Dear John,

Among the redwoods has always been the perfect place to unwind and reconnect with nature. Below these ancient, towering giants, a sense of calm helps to melt stress away.

And today is the perfect day to spend in the great outdoors! After all the delicious food and excitement, we encourage you to opt outside today. Give your mind a break and unwind among nature. Even if you can’t make it to a redwood park take a moment to reflect on what makes the redwoods we all love so special.

We want to know, what is your answer to the blank in this statement:

Gratitude is infectious, especially in the redwoods. After we see the responses from this community, we’ll share them out so you can see what your redwood friends think about when they are walking among the giant trees.

Do you like to hike or bike? Explore? Relax and refresh your mind? Maybe you like to catch glimpses of some of the native wildlife that calls these forests home! Or perhaps looking up at a thousand year old tree gives you calm and perspective in these busy times.

However you like to explore and connect with redwoods, today is a good time to remind ourselves that the redwoods give us so much. One intangible benefit is the incredible mental health benefits of these lush and green spaces. Redwood forests give us space to relax, calm our minds, and rejuvenate our spirits. And that is priceless.

Let us know how you would fill in the blank and why you are grateful for the redwoods!

Thank you for loving and cherishing the redwood forests and for being part of our incredible Save the Redwoods League community.

With gratitude,

Save the Redwoods League

P.S. Giving TREESday is next week and our match is live right now! Make your gift early and it will be matched 3X. Thanks for all you do for the redwoods!