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Redwoods Matters
January 10, 2023
Removing old logging roads from redwood forests
Restoration
Removing old logging roads from redwood forests
Removing old logging roads is an important part of Redwoods Rising, the League’s partnership with California State Parks and the National Park Service to restore more than 70,000 acres of redwood forest in Northern California.

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Storms close redwood parks throughout California

Weather

Storms close redwood parks throughout California

The series of storms hammering the West Coast in recent days have prompted the closure of redwood parks throughout the range. See the list as of this morning.

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Coalition exceeds goals in protecting and restoring giant sequoia groves

Progress

Coalition exceeds goals in protecting and restoring giant sequoia groves

The Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition – of which the League is a member – recently announced that it has made significant progress to restore the giant sequoia range and help protect it from severe wildfires. In its first year of large-scale collaboration, the Coalition far exceeded its goals.

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See a forest in recovery at Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Rebirth

See a forest in recovery at Big Basin Redwoods State Park

With the reopening of 4 new miles of trails at Big Basin Redwoods State Park just before the New Year, our writer decided to check out the new growth and recovery at this landmark destination.

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League and USDA Forest Service strengthen safeguards for Red Hill

Protect

League and USDA Forest Service strengthen safeguards for Red Hill

The League recently transferred its 160-acre Red Hill property to the USDA Forest Service so that it may be protected and managed as part of Giant Sequoia National Monument and Sequoia National Forest.

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New research shows redwood leaves conduct a symphony of resilience

Science

New research shows redwood leaves conduct a symphony of resilience

Researchers have discovered a process in redwood leaves as closely integrated as an orchestra, enabling the immense trees to maintain water where it’s needed.

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A big thank you from Montgomery Woods

Support

A big thank you from Montgomery Woods

Inspired by the magical and majestic Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve in Mendocino County, our donors came together to support our year-end campaign around the Montgomery Woods Initiative.

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@savetheredwoods   While walking through Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve a couple weeks ago, we stumbled across what looks to be albino redwoods. These are fascinating mutations in the redwood family.

Albino redwoods occur when an offshoot of the parent tree has a mutation that causes a lack of chlorophyll, the pigment that enables trees to produce energy through photosynthesis. This should be fatal, but because they share a root system with the parent plant, they can siphon off nutrients and survive. They don’t grow very tall, but seem to do OK. For a long time, it was thought that albino redwoods are essentially parasites, contributing nothing to the parent plant while benefitting immensely. But recent research shows that the albino redwoods have high concentrations of heavy metals and toxins, much higher levels than their parent plants. So they may actually be providing sort of a filter service.

#montgomerywoods #montgomerywoodsstatenaturalreserve #coastredwoods #albinism #albinoredwoods #redwoods #naturalscience

🎥 Garrison Frost
 
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