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In Memoriam Bob Kirkwood :: 1939-2017

January 9, 2018

  Bob Kirkwood, dedicated environmentalist and passionate supporter of Sempervirens Fund, passed peacefully on Dec. 10, 2017 in Palo Alto with his wife Edie and sons at his side. In…

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Amphitheater Construction Underway at New Robert C. Kirkwood Entrance!

January 5, 2018

We are probably the only people in California that were pleased to have no rain in December. The dry weather allowed for some significant construction progress at the new Robert…

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Sempervirens Club’s Christmas Wish List in 1908

December 18, 2017

Sempervirens Club’s Christmas Wish List in 1908 As the year 1908 drew to a close, Sempervirens Club found itself fighting to protect their great victory – the 1901 establishment of…

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Rain Sorcery: A Wyrd Hike with Newts

November 9, 2017

By Ryan Masters, Sempervirens Fund (Originally published Nov. 26, 2014 in Hilltromper) The eyes of a California Newt are black slits set into saffron orbs. Gaze into them and you…

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Searching for the Tallest Second-Growth Trees

October 31, 2017

  A plane flies over the Santa Cruz Mountains and pummels the coast redwood treetops, which resemble a forest of imperfect romanesco broccoli, with lasers. Each laser bounces off its…

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The Bear Fire

October 25, 2017

The Bear Fire, which began as a structure fire on private property roughly six miles east of Boulder Creek, is expected to be 100 percent contained by the end of…

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John Felstiner and Poetry as Environmental Activism

October 23, 2017

Last February, the world lost John Felstiner, a great man of letters, a vocal defender of the natural world and a friend of Sempervirens Fund. Felstiner, professor emeritus of English…

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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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125 Years Strong—Protect What’s Wild and Worth Saving

For 125 years, this community has fought to protect redwoods. Today, you can carry that legacy forward. Make a gift during our special anniversary match and it will go twice as far to protect, restore, and rewild redwood forests.

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