old-growth forest Archives

A young girl wearing a blue sweatshirt is measuring the circumference of a tree trunk with a measuring tape in a forest.

Free outdoor ed for Humboldt County schools

by Save the Redwoods League on November 20, 2024

League program brings 1,200 students to local redwood forests each year

Fritz Wonder Plot. Photo by Andrew Slack

94 Years and Counting: Research Continues in Fritz Wonder Plot

by Madeleine Turner on October 20, 2017

Robert Van Pelt, a forest ecology researcher and affiliate assistant professor at the University of Washington, specializes in big trees, and lately, he’s been focused on a secluded one-acre parcel located in the Big River Watershed, the Fritz Wonder Plot.

Santa Mountains Old-Growth. Photo by Paolo Vescia

Conservation Success in the Santa Cruz Mountains

by Sam Hodder on May 8, 2014

Today, I’m pleased to announce another redwoods conservation success in the Santa Cruz Mountains! Save the Redwoods League and our Living Landscape Initiative (LLI) partner, Sempervirens Fund, have protected an old-growth gem with tremendous potential for public access. The Van …