conservation

New CEO Steve Mietz leads the League with optimism

by Justin Housman on

Steve Mietz, Save the Redwood League’s new president and CEO, has had a couple months to get his boots underneath him (and a bit muddy). Now that he’s settled, we sat down to talk about what brought him to the …

Vrinda Suresh

Meet the League’s mapmaker

by Emily Harwitz on

Vrinda Suresh is the geographic information systems (GIS) program manager at Save the Redwoods League, where she transforms spatial data into compelling visual stories and conservation planning tools. Vrinda spoke with us about the science and art of modern mapmaking and how maps guide important conservation decisions at the League. Here’s how she brings meaning to maps.

League CEO Sam Hodder

Election results and the future of our forests

by Sam Hodder on

Across the US, there’s a shared commitment to conserve forests, beaches, open spaces, and sources of clean water. Sam Hodder, president and CEO of Save the Redwoods League addresses what the election results mean for California’s redwoods.

a woman wearing a red rain poncho smiles as she prepares to plant a redwood sapling

Earth Day and beyond: 9 ways to honor nature

by Save the Redwoods League on

Earth Day has been around since 1970, but there’s never been a more important time to recognize the irreplaceable beauty of the outdoors and the power of nature-based solutions to climate change. On April 22, Earth Day events and initiatives …

landscape vista of the rugged coastline, covered in a thick blanket of redwood trees.

It was a big year for redwoods

by Dana Viloria on

Reflecting on the League’s big year in 2021 and forging ahead toward a brighter future for redwoods.

Man standing next to a giant redwood tree

Mailliard Ranch: Nearly 15,000 Acres Protected

by Save the Redwoods League on

Home to the largest coast redwood forest still in private family hands, Mailliard Ranch is a 14,838-acre property near Boonville, California, in southern Mendocino County. In February 2021, Save the Redwoods League permanently protected this landscape with three conservation easements, closing the final phase of the project.

The ancient redwood forest of Harold Richardson Redwoods Reserve has remained largely untouched for thousands of years. Photo by Mike Shoys

The Big Idea behind the Forever Forest Campaign

by Suzanne Moss on

The League’s Forever Forest: The Campaign for the Redwoods is built on a big, bold idea: Let’s come together and rebuild California’s great redwood forests to their former glory.

New 2020 Redwoods Rising apprentices pose for a picture at their first field outing.

Building a Conservation Workforce As We Restore Young Forests

by Matthew Morassutti on

A new bill authored by Senator Maria Elena Durazo, SB 1296––titled the Nature & Parks Career Pathway and Community Resiliency Act––seeks to build jobs in the natural resource field by focusing on job creation and training in working class communities and communities of color.

California red-legged frog

New Study Shows Habitat Corridors Increase Biodiversity

by Emily Harwitz on

Imagine this: There’s an amazing neighborhood farmers’ market that’s a safe and easy walk from your house. You shop for fresh local produce there every week, until one day, the market is relocated to a spot that’s just out of reasonable walking distance. To top it off, there’s now a six-lane freeway that you’d have to cross to get to it. Your habitat has just been fragmented.

This spectacular tree is among Red Hill Grove’s 110 ancient giant sequoia. Photo by Paolo Vescia

Red Hill: a Giant Win for Conservation

by Glen Martin on

Red Hill shelters 110 ancient giant sequoia, by most assessments, the largest, oldest and most magnificent trees in the surrounding area of Giant Sequoia National Monument.