photo by I. Bornarth.
Photographers
These are some of the amazing photographers whose work helps to inspire change and curiosity—protecting the Santa Cruz Mountains and connecting people with them.
Insta Worthy
You can see stunning photos from the photographers above and many others at work inspiring protection and connection of the Santa Cruz Mountains on our Instagram feed below and at @SempervirensFund on Instagram.
Dream big, know you are resilient. Let the redwoods inspire you...
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#redwoods #californiaredwoods #santacruzmountains #santacruz #natureinspiration #norcal #northerncalifornia #travel #forestbathing #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography
Dream big, know you are resilient. Let the redwoods inspire you...
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#redwoods #californiaredwoods #santacruzmountains #santacruz #natureinspiration #norcal #northerncalifornia #travel #forestbathing #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography
Happy New Year! In 2025, we’re marking 125 years of protecting coast redwood forests in the Santa Cruz Mountains and the rich diversity of life that thrives here. We hope you’ll join us!
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#redwoods #californiaredwoods #santacruz #norcal #northerncalifornia #california #santacruzmountains #naturephotography #wildlife
Happy New Year! In 2025, we’re marking 125 years of protecting coast redwood forests in the Santa Cruz Mountains and the rich diversity of life that thrives here. We hope you’ll join us!
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#redwoods #californiaredwoods #santacruz #norcal #northerncalifornia #california #santacruzmountains #naturephotography #wildlife
It`s almost the new year! This marks the last day of charitable giving for 2024, so why not help preserve our beloved redwoods to round out your taxable donations for the year?
It`s almost the new year! This marks the last day of charitable giving for 2024, so why not help preserve our beloved redwoods to round out your taxable donations for the year?
In Curiosity Stories Season 2, join field recordist Thomas Rex Beverly (@trexbeverly) as he hears the old-growth redwood grove known as the “Valley of the Giants,” located at YMCA Camp Jones Gulch. The entire episode, as well as the episodes from Season 1, are available at sempervirens.org/curiosity-stories/
Curiosity Stories is produced in collaboration with @boneandgold; featured recording technology includes @sennheiser.
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In Curiosity Stories Season 2, join field recordist Thomas Rex Beverly (@trexbeverly) as he hears the old-growth redwood grove known as the “Valley of the Giants,” located at YMCA Camp Jones Gulch. The entire episode, as well as the episodes from Season 1, are available at sempervirens.org/curiosity-stories/
Curiosity Stories is produced in collaboration with @boneandgold; featured recording technology includes @sennheiser.
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With your support, we are able to carefully care for the redwood forests, resetting their natural systems, and helping them return to nature.
One way we steward the redwood forest is by removing unmaintained roads. Roads provide necessary access to the forest for stewardship, wildlife monitoring, and for emergency crews like firefighters. But unmaintained roads can add to the erosion of mountainsides fragile after the CZU Fire and the extreme winter storms that followed. With fewer plants to help hold soil in place, dirt roads can wash out, taking away the soil the recovering forest needs, and muddying critical water sources we and wildlife need. This year, we were able to “rock” crucial access roads—establishing beds of crushed gravel—and decommission unnecessary roads to reduce soil erosion, improve water quality, and give the space back to the forest.
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ID: One image features a look at the road decommissioning, with the Sempervirens stewardship team studying at the area to be worked on. The second is of a redwood grove, with sunlight streaming in between the trees.
📸 Photographs by @orenda_orenda
#redwoods #californiaredwoods #santacruz #norcal #northerncalifornia #california #santacruzmountains #travel #nature #naturephotography #photography #oldgrowth #naturelovers #forestbathing #conservation #sustainability #artist #art #artistsoninstagram #painting #design #artoftheday
With your support, we are able to carefully care for the redwood forests, resetting their natural systems, and helping them return to nature.
One way we steward the redwood forest is by removing unmaintained roads. Roads provide necessary access to the forest for stewardship, wildlife monitoring, and for emergency crews like firefighters. But unmaintained roads can add to the erosion of mountainsides fragile after the CZU Fire and the extreme winter storms that followed. With fewer plants to help hold soil in place, dirt roads can wash out, taking away the soil the recovering forest needs, and muddying critical water sources we and wildlife need. This year, we were able to “rock” crucial access roads—establishing beds of crushed gravel—and decommission unnecessary roads to reduce soil erosion, improve water quality, and give the space back to the forest.
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ID: One image features a look at the road decommissioning, with the Sempervirens stewardship team studying at the area to be worked on. The second is of a redwood grove, with sunlight streaming in between the trees.
📸 Photographs by @orenda_orenda
#redwoods #californiaredwoods #santacruz #norcal #northerncalifornia #california #santacruzmountains #travel #nature #naturephotography #photography #oldgrowth #naturelovers #forestbathing #conservation #sustainability #artist #art #artistsoninstagram #painting #design #artoftheday
In 2024, Sempervirens Fund launched a new Forest Fellowship program. Through this program, Sempervirens Fund invites creative and curious thinkers to explore redwoods with us, tell their and the community’s stories, and deepen our insights into what makes redwoods so vital to the natural world and the humanity within.
The inaugural Forest Fellow is Jane Kim, a visual artist, science illustrator, and the founder of Ink Dwell studio. Together, Sempervirens Fund and Kim have already collaborated on visual illustrations for a series of reports on the intersection of redwood trees and climate change, as well as Curiosity Stories films about Kim’s journey to create new works of art inspired by the cut rounds of an old-growth redwood stump. Meet Jane Kim via the link 🔗 in our bio!
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ID: Two photos. One is of Jane Kim working in her studio; she is on the ground examining her prints of redwood stumps. The second image is the print of the redwood stumps she made. The prints have black and teal colors.
📸 Images courtesy of Ink Dwell Studio
#redwoods #californiaredwoods #santacruz #norcal #northerncalifornia #california #santacruzmountains #travel #nature #naturephotography #photography #oldgrowth #naturelovers #forestbathing #conservation #sustainability #artist #art #artistsoninstagram #painting #design #artoftheday
In 2024, Sempervirens Fund launched a new Forest Fellowship program. Through this program, Sempervirens Fund invites creative and curious thinkers to explore redwoods with us, tell their and the community’s stories, and deepen our insights into what makes redwoods so vital to the natural world and the humanity within.
The inaugural Forest Fellow is Jane Kim, a visual artist, science illustrator, and the founder of Ink Dwell studio. Together, Sempervirens Fund and Kim have already collaborated on visual illustrations for a series of reports on the intersection of redwood trees and climate change, as well as Curiosity Stories films about Kim’s journey to create new works of art inspired by the cut rounds of an old-growth redwood stump. Meet Jane Kim via the link 🔗 in our bio!
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ID: Two photos. One is of Jane Kim working in her studio; she is on the ground examining her prints of redwood stumps. The second image is the print of the redwood stumps she made. The prints have black and teal colors.
📸 Images courtesy of Ink Dwell Studio
#redwoods #californiaredwoods #santacruz #norcal #northerncalifornia #california #santacruzmountains #travel #nature #naturephotography #photography #oldgrowth #naturelovers #forestbathing #conservation #sustainability #artist #art #artistsoninstagram #painting #design #artoftheday
Walking in a winter wonderland? Snow is rare in the Santa Cruz Mountains, but during the wet winter months, it`s another welcome source of water for redwoods and the broad ecosystem around them. Have you ever seen snow in the region? Let us know!
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#redwoods #winter #forests #hiking #naturephotography #snow #mountains #hiking #outdoors
Walking in a winter wonderland? Snow is rare in the Santa Cruz Mountains, but during the wet winter months, it`s another welcome source of water for redwoods and the broad ecosystem around them. Have you ever seen snow in the region? Let us know!
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#redwoods #winter #forests #hiking #naturephotography #snow #mountains #hiking #outdoors
Año Nuevo Vista is located within the largest remaining intact habitat patch in the Santa Cruz mountains. Nestled between Año Nuevo State Park, Big Basin Redwoods State Park, and Butano State Park, it’s just one parcel away from Big Basin to the east and shares a border with protected Skylark Ranch to the south. Año Nuevo Vista is key to connecting protected habitats for wildlife and protected park lands for people. Landscapes fragmented by human development impact the health of forests, watersheds, and wildlife. By protecting Año Nuevo Vista’s 41 acres, we improved connectivity between 62,000 acres of protected land. Learn more about this important area via the link 🔗 in our bio.
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ID: A group of people stand at the edge of a hillside; behind them are spectacular views of the Santa Cruz mountains, dense with trees.
📸 photo by @orenda_orenda
#redwoods #californiaredwoods #santacruz #norcal #northerncalifornia #california #santacruzmountains #travel #nature #naturephotography #photography #oldgrowth #naturelovers #forestbathing #conservation #sustainability #trailsrx #health #fitness #wellness #healthylifestyle #motivation #fitnessmotivation #hiking #mountains #outdoors #adventure #landscape
Año Nuevo Vista is located within the largest remaining intact habitat patch in the Santa Cruz mountains. Nestled between Año Nuevo State Park, Big Basin Redwoods State Park, and Butano State Park, it’s just one parcel away from Big Basin to the east and shares a border with protected Skylark Ranch to the south. Año Nuevo Vista is key to connecting protected habitats for wildlife and protected park lands for people. Landscapes fragmented by human development impact the health of forests, watersheds, and wildlife. By protecting Año Nuevo Vista’s 41 acres, we improved connectivity between 62,000 acres of protected land. Learn more about this important area via the link 🔗 in our bio.
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ID: A group of people stand at the edge of a hillside; behind them are spectacular views of the Santa Cruz mountains, dense with trees.
📸 photo by @orenda_orenda
#redwoods #californiaredwoods #santacruz #norcal #northerncalifornia #california #santacruzmountains #travel #nature #naturephotography #photography #oldgrowth #naturelovers #forestbathing #conservation #sustainability #trailsrx #health #fitness #wellness #healthylifestyle #motivation #fitnessmotivation #hiking #mountains #outdoors #adventure #landscape