‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway
onA bold vision for Indigenous stewardship and public access at the threshold of a national treasure.
Prairie Creek restoration revives salmon habitat
onInteresting fact about coast redwood forests: Researchers studying the tall trees near streams can detect marine nutrients in the wood—nitrogen isotopes that salmon have brought back to the freshwater environment. In other words, there’s a little bit of salmon in …
Exciting moments as water flows into restored Prairie Creek
onThe first thing you realize when you visit the Prairie Creek restoration project is the sheer scale of it. For someone like me who had only seen the project through photographs and maps and artist renderings, it was shocking to …
Final approval secured for revitalizing major river through the redwoods
onThe Klamath is the second largest river in California, flowing 257 miles through Oregon and Northern California and emptying into the Pacific Ocean. There, it bisects the Yurok Reservation and Redwood National and State Parks, a World Heritage site that …
Time to spy a rare bird in the sky
onNext time you visit Redwood National and State Parks, you may see California condors taking flight among the redwoods. California condors, magnificent creatures that have been absent from this area for more than a century, were nearly extinct by the 1980s. Thanks to a monumental conservation effort and successful captive breeding program, there are now wild condor populations in Central and Southern California, Arizona, and Baja Mexico. Now, condors may even be returning to Northern California skies.
Video: Inside look at Redwoods Rising stream restoration
onRestoring streams in Redwood National and State Parks through Redwoods Rising.
