Posts Tagged ‘Lompico’
A Stewardship Story: Return to Nature
Surviving since nearly the age of the dinosaurs, redwoods are resilient—but only 5% of them have survived the last century and a half. Human impacts have left redwood forests struggling to recover. Together, we are carefully caring for the redwood forests you protect, resetting their natural systems, and helping them return to nature. Take a peek behind the trees at how you have helped the redwood forests of the Santa Cruz mountains–some of the most biodiverse and threatened on Earth–this year.
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The End of Rain
As temperatures soar, droughts become more frequent, and fire seasons lengthen, does it change how we see the land? Scott Ordway, an award-winning composer and multimedia artist, explored those questions and shared his reflections through words, sounds, and images with the hope that art experiences like these can help strengthen connections with nature–the basis for action.
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The Jerry Garcia-Sempervirens Fund Connection
Aug. 1, 2017 would have marked the 75th birthday of local legend Jerry Garcia. Here at Sempervirens Fund, we long heard rumors that the Grateful Dead had jammed somewhere on the Lompico Headwaters property back in the day. Sempervirens Fund purchased the Lompico Headwaters property in 2006, saving it from being harvested by timber…
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