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Redwoods Matters
May 09, 2023
Biking San Vicente with World Champion Kate Courtney
Recreation
Biking San Vicente with World Champion Kate Courtney
We invited World Champion and Olympic mountain biker Kate Courtney to ride the trails of San Vicente Redwoods to demonstrate the relationship between conservation and recreation.

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Sign up for California State Parks Week events, June 14-18

Parks

Sign up for California State Parks Week events, June 14-18

Mark your calendars for California State Parks Week, June 14-18. If you’re planning a trip, check the schedule for terrific events across the entire state park system. The second annual event is presented by California State Parks, Save the Redwoods League, Parks California, and California State Parks Foundation.

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Test your knowledge with our Redwoods Wildflower Challenge

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Test your knowledge with our Redwoods Wildflower Challenge

While the ancient trees get most of the glory, our coast redwood and giant sequoia forests are home to an astonishing array of wildflowers, too. Every spring, they turn the understory of the redwoods into dazzling, jewel-studded scenes. Test your knowledge of these amazing flowers.

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League partnerships win California State Parks awards

Awards

League partnerships win California State Parks awards

Three dynamic park projects involving the League were recently honored by California State Parks at a ceremony in Sacramento. Director of the California Department of Parks and Recreation Armando Quintero presented the awards in recognition of Redwoods Rising, the Grove of Titans trail crew, and California State Parks Week.

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How wildfire changes the world underground

Science

How wildfire changes the world underground

When a wildfire burns through a forest, what grows back is largely determined by the tiniest organisms in the soil—in particular, mycorrhizal fungi, which form symbiotic relationships with tree roots.

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Out with Outlandish!

Podcast

Out with Outlandish!

Host Emily Harwitz chats with Max Sovine from Queer LifeSpace, a San Francisco-based nonprofit providing mental health services for the queer community. Queer LifeSpace just launched the new project Outlandish! which will bring queer youth out into awesome parks and recreational areas in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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