Starter Grants Archives

Shot from above looking down on Todd Dawson, Ph. D., rappelling from a redwood tree

Save the Redwoods League Grants More than $160,000 for New Scientific Research in the Coast Redwood and Giant Sequoia Ranges

by Save the Redwoods League on April 6, 2023

The League is thrilled to once again offer starter grants to underrepresented graduate and undergraduate students to nurture a diversity of perspectives in redwoods research. We have selected nine interesting and well-designed projects that will increase knowledge of the effects of climate change and fire on forest communities and allow us to better understand the interactions of life within redwood forests.

How human encroachment changes the forest’s edge

by Save the Redwoods League on July 26, 2022

The wildland-urban interface, or WUI, is the zone where a forest meets land that has been altered or developed by people. Scientists have learned that “edge effects” can occur at these boundaries. A subdivision or logging operation at the WUI, …

A researcher at work measures tree trunk in Redwood National and State Parks.

New grant opportunities promote park engagement and budding scientists

by Garrison Frost on November 4, 2021

Deadlines for League grant opportunities approaching

Save the Redwoods League Announces Redwoods Research Starter Grants for Undergraduate and Graduate Students of Color

by Save the Redwoods League on October 1, 2020

Save the Redwoods League today announced Redwoods Research Starter Grants of up to $5,000 for undergraduate and graduate students of color interested in research in coast redwood and giant sequoia forests. Proposals are due December 1, 2020.