Strategic Plan
In 2024 Sempervirens established Redwoods Forward, our strategic plan for the next century, with a focus on the protection, restoration, advancement, and access to redwoods necessary by 2030.
Impact Report
Each year Sempervirens reports on the impact our remarkable donor community has had on our mission to ensure coast redwood forests in the Santa Cruz Mountains thrive for generations to come.
Mountain Echo
Sempervirens Fund’s print newsletter, Mountain Echo, keeps our donors and partners informed about the impact of their donations, our redwood forest protection activities, relevant news, and opportunities to get out and discover the redwood world.
Mountain Echo
Recent Editions
Sempervirens Fund’s print newsletter, Mountain Echo, keeps our donors and partners informed about the impact of their donations, our redwood forest protection activities, relevant news, and opportunities to get out and discover the redwood world.
Impact Reports
Review our yearly annual report information
Our Strategic Plan
For 125 years, thanks to you, Sempervirens Fund has been a driving force in protecting the iconic redwood forests of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Now, facing the twin challenges of climate change and continued development, we have launched Redwoods Forward: Resilience for the Next Century, a strategic plan that charts a course through 2030 and beyond.
The plan acknowledges the urgent threats confronting redwoods today—rising temperatures, severe droughts, increased wildfire risk, and the pressures of urban expansion. It builds on a legacy of conservation victories, including the protection of over 36,000 acres and the establishment of beloved parks like Big Basin. Now, Sempervirens Fund aims to accelerate and scale its efforts through four strategic pillars: Protect, Restore, Connect, and Advance.
Redwoods Forward is not just a plan—it’s a call to action. The future of redwoods depends on bold, collective efforts today. Sempervirens Fund invites everyone to join this movement and help ensure that coast redwoods continue to thrive for generations to come.
Audio
EarthNews Journal: Sempervirens Fund…Protecting Redwood Forests Since 1900, an audio interview with our Executive Director Sara Barth.
Video
View our inspirational videos
Climate Change, Carbon Banks and the Lompico Forest Project
Climate Change, Carbon Banks and the Lompico Forest Project – Laura McClendon demystifies a complex topic and explains one of our most exciting projects
Sempervirens Fund's Sara Barth speaks with OpenRoad's Doug McConnell about the Santa Cruz Mountains
Sara Barth speaks with Doug making beloved forests, streams, and communities in the Santa Cruz Mountains more resilient to fire, drought, and the many challenges of climate change in the years ahead, and about plans to reimagine Big Basin Redwoods State Park in the years ahead.
Why People Love Redwoods and How Sempervirens Fund Protects Them
Why do you love the redwoods? This short 4-minute video shares answers to that question from some happy redwood park visitors. You will then learn how Sempervirens Fund works to protect these forests we all love.
About Sempervirens Fund
A concise introduction to our mission and impact by former Executive Director Reed Holderman
“Unless we act now, the last chance to reclaim our local redwood lands for the wild—and for us—will slip through our fingers.”
—Sara Barth, Executive Director