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Only 68% of the global forest area exists today

What Does the UN’s Report on Massive Species Extinction Rates Mean for the Redwoods?

by Sam Hodder on May 24, 2019

In the most comprehensive assessment of its kind, the United Nations (UN) paints a bleak picture, describing a future in which 1 million plant and animal species are at risk of extinction — unless we make transformative changes now.

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Stephen Sillett ventures into the redwood canopy

Discovering the Climate Change Resilience of Coast Redwood Forests

by Save the Redwoods League on May 22, 2019

After a decade studying the impacts of climate change throughout redwood forests, Emily Burns, PhD, and Stephen Sillett, PhD, share new insight into how coast redwood trees are growing today. See the remarkable new findings about second-growth forests.

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77% of Birds and Climate Change Studies Use Community Science

by Emily Burns on September 5, 2014

This study speaks to the incredible need to continue community science projects because they are critical to learning about the planet in a rapidly changing environment, and the volunteer contributions are significantly pushing the research field ahead.

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