Posts Tagged ‘expanding parks’
National Monument Campaign Kick-off a Huge Success! Highlights & Photos
Exciting announcements were made to a crowd of over 1,500 people at our Santa Cruz Redwoods National Monument Campaign Kick-off.
Read MoreSempervirens Fund Wins Approval for New Facilities at Silicon Valley’s “Hidden Gem,” Castle Rock State Park
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors unanimously approves major new facilities to modernize Castle Rock State Park.
Read MoreSempervirens Fund Adds 33-Acre Redwood Forest to the Great Park
Sempervirens Fund and Save the Redwoods League have protected 33 acres of redwood forest in San Mateo County, in the heart of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Read MoreBig Basin’s Campfire Center Restored
After years of work, Big Basin Redwoods State Park’s historic Campfire Center has been fully restored. The restoration project was funded with over $275,000 in funds allocated by Sempervirens Fund’s Board of Directors, including a $50,000 grant from the Jeangerard Foundation.
Read MoreSempervirens Fund Protects 76 Acres Adjoining Big Basin, Including Marbled Murrelet Habitat
Sempervirens Fund has purchased the Lachenbruch property—76 acres of coast redwood forest that include the headwaters of Whitehouse Creek, 115 pre-settlement old-growth redwoods, and documented nesting habitat for the marbled murrelet.
Read MoreSempervirens Fund Protects 80 Acres of Local Coast Redwood Forest Near Big Basin State Park
Sempervirens Fund purchased 80 acres of redwood forest — the Butano Creek and Waterman Creek properties — from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The properties consist of two 40-acre parcels in south San Mateo County that include tributaries to Butano Creek and Pescadero Creek
Read MoreSempervirens Fund buys 80 acres in priority conservation areas
Two BLM-owned parcels near Big Basin, Butano and Castle Rock state parks included tributaries to Butano Creek and Pescadero Creek, were headed for the open market.
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