The strange history of the redwood tunnel trees
onTunnel trees mark a strange time in the marketing of tourism in the redwoods.
What lies beneath: Anatomy of redwoods
onUnder the bark of coast redwoods and giant sequoias are many layers, each with an important job in the growth and protection of the tree. Bark – the outer layer of the tree, the bark, protects the tree from damage …
Damage keeping some redwood parks closed following storms
onredwood park closures due to storm damage
Red Hill
onThis forest was one of the world’s last unprotected giant sequoia properties. Red Hill is a spectacular property on the South Fork of the Tule River that supports more than 100 ancient giant sequoia and a mixed coniferous forest teeming with wildlife.
Save the Redwoods League and USDA Forest Service Strengthen Protections for Red Hill Grove of Giant Sequoias
onSave the Redwoods League has transferred its 160-acre Red Hill property to the USDA Forest Service so that it may be protected and managed by the Forest Service as part of Giant Sequoia National Monument and Sequoia National Forest.
Guided First-Day Hikes at 12 redwood state parks on Jan. 1
onCalifornia State Parks is inviting Californians to kick-start the new year in a healthy way by getting fresh air and enjoying the outdoors with annual First-Day Hikes on Jan. 1, 2023. More than 50 California state parks are participating, 12 …
Coalition makes great progress in protecting giant sequoias from wildfire threats
onOne hundred human generations can come and go in the lifetime of a giant sequoia. This forest ecosystem has been here on the west slopes of the Sierra Nevada—and only here—for millions of years, and we lost nearly 20% in …
Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition Gains Momentum in Fight to Protect Giant Sequoias Threatened by Unprecedented Wildfire Risk
onCoalition members took emergency actions to treat 4,257 acres and plant more than 248,000 of native conifers throughout the giant sequoia range to begin to restore wildfire resilience for the iconic species. More action is needed.
Pacific fisher spotted at Alder Creek
onPacific fisher spotted at Alder Creek.
New exhibit commemorates ancient fallen ‘tunnel tree’
onSave the Redwoods League, California State Parks, and Calaveras Big Trees Association opened the Pioneer’s Cabin Tree interpretive exhibit in the North Grove last July after storms toppled the tree in 2017.
Video: Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition
onMeet the people behind the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition.
Video: Burning to save giant sequoia forests
onSave the Redwoods League recently worked with Inside Climate News to tell the story of the dangers faced by California’s giant sequoia forests in a time of high-severity wildfire. League Forest Ecologist Linnea Hardlund features prominently in the video talking …
Video: giant sequoias inspire awe in a changing environment
onthe enduring power of giant sequoias
Washburn Fire burns close to treasured Mariposa Grove
onwashburn fire threatens mariposa grove giant sequoias
Giant sequoia groves continue to be mired in highest drought level
onGiant sequoia groves mired in exceptional drought
Bipartisan legislation introduced to save giant sequoias
onNew legislation would provide much-needed help for giant sequoias.
Backpacking in the giant sequoias
onEver thought about what it would be like to go backpacking in the giant sequoias? A small contingent of League staffers took a weekend backpacking trip in Alder Creek, and left with some amazing photos and new perspectives. Together, the four colleagues had a grand time stargazing, viewing the Stagg Tree (fifth largest tree in the world, as most of you already know!), and hiking uphill through the giant sequoia grove just above camp. Here’s what it was like.
Nearly all of giant sequoia range in highest drought category
onNearly all of giant sequoia range in highest drought category.
Volunteers plant seedlings in giant sequoia grove hit hard in Castle Fire
onVolunteers plant giant sequoia seedlings in Sequoia Crest hit heavily by Castle Fire.
Giant sequoias’ declining wildfire resilience
onFor millennia, one of the defining characteristics of giant sequoias has been their innate resilience to wildfire. But in the last several years, severe fires in the Sierra Nevada have revealed an unprecedented vulnerability in the groves. League staffers’ publication in a scientific journal is the first to document this new phenomenon.