Redwood National Park

Three people walking through a forest of giant redwoods on a trail lined with tall ferns.

7 awesome backpacking trips in the redwoods

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Day hikes are one way to experience the awe of California’s coast redwood and giant sequoia forests, but there’s nothing like the immersive experience of backpacking in these places. Carrying everything you’ll need allows you to reach parts of the …

condor release

Time to spy a rare bird in the sky

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Next time you visit Redwood National and State Parks, you may see California condors taking flight among the redwoods. California condors, magnificent creatures that have been absent from this area for more than a century, were nearly extinct by the 1980s. Thanks to a monumental conservation effort and successful captive breeding program, there are now wild condor populations in Central and Southern California, Arizona, and Baja Mexico. Now, condors may even be returning to Northern California skies.

OK, where’s the corral?

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Photographer Dave Van de Mark revisits and photographs an area of Redwood National Park 53 years later.

Latino Outdoors

Video: A walk through Redwood National Park with Latino Outdoors

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In episode 2 of “Explore the Redwoods”, host Jayrlin Molina leads us on a hike through the redwoods of northern California. “Explore the Redwoods” is an online series produced in partnership with Latino Outdoors and Save the Redwoods League.

Save the Redwoods League Protects Natural Corridor

Another strategic move in the heart of California’s redwood country

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Far up the California coast, just south of Crescent City and the Oregon border is a spectacular ridge that overlooks the shimmering waters of Humboldt Lagoons State Park to the west. To the east are the vast old-growth redwoods of …

2019 Redwoods Rising Apprentices.

Students from Humboldt State to Help Restore Redwood National and State Parks

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Eighteen students from Humboldt State University (HSU) are participating in a collaborative restoration project known as Redwoods Rising, gaining valuable knowledge and work experience studying the historically logged coast redwood forests in Redwood National and State Parks this summer.

2019 Redwoods Rising Apprentices.

Redwoods Rising Student Apprentices Help Restore Redwood National and State Parks

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Eighteen students from Humboldt State University (HSU) are participating in a collaborative restoration project known as Redwoods Rising, gaining valuable knowledge and work experience studying the historically logged coast redwood forests in Redwood National and State Parks this summer.

Stand for the Redwoods Festival in Humboldt County

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Centennial Celebration Week starts with the Stand for the Redwoods Festival in Humboldt County in the town of Orick, California on Sunday, October 7 from noon to 4:00 p.m. This family-friendly festival is at the gateway to Redwood National and …

Photo courtesy of Brittney Mcguire

Storm Patrol Crew vs. the Road

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At Redwood National Park, a two-person storm patrol crew is working to fight erosion. As Janette Parsons and Brittney Mcguire ended their summer season working at the park last year, they were asked to continue as part of the League’s winter storm patrol crew.

Tidepool Exploration

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Tidepool Exploration is brought to you by Redwood National and State Parks, a Centennial Lead partner. 8 am – 11 am (While there is no formal start time and visitors may come and go as they please, park rangers will …

Tolowa Nation Honoring and Sharing Dance

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Tolowa Nation Honoring and Sharing Dance is brought you by Redwood National and State Parks, a Centennial Lead Partner. July 14, 2018 1 pm – 3 pm (~2 hours) Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park Meet at: Jedediah Smith Day Use …

Beach Rocks and Minerals of the North Coast of California

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Beach Rocks and Minerals of the North Coast of California is brought you by California State Parks, a Centennial Lead Partner. February 10, 2018 4 pm – 4:45 pm (~45 min) Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park Meet at: Prairie Creek …

Aiden Conway visit the redwood forest for the first time.

My First Encounter with the Giants

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The fresh, salty air hung heavy as I wound my way south along the coastal highway with expansive vistas of the Pacific Ocean stretching across and meeting the blue sky infinitely far away. I’m on my way to see the giants I’d dreamed about since I was a kid. Could it be true? Entire cars driving through a tunnel in a tree trunk? No way.

Leonel Arguello addresses the crowd at the League's Annual Meeting 2013. Photo by Paolo Vescia

Leonel Arguello Seeks Restoration of Redwood Ecosystems in RNSP

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Arguello has worked at Redwood National and State Parks ever since, and he is now Joint Chief of Resource Management and Science, often collaborating with partners such as the League to implement restoration projects. Today, his foremost task as chief is much the same as when he was hired as a student so many years ago: help restore the park’s world-renowned redwood ecosystems.

California condor. Photo by Mike's Birds, Flickr Creative Commons

California Condor to Soar in the Redwoods Once More

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After disappearing from the Pacific Northwest over a century ago, wild California condors may once again find ample nesting, breeding, and foraging habitat in the redwood range.