of each month in 2018, Save the Redwoods League and California State Parks will be hosting a Free Redwoods Day. Parking passes are available on a first-come, first-served basis each month, ahead of the next event. Our next event is on September 8 — download your free pass now!

Smith River, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. Photo by Jon Parmentier

Congressman Seeks to Protect Redwoods, Rivers, and Communities

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Congressman Huffman — whose district oversees more ancient coast redwoods than any other — introduced his vision for California’s northwestern forests and wilderness areas, The Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act of 2018.

Redwoods Rising Botany Apprentice, Len Mazur, gazes up at the towering canopies of ancient coast redwood while mapping invasive plant species in Prairie Creek. Photo by Ryan Thompson

Notes from the North: Restoration in Action

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This summer launched the first season of the Redwoods Rising Apprenticeship, adding capacity to the effort of landscape restoration in Redwood National and State Parks. Len Mazur, a student at Humboldt State University and Redwoods Rising Apprentice on the botany crew, writes about his experiences helping to restore this fragile and resilient landscape.

Stand for the Redwoods, Reach for the Stars

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Come to Stand for the Redwoods—giant sequoia in this case—and reach for the stars on Thursday, October 11, from 7 to 9 p.m. We will join our Centennial Partner, Calaveras Big Trees Association, for one of their free stargazing nights …

Giant Sequoia PORTS® Program

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Experience the giant sequoia groves at Calaveras Big Trees State Park and engage directly with League scientists and State Park professionals through the Giant Sequoia Parks Online Resources for Teachers and Students (PORTS®) K-12 Distance Learning Program. PORTS is a …

Humboldt Redwoods Marathon, Half Marathon, or 5K

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Run through one of the most scenic marathon courses in the country in the Humboldt Redwoods Marathon, Half Marathon, or 5K on Sunday, October 14, starting at 7:30 a.m. Distance races for all runners of all ambitions and capabilities will …

Centennial Celebration Annual Member Event

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At the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, California, join Save the Redwoods League for a Centennial Celebration Annual Member Event from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. This event is open to all League members in the Los Angeles area, …

Stand for the Redwoods Festival in San Francisco

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Centennial Celebration Week ends with the capstone event, the Stand for the Redwoods Festival in San Francisco on Sunday, October 14 from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco, California. This FREE, family-friendly music festival …

Stand for the Redwoods Festival in Humboldt County

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Centennial Celebration Week starts with the Stand for the Redwoods Festival in Humboldt County in the town of Orick, California on Sunday, October 7 from noon to 4:00 p.m. This family-friendly festival is at the gateway to Redwood National and …

Through the Trees

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Join Mendocino Land Trust on an adventure ‘Through the Trees‘ as we explore the beautiful Noyo River Redwoods property before enjoying a festive outdoor luncheon. This 426-acres redwood forest was conserved through a joint effort of Save the Redwoods League …

Photo by Mike Kahn, Save the Redwoods League

Major League Celebrations at Giants Game

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Two organizations that celebrate the giants of the West Coast are marking milestones together. As a Lead Centennial Partner, the San Francisco Giants are spotlighting the 100th anniversary of Save the Redwoods League. In turn, the League is celebrating the baseball team’s 60th anniversary. You’re invited to join these major league celebrations on Saturday, August 25, 2018!