Accepting Applications for 2026-27 Redwood Connect Grants
Since 2000, Save the Redwoods League has awarded more than 300 grants for redwood field trips — serving thousands of children and families — and we are seeking community, school and park partners again this year to deliver in-park inspiration.
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This elementary school program gives students the opportunity to explore the relationship between water and forests through learning about their local watershed. Students participate in two field trips, one to their local redwood forest and second, to the San Francisco Bay. Classroom curriculum introduces students to the concept of a watershed and they learn about the habitats they see first-hand on their field trips. Field activities include plant identification, creating a nature watershed, journaling and scientific observation, and a beach cleanup. This program teaches the importance of a clean and healthy watershed and the role each student can play in making sure the plants and animals that depend on that watershed are healthy.
Save the Redwoods is working in partnership with the Humboldt County Office of Education to bring comprehensive redwood curriculum and field trip opportunities to students throughout the county. This program provides no-cost, inquiry-based lessons and field trips to K-12 schools, grounded in locally relevant science and aligned with State Science Standards. We use the charismatic redwood forest as a learning laboratory to engage students in science topics such as watersheds, ecosystems, biodiversity, and climate change.
This program invites high school students into redwood forests to explore these places in ways that feel welcoming, hands-on, and relevant to their lives. Through guided field experiences, students move through the forest like scientists, collecting data on trees and ferns, documenting biodiversity, and investigating how drought and climate change affect forest health.
Back in the classroom, teachers use locally focused, hands-on lessons that build on these experiences, from calculating biomass and carbon to learning redwood ecology and analyzing climate data from our Redwoods and Climate Change Initiative. Together, these experiences help students feel more comfortable in nature, deepen their connection to the redwoods, and see themselves reflected in science and the outdoors.
Activities, curricula, and great books for redwoods lovers of all ages
