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Tilford George Berry: The Ghost of the Gambling Hermit in Big Basin’s Berry Creek Falls

October 11, 2017

By Ryan Masters, Sempervirens Fund It is said if you stare long enough into the 70-foot curtain of water tumbling down Berry Creek Falls in Big Basin Redwoods State Park, you will…

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Construction is underway for the new Castle Rock Gateway

October 2, 2017

The first step in the construction process is demolition. For our project site, that mainly means removing a lot of Christmas trees from the previous agricultural operation.

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Opinion: California state parks are crumbling; how can we help?

September 14, 2017

Opinion: California state parks are crumbling; how can we help? By Sara Barth, Executive Director, Sempervirens Fund Insufficient and unpredictable annual operating funds have left California’s iconic and world-renowned state…

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Rally for SB-5 and AB-18 Draws Hundreds

August 31, 2017

Rally for SB-5 and AB-18 Draws Hundreds SACRAMENTO (Aug. 31, 2017) — Nearly 200 gathered on the east lawn of the State Capitol Wednesday afternoon for a rally in support…

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A marbled murrelet with brown feathers mid-flap taking off from the sea, by Kim Nelson and Dan Cushing

Ornithology Mystery Solved at Big Basin

August 28, 2017

For decades, the marbled murrelet vexed biologists and birders. Scientists hypothesized that the seabird nested on cliffsides (like other members of the auk family), on islands, or in burrows. Some…

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Shrink at least 4 national monuments and modify a half-dozen others, Zinke tells Trump

August 24, 2017

After a four-month review of federal lands and waters, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says President Trump should modify 10 national monuments. By Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post Sept. 17, 2017 WASHINGTON D.C.…

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COTONI-COAST RIDGE: A CALL TO ACTION

August 16, 2017

Cotoni-Coast Ridge provides habitat for the American badger, white-tailed kite, great horned owl and northern harrier. It falls within the nesting range of the endangered marbled murrelet. Mountain lions roam…

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Russell Varian: The Man Who Helped Win the Battle of Britain and Create Castle Rock State Park

August 2, 2017

What does the Royal Air Force’s victory in the Battle of Britain have in common with the establishment of Castle Rock State Park? Russell Varian. Russell Varian (1898-1959) and his…

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The Jerry Garcia-Sempervirens Fund Connection

August 2, 2017

  Aug. 1, 2017 would have marked the 75th birthday of local legend Jerry Garcia. Here at Sempervirens Fund, we long heard rumors that the Grateful Dead had jammed somewhere…

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Establishing research plots at Sempervirens Fund’s Whalen property

Meadow Restoration and Research

May 29, 2017

Sempervirens Fund and Amah Mutsun Land Trust Partner on 3-year Meadow Restoration and Research Project   Last year, Sempervirens Fund began an effort to restore a former meadow that had…

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