Redwoods Rising trains next generation to heal the forest
onThus far, Redwoods Rising’s apprenticeship program has trained 93 college students, helping to build the restoration workforce needed on the North Coast and beyond.
Video: Bringing long-buried streams back to life
onFollow the daylighting work of the Redwoods Rising initiative—a collaboration between Save the Redwoods League, California State Parks, and the National Park Service—uncovering and restoring once-buried streams in California’s redwood forests. The forest restoration experts that do the crucial work …
Video: Restoration “ripple effect” boosts local economy
onView this post on Instagram A post shared by Save the Redwoods League (@savetheredwoods) Griff Griffith describes the formerly clear-cut areas in and around Redwood National and State Parks as a “gaping wound”—one that Redwoods Rising and ‘O …
New Report Shows Significant Socioeconomic Benefits of Large-scale Restoration Projects in Redwood National and State Parks Region
onA new report, Assessing the Restoration Economy within Redwood National and State Parks, highlights the economic opportunities created by large-scale restoration efforts in Humboldt and Del Norte counties. As the region moves beyond its history of industrial-scale logging, programs like Redwoods Rising and ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway are driving economic growth through environmental restoration. Led by Save the Redwoods League and California State Parks, these initiatives are bringing revenue, quality jobs, and lasting conservation benefits to Northern California’s redwood country—helping to revitalize an economically disadvantaged area while restoring one of the world’s most iconic ecosystems.
Video: How to repair a redwood “pseudo forest”
onView this post on Instagram A post shared by Redwoods Rising (@redwoodsrising) Springing up in the wake of clearcutting, unnaturally dense “pseudo forests” are a far cry from spacious, biodiverse old-growth groves. Griff Griffith dives into the differences—and …
League podcast explores jobs in the redwood forest
onEver spent your day staring at a computer screen and wondered, “What it would be like to work outside in a redwood forest instead?” Season 4 of the League’s acclaimed podcast I’ll Go If You Go explores this question, delving …
Video: What happens when a redwood falls
onwhen a redwood tree falls in the forest
Top 15 League achievements of 2023
onAs we approach the end of 2023, we find ourselves contemplating yet another remarkable year at Save the Redwoods League. Our gratitude extends to our wonderful partners, members, and supporters who make possible the essential efforts of safeguarding and restoring …
Redwoods Rising celebrates 5 years of audacious optimism
onWith a project as big and bold as Redwoods Rising—an endeavor that will take decades to complete—it’s all about celebrating big milestones along the way. So on a sunny Thursday afternoon in September, project partners Save the Redwoods League, California …
Redwoods Rising Marks First Five Years of Healing an Iconic Landscape
onSave the Redwoods League, and the National Park Service today announced the restoration of 3,200 acres of young, previously clear-cut redwood forest in the first five years of Redwoods Rising. The unique public-private collaborative effort with a long-term goal of restoring thousands of acres in Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP) has reforested more than 25 miles of former commercial logging roads, restored more than 3 miles of streams, and created more than 100 restoration and conservation jobs.
Unprecedented restoration project makes great strides
onThe most ambitious coast redwood forest restoration project ever launched marked great progress in 2022, its third year of operation on the ground. In the effort called Redwoods Rising, Save the Redwoods League, the National Park Service, and California State Parks are restoring thousands of acres of forests in Redwood National and State Parks.
League partnerships receive California State Parks awards
onRedwoods Rising and Grove of Titans receive awards
Redwoods Rising receives major Wildlife Conservation Board grant
onRedwoods Rising receives important grant from Wildlife Conservation Board.
Video: Removing old logging roads in Redwood National and State Parks
onA key part of Redwoods Rising is removing old and abandoned logging roads that disrupt habitat connectivity in the forest.
Video: Redwoods Rising is helping a damaged forest return to greatness
onRedwoods Rising is a bold idea.
Redwoods Rising continues groundbreaking work in northern forests
onRedwoods Rising making progress on forest restoration
Thank you to our Forever Forest supporters for changing the redwoods’ fate
onThe ambitious Forever Forest campaign — now concluded — will fund key initiatives to lay the foundation for a new era of redwoods conservation. Even in the face of an unexpected global pandemic, unprecedented wildfires and climate change impacts, and some of the most divisive social and political times in America’s history, we as a community drew strength, inspiration, and resilience from the redwoods we all love.
Video: Inside look at Redwoods Rising stream restoration
onRestoring streams in Redwood National and State Parks through Redwoods Rising.
Planting redwoods in Redwood National Park
onPlanted first phase of multi-year Redwoods Rising tree planting project.
5 drawings show epic forest restoration in Redwood National and State Parks
onThe on-the-ground work of Redwoods Rising is complex, but these five illustrations sum it up.