Science grant lifts Sonoma tree vole researcher into the canopy
onSave the Redwoods League grant recipient Prakrit Jain is on a mission to capture footage of the elusive Sonoma tree vole.
Meet the Treetop Lichen
onLichens contribute such beautiful colors to our redwood forests, growing elegantly on trees, fallen logs, and rocks. Each lichen you see is actually a symbiotic partnership — algae or cyanobacteria wrapped up in a fungal package. Thanks to canopy biologists Rikke Reese Næsborg, Cameron Williams, Marie Antoine, and …
The Douglas Fir and the Mouse
onHave you ever been walking in the forest and seen a cone, and wondered what tree it was from? This happens to me all the time. Sometimes it can be difficult to identify conifers (cone-bearing trees) because their branches can …
Share and Share Alike
onIn an early version of a now-famous passage, John Muir wrote, “When we try to pick out anything by itself we find that it is bound fast by a thousand invisible cords that cannot be broken, to everything in the …