Under the Redwoods

Join David Cowman, Sempervirens Fund Director of Land Stewardship, to learn about the special relationships redwoods have with the terrestial communities where they take root. February 2025

Redwoods have special relationships with the elements: air, land, water, and fire. Join researcher and fog expert Dr. Daniel Fernandez for our four-part Redwoods and the Elements series to learn about fog, from Tillandsia to Sempervirens, and how tracking and capturing fog helps us understand fog’s relationship with natural systems, such as coast redwood forests.

Lizards, salamanders, snakes, and so much more can be found in redwoods, grasslands, and other Santa Cruz mountain habitats. Learn about “herpetology” with the expert, Dr. Earyn McGee, a science communicator, researcher, and inspiration behind #FindThatLizard. October 2024

Join fine artist and illustrator Jane Kim of InkDwell studio for a behind-the-scenes look at artwork she is creating from the cross-section of redwood trees from the Santa Cruz mountains. Learn more about Jane Kim’s Forest Fellowship with Sempervirens Fund: https://sempervirens.org/about/forest-fellowship/ Sept. 2024

Join Dick Cameron, Pachama VP of Science, to learn about carbon credits and offsets, the market and conservation challenges and progress made, and where things stand in California. August, 2024

Join Latino Outdoors’ Executive Director Luis Villa and Board Chair Claudia Pineda Tibbs for an hour-long virtual conversation focusing on equitable access to the outdoors, bringing communities into nature, and the physical and mental health benefits of spending time on the trail. This episode is sponsored by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. July 2024

Dr. Suzanne Bartlett Hackenmiller, Sempervirens Fund’s Wellness Advisor, joins us to introduce you to our new Trails Prescription program, which highlights trails at Santa Cruz and San Mateo County State Parks and how you can get the most out of them for your health and wellness. Visit https://sempervirens.org/trails-rx to check out the Trails Rx program….

Join Dr. Daniel Lewis, author, historian, and curator at one of the world’s most renowned research libraries, to discuss how redwoods have survived for eons, and whether they can adapt in the face of climate change as discussed in his new book Twelve Trees: The Deep Roots of Our Future. Thank you to SheppardMullin for…

Go behind the scenes with Rachel Dann, Sempervirens Fund’s Government Relations Director, to discuss how you can take action for redwoods and the Earth through advocacy to magnify our impact together to protect redwoods and fight climate change.

Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) supports rich communities of epiphytes growing high in their crowns, including a diversity of lichens, bryophytes, and vascular plants. Join lichenologist Dr. Rikke Reese Næsborg for an exploration of the results from two separate studies of epiphyte communities in the northern and southern part of the coast redwood range. We address…