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Tiny Critters in Giant Trees: Dr. Rikke Reese Næsborg
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…
Redwoods and the Deep Roots of Our Future with Dr. Daniel Lewis
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.
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World Wildlife Day: Take the Poll
Celebrate World Wildlife Day by voting for your favorite creature—from banana slugs to Townsend big-eared bats—in the redwood forests you help us protect.
Fungi and Forests: Maya Elson
Mushrooms abound in the redwood forest during the wet, winter months but they are a small part of the much larger fungal network hard at work in the ecosystem year-round. Join mycologist and researcher, Maya Elson, to learn about the types of fungi and their crucial roles in the redwoods, and their exciting potential for…
Fungi of the Forest: Meet the Mushrooms of San Vicente Redwoods
Mycologist and researcher Maya Elson teamed up with photographer Orenda Randuch for a fungi photo essay to help us meet the mushrooms hard at work at San Vicente Redwoods. Learn identification tips to recognize mushrooms above ground, and their critical work underground to help the forest recover from fire, drought, flood, and human impacts in the fight against climate change.
Saddle Mountain Conservation Area
Saddle Mountain Conservation Area Protecting the Future of Big Basinand the Boulder Creek Watershed At the eastern edge of Big Basin Redwoods State Park, which protects the largest continuous grove of redwood forest and old-growth redwoods south of San Francisco, lies the Saddle Mountain Conservation Area. Its ridges protected nearby Boulder Creek and helped trees…
Why Watersheds Matter: Kellyx Nelson
Kellyx Nelson, Executive Director of the San Mateo Resource Conservation District, joins us to discuss watersheds in the Santa Cruz mountains, how we can restore them, and how healthy watersheds benefit us all—from forests and fish to food and our communities. January 2024
Photography of Robert Buelteman
Photography of Robert Buelteman Robert Buelteman (American, b. 1954) was raised in the then-sleepy town of Woodside, California, where his parents, and the natural beauty of the town’s environment, cultivated a deep and abiding love of nature in the artist. His passion for protecting the biosphere inspired Buelteman to render the landscape in classic analog…