All gifts doubled for Montgomery Woods

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Hi Jack,

While I’ve visited Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve many times, the awe still hasn’t worn off. The reserve’s magnificent ancient redwood grove feels straight out of a storybook, with towering giants gazing down over meandering streams and waves of green ferns.

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Because this place is so special to me, I wanted to follow up on Sam’s email from a couple of weeks back about the League’s newest project: The Montgomery Woods Initiative [[link removed]] . Through this initiative, we will increase access to the park – and protect a critical forest that shares a 1.25-mile border with the Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve.

Give by December 31st to make twice the impact for the Montgomery Woods Initiative – all gifts will be doubled up to $250,000, thanks to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation! [[link removed]]

Right now, the League has a wonderful opportunity to protect Weger Ranch, the 3,862 property that borders Montgomery Woods, through a conservation easement. Under the easement the owners would retain property rights, but the land would be forever protected from subdivision, development, and aggressive logging.

Once the Montgomery Woods Initiative is complete, we will have assembled a conserved landscape of more than 11,500 acres in the upper reaches of the Big River watershed – a critical coastal watershed where coho, steelhead, and chinook salmon all spawn.

This project has the potential to safeguard one of the most beautiful redwood landscapes and set a standard for sustainable forestry into the future.

Will you help fulfill this incredible opportunity to protect beautiful Montgomery Woods? Give by year’s end to have your gift matched! [[link removed]]

Thank you for continuing to do your part to protect the redwoods we all love.

Gratefully,

Adrianna Andreucci, Land Protection Manager

P.S. Don’t miss the chance for your gift to be matched dollar for dollar to the Montgomery Woods Initiative. Give by December 31 so that we can take the next steps to protect and restore this incredible coast redwood forest. [[link removed]]

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From: Sam Hodder <[email protected]>
Date: December 9, 2022 at 1:02 PM
Subject: Nothing prepares you for the wonder
To: Jack B <[email protected]>[link removed] [[link removed]]

Jack,

No matter how much you hear about it, you can never be ready for the feeling of awe inspired by your first trip to Montgomery Woods Natural Reserve.

Coming from Ukiah, you descend into the valley… and it’s like you’ve arrived in another world. Immense, old-growth redwoods, gnarled by time and fire, tower over expanses of soft green ferns, trickling streams, and wildflowers. There’s a powerful quiet, punctuated by occasional birdsong.

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Montgomery Woods and the forest around it comprise a strikingly beautiful and ecologically important corner of the redwood range — for both recreational visitors and conservation.

Now, we have an unprecedented opportunity to safeguard, restore, and share an incredible redwood landscape around this reserve, adding to its protection.

All gifts up to $250,000 will be matched toward the Montgomery Woods Initiative. [[link removed]]

Save the Redwoods League has a long history here. We have been instrumental in protecting nearly all of Montgomery Woods’ 2,743 acres since 1947.

Now, we’ve expanded our vision for the park and surrounding forest. Our goal is to enhance the park experience, safeguard its natural treasures, and dramatically expand the protected area around it.

The Montgomery Woods Initiative began with the acquisition of Atkins Place earlier this year. The League now has the opportunity to purchase a conservation easement on Weger Ranch, which shares a 1.25-mile border with the reserve.

Weger Ranch is the largest non-industrial private forest in the Big River Watershed, containing coast redwood and Douglas fir, with nearly 400 scattered old-growth trees.

This initiative brings together everything the League strives for: protecting invaluable forests, restoring damaged forests, and connecting people with these cherished places.

Will you make your matched gift now? [[link removed]] Your gift will double to protect this otherworldly landscape.

Thank you for considering a gift at year’s end.

Sam Hodder, President and CEO

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