Redwoods hiking at Cotoni-Coast Dairies
onCotoni‑Coast Dairies near Santa Cruz features nine miles of new trails connecting redwood forests, coastal bluffs, and ocean views.
Rebuilding Big Basin: a vision for its future after wildfire
onFive years after a megafire scorched Big Basin Redwoods State Park, not only are the forests rebounding, but California State Parks has big plans for rebuilding the park’s infrastructure.
Three parks, multiple fires, one bold restoration plan
onThe newly unveiled Forest Management Strategy helps ensure that future wildfires will not be as destructive to places like Butano State Park, which has provided recreation and renewal for generations of visitors.
7 awesome backpacking trips in the redwoods
onDay hikes are one way to experience the awe of California’s coast redwood and giant sequoia forests, but there’s nothing like the immersive experience of backpacking in these places. Carrying everything you’ll need allows you to reach parts of the …
Four awesome bike rides through the redwoods
onFour rad rides in the coast redwoods ranging from heart pumpers for mountain bikers to smooth trails for road biking beginners.
Six picturesque places to paddle in the redwoods
onTraveling on foot, wheels, and hooves are some ways to see the world’s tallest trees, but there’s nothing like paddling past magnificent coast redwood forests on beautiful rivers. These are the realms of playful river otters, magnificent ospreys, and at …
San Vicente Redwoods is green with new growth
onSan Vicente Redwoods bounces back following CZU Complex fire
Post-wildfire lessons from San Vicente Redwoods
onActive stewardship and restoration at San Vicente Redwoods—which burned in the CZU Lightning Complex fire—is critical now as we approach the next fire season.
Recovering from fire at San Vicente Redwoods
onFire impacts at San Vicente Redwoods
W.E.B. Du Bois visits the redwoods
onW.E.B. Du Bois visits the redwoods
Protecting Habitat from the Santa Cruz Mountains to the Pacific Ocean
onExperience the Cascade Creek property through photos as the League advances the effort to protect this jewel of a landscape connecting the Santa Cruz Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.
This dedicated family is crucial for protecting Cascade Creek and beyond
onIt takes years, sometimes decades, of thoughtful, science-based planning and patient relationship-building with landowners for it all to come together.
If the Santa Cruz Mountains could speak….
onExperience the Santa Cruz Mountains like you never have before with your own professional California State Parks backcountry naturalists. Hike through fields of wildflowers, gaze at sweeping vistas, sleep under tranquil ancient redwoods, drink teas sourced from native plants, and …
Today’s Historic Success for Redwoods
onSomething huge happened today. The California Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB), an independent State board charged with funding “the purchase of land and waters suitable for recreation purposes and the preservation, protection and restoration of wildlife habitat” in California, voted to …
Camera Traps: Windows into Wild Lives
onOver the past few months here at the League we have been inspired by photos captured of wildlife on the CEMEX Redwoods property in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Motion-activated wildlife cameras called “camera traps” are set up throughout the property, …
Lions in the Santa Cruz Mountains
onIt was close to dusk when we crossed the stream, heading deeper into the forest along an old logging road. We were touring the areas of CEMEX Redwoods where restoration reserves are to be established, assessing conditions and discussing strategies …
Thankful for New Discoveries, Mountain Lions and More
onTomorrow is Thanksgiving, and I sure have a lot to be grateful for this year. Our work at the League has never been more diverse or more important; and more than anything, I am thankful to have the opportunity to …
Like a Phoenix
onWhen a forest fire blazes, it seems like the path of destruction will result in irreversible change for the woods. Fire does indeed leave its mark among the redwoods, but I’m struck over and over again how quickly forests can …
How the Banana Slug Got its Name
onEvery once in awhile, I stumble across something that just makes me laugh. The sight of this banana slug posing on its namesake was no exception! After seeing the yellow slug and banana peel together, it is no surprise to …
Redwood forests – no cell phones!
onIt is all the rage! New York Times columnist Nick Bilton writes this week that a founder of Pinterest “drive[s] until cell service drops off (yes, this is possible) and spend[s] the weekend engaged with all things analog. . .”. …