Upcoming Webinars
Join us the last Tuesday of each month from 1 - 2 PM PT. You can search past webinars here.
Webinars
Nature’s Echo: The Science of Hope, with Thomas Crowther
Date: June 30, 2026
Where: ZOOM
Join ecologist and U.N. Advisor Tom Crowther to explore the link between biodiversity loss and human wellbeing and the feedback loop of hope.
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Our past Under the Redwoods webinars:
Join Zane Moore, Ph.D., to look at the remarkable genetic marvels of redwoods. We are especially grateful to Zane for taking the time to answer questions that we could not get to in the webinar. Q: During the fire, were you worried or did you somehow know these trees would survive? A: Initially, I was…
Join researcher Dr. Brian Woodward for our four-part Redwoods and the Elements series to learn about fire, and how redwoods interact with fire and why good and bad fire are both teaching us more about how to care for redwoods. April 2025
Join ecologist Jim Robins for our four-part Redwoods and the Elements series to learn about water, and how redwoods and water work together to support habitats and the intricate interworking of nature. March 2025
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….