We were a group of about 20 hikers, navigating a stretch of rough terrain at the League’s Alder Creek property. Carefully avoiding the dreaded thickets of whitethorn, we descended from the ridgeline and entered a valley of towering giant sequoias. …
Black Lives Matter. We at Save the Redwoods League are deeply disturbed by historical and recent racial violence against Black Americans. We understand that there is a very real connection between the history of racism and exclusion in the conservation movement and the racism and injustice that persists in people’s everyday lives today. As members of a larger conservation movement, we at the League commit to being better allies to Black and other marginalized communities by not only standing in solidarity at this moment, but also by elevating their perspectives, needs, and interests in our work.
