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On the World Stage:
The Plight of Redwoods
Fall Bulletin ’09
Ruskin K. Hartley Executive Director
04	 Inspiration:
	 On the World Stage: The Plight
	 of Redwoods
	
12	 Protection:
	 High-Priority Projects Need
Your Support
15	 Education:
	 Growing Redwood Stewards			
16	 Community:
	 Continuing a 91-Year Partnership
17	 5 Ways You Can Help Save Redwoods
18	 Onto the Trail
FEATURES
Cover Photo: J. Michael (Mike) Fay, Wildlife
Conservation Society Senior Conservationist and National
Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, explores the redwood
forest in an unprecedented study to which Save the
Redwoods League contributed. Learn more on page 4.
(Cover photo: ©2009 Michael Christopher Brown/
National Geographic )
Left Photo: Coast redwoods rise skyward in Big Basin
Redwoods State Park, in which the League has protected
more than 1,900 acres. The park is in the southern
range of the coast redwoods, where Mike Fay began his
study that is featured on page 4.
Photo:JulieMartin
Photo:PaoloVescia
Dear Save the Redwoods League Friends,
My family and I consider ourselves fortunate to live in California near the
redwoods. If I weren’t in my line of work, which takes me to the redwoods
frequently, I would still visit these natural wonders often. But many people take
the redwoods for granted; they are not aware of the overharvesting during the
last 150 years that has left less than 5 percent of the original coast redwood
forest standing. That lack of awareness is about to be reduced on a grand scale,
thanks to Save the Redwoods League and our longtime partners, the National
Geographic Society and the Wildlife Conservation Society.
In September and October 2009, 100 million people worldwide are projected
to learn about redwoods from the Wildlife Conservation Society and the
National Geographic Society, which will tell the story of an unprecedented
redwoods study. The League contributed to this study, The Redwood Transect,
which you can read about on page 4. We anticipate National Geographic’s
coverage to inspire many others to help save the redwoods, as you, our members,
have. This coverage comes when the redwoods need your support more than
ever: These challenging economic times have threatened California state parks,
including redwood sanctuaries you have helped to create. As always, we work
on your behalf to help keep parks viable.
Enjoy reading this special Bulletin about the historic Redwood Transect,
our other work and projects that need your support. With your continued
contributions, we can sustain the redwoods for generations to come.
4 Save the Redwoods League | Fall Bulletin | 2009 savetheredwoods.org 5
Photo:©2009MichaelChristopherBrown/NationalGeographic
On the World Stage:
The Plight of
Redwoods
Inspiration
The October issue of National
Geographic magazine and
National Geographic Channel’s
EXPLORER will tell the story of an
unprecedented redwoods study
to which the League contributed.
Awareness of the threats
to redwood forests is
expected to reach new
heights in September and
October 2009, when more
than 100 million people
worldwide are projected to
learn about redwoods from
the National Geographic
Society (NGS), a longtime
partner of Save the
Redwoods League.
“I don’t think that these trees fail to impress
anyone. They are a reminder of the great
abundance of nature.”
— Mike Fay, Wildlife Conservation Society
	 Senior Conservationist and National Geographic 	
	 Explorer-in-Residence
6 Save the Redwoods League | Fall Bulletin | 2009 savetheredwoods.org 7
Part of NGS’ Preserve Our Planet
initiative, the special episode of
the signature series EXPLORER:
Climbing Redwood Giants, will air in
late September.
The leader of the redwoods
study is Wildlife Conservation
Society Senior Conservationist
and National Geographic
Explorer-in-Residence J. Michael
(Mike) Fay. After exploring the
dense forests of Central Africa,
Fay decided to focus public
attention on the natural wonders
in California, where he spent time
as a boy. His mission: spotlighting
the redwoods to ignite a dialogue
about the best ways to manage
these precious natural resources.
The feature story for the magazine
was photographed by renowned
National Geographic photographer
Michael “Nick” Nichols, a longtime
collaborator with Fay.
The National Geographic article by
Joel Bourne and companion essay
by Mike Fay will be the magazine’s
first redwoods cover story since
1964, although the magazine has
published many features and
updates on the trees since then.
Fay hopes the upcoming NGS
coverage of redwoods’ exploitation
will inspire changes in how forests
are used globally.
Inspiration
Photo: ©2009 Michael Nichols/National Geographic
Through this study, called “The
Redwood Transect,” the National
Geographic Society, the Wildlife
Conservation Society and Save
the Redwoods League will
continue to raise awareness
and inspire the public to
support conservation efforts
for the redwoods. These forests
face threats from real-estate
development, logging and global
climate change, among others.
Fay said, “More importantly, the
transect demonstrates that with
wise management, people can
improve the state of the natural
legacy of the redwoods, augment
their productivity, and deliver not
only more lumber but also clean
air, water and soil.”
The National Geographic
Society has a long history of
advocating for protection of the
redwoods, including providing
funding that was instrumental
in charting boundaries for
Redwood National Park in 1963,
outreach to Congress in 1977 to
expand the existing park, and
mobilization of donations to
adopt a grove of trees in 1981.
The Redwood Transect is
the latest project among
organizationswhosecollaboration
began more than 90 years
ago. In 1918, leaders from the
Wildlife Conservation Society
and National Geographic
Society joined with other noted
conservationists to start the
movement to save the coast
redwoods by founding Save
the Redwoods League.
Since 1918, with our members’
and partners’ support, the
League has protected more than
181,000 acres of redwood forests
and associated land. The League
also has connected people with
the redwoods’ inspiring peace
and beauty by helping to develop
59 redwood parks and reserves
for all to enjoy.
A Long Walk in the Forest
From September 2007 to August
2008, Fay walked nearly 1,800
miles, more than the entire
length of the coast redwoods
range, from the southernmost
treeinBigSurtothenorthernmost
tree in southern Oregon.The
Give the Gift of Redwoods This Holiday Season
Give the gift of membership in Save the Redwoods League; have a redwood seedling planted in a California
redwood park; or dedicate a redwood tree or grove to a loved one. Visit savetheredwoods.org/give or call
us at (888) 836-0005.
Photos on pages 4-5, 7-9: Mike Fay
walked nearly 1,800 miles, more than
the entire length of the coast redwoods
range, to study the forest. He hopes
his study of the trees’ exploitation will
inspire changes in how forests are used
worldwide. After 150 years of logging
and real-estate development, less than
5 percent of the ancient coast redwood
forest remains.
Photo: ©2009 Michael Christopher Brown/National Geographic
Left Photo: Jim C. Spickler, Forest
Canopy Scientist and Rope Access Specialist,
sets up ropes for National Geographic’s
redwood coverage.
savetheredwoods.org 9
League helped provide Fay and
independent researcher Lindsey
Holm with resources to find their
way. On their trek, they collected
data critical to understanding the
ecology, history and current state
of the redwood forest.
“Every step of the way, we made
observations on trees, their size
and density, wildlife, human
activities, streams,” said the
bespectacled Fay, a slim and
strong man known for his
passion and intrepidity. “At every
opportunity, we talked to people
about redwood trees and what
they think about the 21st century
and the future of resource
management.”
Thegoalofthetransect project
istohighlightthestatusofthe
California redwoods, the
challenges managers of these
trees face, and solutions to
ensuring the trees survive, said
NGS’ Terry Garcia, Executive
VicePresidentforMissionPrograms.
“The television program
(EXPLORER) and two articles in
National Geographic magazine
will lay out these topics in an
engaging way that I’m pretty
certain will inspire people to
save the redwoods.”
Garcia oversees NGS’ Explorers-
in-Residence program, and
therefore Fay and The Redwood
Transect project. In addition,
Garcia is a member of the
League’s Board of Councillors,
or volunteer advisors. (See his
profile on page 16.)
“When people come to the
National Geographic Web site
after seeing the show or reading
about it in the magazine, and
they want to learn or do more,
they may click on the link to the
League’s site,” Garcia said. “We
estimate that on a monthly basis,
some 40 million people read the
magazine. Hopefully, some very
large segment of that reading
population is going to find the
story of interest and want to
learn more.”
Thispopulationaroundtheglobe
will learn what most people
don’t know—what’s happening
today among these redwood
trees, Garcia said. It was Fay’s
idea to reinvigorate an historic
partnership among NGS,
the League and the Wildlife
Conservation Society to support
and advance The Redwood
Transect. Ultimately Fay hopes
to challenge people to develop
sustainable ways to use and
appreciate America’s redwoods.
Ruskin Hartley, Executive
Director of Save the Redwoods
League, said The Redwood
Transect offers new hope.
“We hope this expedition will
inspire a new generation of
conservationists to explore the
unique redwood forests and
experience their beauty today,
tomorrow and in the future,”
Hartley said.
As for current League members,
Garcia said he hopes they will
read the articles, see the show
and help continue to save
redwoods.
Learn the five ways you can
help save the redwoods; visit
savetheredwoods.org/help.
Photo:©2009MichaelChristopherBrown/NationalGeographic
Inspiration
Photo: ©2009 Michael Christopher Brown/National Geographic
“In this 21st century, is it possible to satisfy the
needs of commerce and reverse the worldwide
trend of forest liquidation? California has
taken the lead in protecting the environment
from greenhouse gases, and it can take the lead
in protecting redwoods as well.”
— Mike Fay, Explorer and Conservationist
Get Involved
Learn more about NGS’ Redwood Transect Project and share your redwood memories and thoughts
in our new online forum; visit savetheredwoods.org/redwoodtransect after September 15, 2009.
Photo: Julie Martin
10 Save the Redwoods League | Fall Bulletin | 2009 savetheredwoods.org 11
A New TV Show About Redwoods
Photo:DaleVance
CoincidingwithNationalGeographic
magazine’s October 2009 cover
article and the evocative photos by
Michael (Nick) Nichols, National
Geographic Channel’s signature
series EXPLORER will air a special
episode in late September called
EXPLORER: Climbing Redwood
Giants. Part of NGS’ Preserve Our
Planet initiative, the program will
highlight the state of the redwood
forest, new discoveries in the
canopy by a Save the Redwoods
League grantee and stunning new
animations of the redwoods and the
forest based on League data.
The show also will give people
a sense of how it feels to be in a
redwood forest, said John Rubin
(pictured, in red), who produced
the film with James Donald.
“When I step into a redwood grove, I
find myself whispering,” Rubin said.
“It happens automatically, because
I am awestruck. I feel as if I stepped
into a cathedral. These are
awesome living things. I wanted to
do my best to convey that feeling.”
The film follows two explorers
who are studying the redwoods
in different ways: It follows Fay
horizontally as he travels the entire
length of the redwood range on foot,
and redwoods researcher Stephen
(Steve)Sillettverticallyasheexplores
Inspiration
the redwoods from ground to
crown. Sillett, a recipient of
League research grants, and
Kenneth L. Fisher Chair in
Redwood Forest Ecology at
Humboldt State University, is
conducting a pioneering study
of the redwood canopy, one of
the last unexplored frontiers
on Earth.
In the study, Rubin and Sillett
used data from the League’s
Light Detection and Ranging
(LiDAR) project. LiDAR
involves firing a laser beam
from a plane and recording
the reflection to measure the
height of the trees and the
ground. The technology, much
more accurate than traditional
measurement techniques, is
improving the League’s ability
to determine the number and
size of redwoods and prioritize
forest restoration.
“We used LiDAR data not just
to understand the forest, but
also to look for new tall trees for
Steve to climb and confirm the
measurement,” Rubin said.
“We found a redwood that was
head and shoulders above all
its neighbors in Prairie Creek
Redwoods State Park, a park
that Steve thought he knew
like his own backyard,” Rubin
said. “The question is, ‘Might
this be the tallest redwood
tree ever?’ Watchtheshowfor
theanswer.”
The League and consultant Bill
Kruse helped Rubin interpret
the LiDAR data to produce
stunning animations of the
redwoods and the forest.
Making the film wasn’t easy.
“You can’t even see the top of
the trees from the ground,”
Rubin said. “The challenge
was to get up there and get a
feeling of what it looks like high
up, a view that an ordinary
hiker can’t get. So we worked
very closely with Steve and
a great team of climbers. We
developed a brand-new cable
dolly system. A platform moves
along a 300-foot cable and
carries a camera controlled by
radio signals.”
For Rubin, overcoming the
challenges paid off. “I came
away with a sense of optimism
about the future of redwoods,
learning what I did from
Steve Sillett and Mike Fay,”
Rubin said.
For EXPLORER: Climbing
Redwood Giants air
dates and times, visit
www.nationalgeographic.
com/redwoods after
September 15, 2009.
Photo: Julie Martin
Save Redwoods for the Future
Your bequest or other planned gift for Save the Redwoods League will help ensure the future of redwood
forests and has several tax advantages. When you make such a gift, we’ll enroll you in the Redwood Legacy
Circle and honor you in several ways. For more information, contact Sharon Waisman at (888) 836-0005,
or swaisman@savetheredwoods.org.
Photo Below: Michael Nichols ascends to the
redwood canopy. He produced photographs
for National Geographic magazine’s October
2009 redwood coverage.
Make Tax-Free Gifts from Your IRA
If you are age 70 1/2 or older, you can make a gift to Save the Redwoods League until December 31, 2009,
by transferring any amount up to $100,000 from your IRA directly to us without paying taxes on your
distributions or generating a deduction. Call Sharon Waisman at (888) 836-0005 to learn more.
The TV show, EXPLORER:
Climbing Redwood Giants, will
follow two pioneering forest explorers,
said co-producer John Rubin (pictured,
in red).
Photo: ©2009 Stephen Sillett/National Geographic
12 Save the Redwoods League | Fall Bulletin | 2009 savetheredwoods.org 13
Protection High-Priority Projects Need
Your Support
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2	 Redwood Creek Property—115 Acres
	 Adjacent to Lacks Creek Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Lacks 		
	 Creek) and 4.25 miles from Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP)
	 Why It’s a Priority to Save
	 Will increase protection of Redwood Creek watershed’s native fish
	 populations, ancient redwoods in Lacks Creek and RNSP and 	
	 threatened plant and animal species including the marbled murrelet 		
	 and spotted owl.
3	 SONOMA PROPERTY— 40 Acres
	 Adjacent to Lake Sonoma Recreation Area
	 Why It’s a Priority to Save
	 Contains stand of redwoods estimated to be 200 years old. This 		
	 subregion has very little old-growth redwood forest remaining. Property 		
	 can be reached on hiking trail and by boat on Lake Sonoma.
4	 Los Padres Property—80 Acres
	 Los Padres National Forest
	 Why It’s a Priority to Save
	 Inholding contains watershed and old-growth redwood forest in
	 southern extent of redwood range that may carry unique genes. Home 		
	 to many threatened and endangered species, including spotted owl, 		
	 California red-legged frog and peregrine falcon.
5	 big river property—200 Acres
	 Adjacent to Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve
	 Why It’s a Priority to Save
	 Will increase protection of Big River watershed at its headwaters,
	 including one of its salmonid-bearing tributaries. Will also buffer 		
	 ancient redwoods in adjacent Reserve.
Help Us Save
These Redwood
Forestlands
Properties: 2,3,4 and 5
Save the Redwoods League
is working to purchase these
parcels of redwood forestland
in urgent need of protection
according to our science-based
Master Plan. We need your
help—we cannot save these
redwoods without your support.
The League has raised $3 million
toward the purchase price of
these key properties; we must
raise an additional $650,000 to
protect the land in perpetuity.
Pleasevisitsavetheredwoods.
org/donateandchoose“Land
Acquisition”in the Gift Designation
menu, or send your gift in the
attached envelope.
Protected, Thanks
to Our Members
Property: 1
CorridorPROPERTYgains361Acres
Thanks to our members’ and
partners’ support, Save the
Redwoods League completed
another land transfer in March
2009, enlarging the League’s
Corridor from the Redwoods to
the Sea, a strip of wildlife habitat
linking the King Range National
Recreation Area on the coast
and Humboldt Redwoods State
Park inland. The transfer to the
US Bureau of Land Management
expands the Corridor by 361 acres,
including watersheds that harbor
endangered salmon. Purchased
years ago as part of a larger
package, the land was valued at
$850,000 when it was transferred.
HIGHWAY 101
CORRIDOR PROPERTY
REDWOOD CREEK PROPERTY
SONOMA PROPERTY
LOS PADRES PROPERTY
BIG RIVER PROPERTY
1
2
3
4
5
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14 Save the Redwoods League | Fall Bulletin | 2009 savetheredwoods.org 15
Education
Growing
Redwood
Stewards
Redwood Groves Dedicated
between June 15, 2008, and
June 14, 2009
Dedicate a Redwood Tree or Grove
Help ensure that the forest’s grandeur will continue to inspire future generations. Contributions for dedications
support our work to save redwoods while designating a special place for honorees and their loved ones to enjoy.
For more information, visit savetheredwoods.org/dedicate or call Megan Ferreira at (888) 836-0005.
Dedicating a redwood tree or grove helps save the forest and establishes
a special place for you, your honoree and your loved ones to enjoy.
Protection
Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Harry H. LaMar Memorial Grove
Humboldt Redwoods State Park
Dr. and Mrs. Kurt Munchheimer Memorial Grove
Joseph and Margaret Hipp Memorial Grove
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
Joseph and Margaret Hipp Memorial Grove
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
The Mayme U. Bangert Memorial Grove
Navarro River Redwoods State Park
The Phillips Family Grove
Tony Husch Grove
Portola Redwoods State Park
Herbert and Ethel MacNeal Memorial Grove
The John and Diane Geer Grove
Ruth Krag Speraw Memorial Grove
Lazlo and Irene Jelenfy Memorial Grove
Clifford and Gudrun Osmundson Family Grove
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
Sanborn Hawley Grove
Young Family Grove
Hummel Family and Friends Grove
Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve
Harold and Nina Osborne Memorial Grove
Robert Stanley Parker Memorial Grove
Redwood National Park
Thomas J. Nerger Grove
H.P. Nerger Memorial Grove
Wilder Ranch State Park
Viola Galton Memorial Grove
Oakland, California, high school
students learn about redwood forests
in a League-supported program.
Photo: Paolo Vescia
“Fresh air, nature, adventure,
green, fun!” are words student
Dodd Liang used to describe his
experience learning about and
helping to restore a redwood
forest, thanks to a grant from
Save the Redwoods League’s
EducationGrantsProgram.
Liang, a junior at Skyline High
School in Oakland, California,
participated in the Redwood
Eco-Stewards Project, run by
EarthTeam Environmental
Network for Educators and
Teens. The League recently
awarded a second $5,000 grant
to EarthTeam to support this
project. EarthTeam organizes
this project to teach underserved
high school students about
the human and natural history
of redwoods in their region
and connect them to redwood
groves in their own communities
through hands-on restoration
projects. While the students
learn, they also reduce the
impacts of storms on the Sausal
Creek redwoods restoration area
by preserving the topsoil and
providing habitat for a native
redwood understory community.
The project culminates with a
day trip to the ancient redwoods
in nearby Muir Woods National
Monument.
Fifty students in two Skyline
High School environmental
science classes participated
in the project. Kevin Sherrill,
EarthTeam’s Restoration
Program Director, taught the
students about redwood ecology
and restoration ecology in two
classroom presentations before
each fieldwork day.
On the first field day, each class
built and placed erosion control
materials. “We also went over
native and non-native plant
identification to help us remove
invasive species at the site,”
Sherrill said.
On the second field day, students
planted more than 485 native
plants. The Friends of Sausal
Creek, a partner in the project,
discussed plant propagation,
seed collecting and planting
techniques.
ForSkylinestudentDavidHaynes,
the restoration effort paid off.
“I feel that I improved the health of
mylocalenvironmentandImade
a difference in my community.”
Save the Redwoods League
members’ generous and vital
gifts support this project
and others to foster the next
generation of redwood stewards.
Thank you for your support.
16 Save the Redwoods League | Fall Bulletin | 2009 savetheredwoods.org 17
To learn more, visit savetheredwoods.org/help or call us at (888) 836-0005.
Terry Garcia has traveled
extensively around the
world, but one of his most
cherished places—the
redwood forest— is in
California, where he once
lived. Garcia is a member
of Save the Redwoods
League’s Board of
Councillors, or volunteer
advisors, and is the National
Geographic Society’s
Executive Vice President
for Mission Programs. He
is the main liaison between
the League and the National
Geographic Society (NGS),
one of the organizations
that helped to establish the
League in 1918.
Garcia’s connection to
the redwoods stems
from his days serving the
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
as Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Oceans
and Atmosphere. He was
one of the two negotiators
for the US government
in the acquisition of the
Headwaters Forest, 7,472
acres of land 6 miles
southeast of Eureka,
California. Now a federal
reserve, it was set aside
to protect and preserve
the ecology and wildlife in
the area, particularly the
stands of ancient redwoods
that provide habitat for
the threatened marbled
murrelet, and the streams
that harbor threatened
coho salmon.
“For several years, I was
in the thick of the very
difficult and at times
contentious negotiations
for the acquisition of the
Headwaters land,” Garcia
recalled. “It was very
frustrating at times, and
I think what kept all of us
going was the knowledge
that we were dealing with,
in some cases, trees that
were 2,000 years old—
trees that were here when
the Roman legions were
marching on Earth. And
we had been given the
responsibility of ensuring
that what remained of
this last private stand
of redwoods was saved
forever. We eventually
were successful.”
“It’s hard not to be inspired
when you go into one of
these forests,” Garcia said.
“They call them cathedrals
for a reason.”
“It’s hard not to be inspired
when you go into one of these
forests. They call them
cathedrals for a reason.”
— Terry Garcia, League Councillor
since 2000
Community
Continuing
a 91-Year
Partnership
Photo:©2009MarkThiessen,NationalGeographic
5 Ways You Can Help
Save Redwoods
DonatE
to Save the
Redwoods
League.
PLAN
an estate gift
for Save the
Redwoods
League.
TALK
to your friends
about the
League’s work.
VISIT
the redwood
forest with
friends and
family.
EXPLORE
volunteer
opportunities in
redwood parks.
Terry Garcia is the main liaison between the League
and the National Geographic Society. He oversees
NGS’ research, conservation and exploration
programs, including The Redwood Transect project
featured on page 4.
New on savetheredwoods.org
Send new, free redwoods e-cards for holidays, birthdays, celebrations and “just because.” Have a Web site or
Facebook page? Post our widget to show you love redwoods. See the entries in our online photo contest. And be
sure to visit our new Google map and calendar of redwoods activities. Visit savetheredwoods.org/community.
Your Membership Matters: 2010 Annual Renewal
Thank you for your continued membership in Save the Redwoods League—your contributions are vital for our
work to protect the trees we all love. We hope that you will continue to support the League’s programs by renewing
your membership when your renewal notice arrives in the mail this fall. You also may renew your membership at
savetheredwoods.org/give.
Photo:HORIZONIMAGEGROUP/MichaelMcAreavy
Onto the Trail
Redwood Regional Park, Oakland, California
“My favorite redwood memory is of hiking
at Redwood Regional Park with the fog
rolling through the redwood trees.”
—Robert, member since 2000
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Fall bulletin 2009 ~ save the redwoods league

  • 1. On the World Stage: The Plight of Redwoods Fall Bulletin ’09
  • 2. Ruskin K. Hartley Executive Director 04 Inspiration: On the World Stage: The Plight of Redwoods 12 Protection: High-Priority Projects Need Your Support 15 Education: Growing Redwood Stewards 16 Community: Continuing a 91-Year Partnership 17 5 Ways You Can Help Save Redwoods 18 Onto the Trail FEATURES Cover Photo: J. Michael (Mike) Fay, Wildlife Conservation Society Senior Conservationist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, explores the redwood forest in an unprecedented study to which Save the Redwoods League contributed. Learn more on page 4. (Cover photo: ©2009 Michael Christopher Brown/ National Geographic ) Left Photo: Coast redwoods rise skyward in Big Basin Redwoods State Park, in which the League has protected more than 1,900 acres. The park is in the southern range of the coast redwoods, where Mike Fay began his study that is featured on page 4. Photo:JulieMartin Photo:PaoloVescia Dear Save the Redwoods League Friends, My family and I consider ourselves fortunate to live in California near the redwoods. If I weren’t in my line of work, which takes me to the redwoods frequently, I would still visit these natural wonders often. But many people take the redwoods for granted; they are not aware of the overharvesting during the last 150 years that has left less than 5 percent of the original coast redwood forest standing. That lack of awareness is about to be reduced on a grand scale, thanks to Save the Redwoods League and our longtime partners, the National Geographic Society and the Wildlife Conservation Society. In September and October 2009, 100 million people worldwide are projected to learn about redwoods from the Wildlife Conservation Society and the National Geographic Society, which will tell the story of an unprecedented redwoods study. The League contributed to this study, The Redwood Transect, which you can read about on page 4. We anticipate National Geographic’s coverage to inspire many others to help save the redwoods, as you, our members, have. This coverage comes when the redwoods need your support more than ever: These challenging economic times have threatened California state parks, including redwood sanctuaries you have helped to create. As always, we work on your behalf to help keep parks viable. Enjoy reading this special Bulletin about the historic Redwood Transect, our other work and projects that need your support. With your continued contributions, we can sustain the redwoods for generations to come.
  • 3. 4 Save the Redwoods League | Fall Bulletin | 2009 savetheredwoods.org 5 Photo:©2009MichaelChristopherBrown/NationalGeographic On the World Stage: The Plight of Redwoods Inspiration The October issue of National Geographic magazine and National Geographic Channel’s EXPLORER will tell the story of an unprecedented redwoods study to which the League contributed. Awareness of the threats to redwood forests is expected to reach new heights in September and October 2009, when more than 100 million people worldwide are projected to learn about redwoods from the National Geographic Society (NGS), a longtime partner of Save the Redwoods League. “I don’t think that these trees fail to impress anyone. They are a reminder of the great abundance of nature.” — Mike Fay, Wildlife Conservation Society Senior Conservationist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence
  • 4. 6 Save the Redwoods League | Fall Bulletin | 2009 savetheredwoods.org 7 Part of NGS’ Preserve Our Planet initiative, the special episode of the signature series EXPLORER: Climbing Redwood Giants, will air in late September. The leader of the redwoods study is Wildlife Conservation Society Senior Conservationist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence J. Michael (Mike) Fay. After exploring the dense forests of Central Africa, Fay decided to focus public attention on the natural wonders in California, where he spent time as a boy. His mission: spotlighting the redwoods to ignite a dialogue about the best ways to manage these precious natural resources. The feature story for the magazine was photographed by renowned National Geographic photographer Michael “Nick” Nichols, a longtime collaborator with Fay. The National Geographic article by Joel Bourne and companion essay by Mike Fay will be the magazine’s first redwoods cover story since 1964, although the magazine has published many features and updates on the trees since then. Fay hopes the upcoming NGS coverage of redwoods’ exploitation will inspire changes in how forests are used globally. Inspiration Photo: ©2009 Michael Nichols/National Geographic Through this study, called “The Redwood Transect,” the National Geographic Society, the Wildlife Conservation Society and Save the Redwoods League will continue to raise awareness and inspire the public to support conservation efforts for the redwoods. These forests face threats from real-estate development, logging and global climate change, among others. Fay said, “More importantly, the transect demonstrates that with wise management, people can improve the state of the natural legacy of the redwoods, augment their productivity, and deliver not only more lumber but also clean air, water and soil.” The National Geographic Society has a long history of advocating for protection of the redwoods, including providing funding that was instrumental in charting boundaries for Redwood National Park in 1963, outreach to Congress in 1977 to expand the existing park, and mobilization of donations to adopt a grove of trees in 1981. The Redwood Transect is the latest project among organizationswhosecollaboration began more than 90 years ago. In 1918, leaders from the Wildlife Conservation Society and National Geographic Society joined with other noted conservationists to start the movement to save the coast redwoods by founding Save the Redwoods League. Since 1918, with our members’ and partners’ support, the League has protected more than 181,000 acres of redwood forests and associated land. The League also has connected people with the redwoods’ inspiring peace and beauty by helping to develop 59 redwood parks and reserves for all to enjoy. A Long Walk in the Forest From September 2007 to August 2008, Fay walked nearly 1,800 miles, more than the entire length of the coast redwoods range, from the southernmost treeinBigSurtothenorthernmost tree in southern Oregon.The Give the Gift of Redwoods This Holiday Season Give the gift of membership in Save the Redwoods League; have a redwood seedling planted in a California redwood park; or dedicate a redwood tree or grove to a loved one. Visit savetheredwoods.org/give or call us at (888) 836-0005. Photos on pages 4-5, 7-9: Mike Fay walked nearly 1,800 miles, more than the entire length of the coast redwoods range, to study the forest. He hopes his study of the trees’ exploitation will inspire changes in how forests are used worldwide. After 150 years of logging and real-estate development, less than 5 percent of the ancient coast redwood forest remains. Photo: ©2009 Michael Christopher Brown/National Geographic Left Photo: Jim C. Spickler, Forest Canopy Scientist and Rope Access Specialist, sets up ropes for National Geographic’s redwood coverage.
  • 5. savetheredwoods.org 9 League helped provide Fay and independent researcher Lindsey Holm with resources to find their way. On their trek, they collected data critical to understanding the ecology, history and current state of the redwood forest. “Every step of the way, we made observations on trees, their size and density, wildlife, human activities, streams,” said the bespectacled Fay, a slim and strong man known for his passion and intrepidity. “At every opportunity, we talked to people about redwood trees and what they think about the 21st century and the future of resource management.” Thegoalofthetransect project istohighlightthestatusofthe California redwoods, the challenges managers of these trees face, and solutions to ensuring the trees survive, said NGS’ Terry Garcia, Executive VicePresidentforMissionPrograms. “The television program (EXPLORER) and two articles in National Geographic magazine will lay out these topics in an engaging way that I’m pretty certain will inspire people to save the redwoods.” Garcia oversees NGS’ Explorers- in-Residence program, and therefore Fay and The Redwood Transect project. In addition, Garcia is a member of the League’s Board of Councillors, or volunteer advisors. (See his profile on page 16.) “When people come to the National Geographic Web site after seeing the show or reading about it in the magazine, and they want to learn or do more, they may click on the link to the League’s site,” Garcia said. “We estimate that on a monthly basis, some 40 million people read the magazine. Hopefully, some very large segment of that reading population is going to find the story of interest and want to learn more.” Thispopulationaroundtheglobe will learn what most people don’t know—what’s happening today among these redwood trees, Garcia said. It was Fay’s idea to reinvigorate an historic partnership among NGS, the League and the Wildlife Conservation Society to support and advance The Redwood Transect. Ultimately Fay hopes to challenge people to develop sustainable ways to use and appreciate America’s redwoods. Ruskin Hartley, Executive Director of Save the Redwoods League, said The Redwood Transect offers new hope. “We hope this expedition will inspire a new generation of conservationists to explore the unique redwood forests and experience their beauty today, tomorrow and in the future,” Hartley said. As for current League members, Garcia said he hopes they will read the articles, see the show and help continue to save redwoods. Learn the five ways you can help save the redwoods; visit savetheredwoods.org/help. Photo:©2009MichaelChristopherBrown/NationalGeographic Inspiration Photo: ©2009 Michael Christopher Brown/National Geographic “In this 21st century, is it possible to satisfy the needs of commerce and reverse the worldwide trend of forest liquidation? California has taken the lead in protecting the environment from greenhouse gases, and it can take the lead in protecting redwoods as well.” — Mike Fay, Explorer and Conservationist Get Involved Learn more about NGS’ Redwood Transect Project and share your redwood memories and thoughts in our new online forum; visit savetheredwoods.org/redwoodtransect after September 15, 2009. Photo: Julie Martin
  • 6. 10 Save the Redwoods League | Fall Bulletin | 2009 savetheredwoods.org 11 A New TV Show About Redwoods Photo:DaleVance CoincidingwithNationalGeographic magazine’s October 2009 cover article and the evocative photos by Michael (Nick) Nichols, National Geographic Channel’s signature series EXPLORER will air a special episode in late September called EXPLORER: Climbing Redwood Giants. Part of NGS’ Preserve Our Planet initiative, the program will highlight the state of the redwood forest, new discoveries in the canopy by a Save the Redwoods League grantee and stunning new animations of the redwoods and the forest based on League data. The show also will give people a sense of how it feels to be in a redwood forest, said John Rubin (pictured, in red), who produced the film with James Donald. “When I step into a redwood grove, I find myself whispering,” Rubin said. “It happens automatically, because I am awestruck. I feel as if I stepped into a cathedral. These are awesome living things. I wanted to do my best to convey that feeling.” The film follows two explorers who are studying the redwoods in different ways: It follows Fay horizontally as he travels the entire length of the redwood range on foot, and redwoods researcher Stephen (Steve)Sillettverticallyasheexplores Inspiration the redwoods from ground to crown. Sillett, a recipient of League research grants, and Kenneth L. Fisher Chair in Redwood Forest Ecology at Humboldt State University, is conducting a pioneering study of the redwood canopy, one of the last unexplored frontiers on Earth. In the study, Rubin and Sillett used data from the League’s Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) project. LiDAR involves firing a laser beam from a plane and recording the reflection to measure the height of the trees and the ground. The technology, much more accurate than traditional measurement techniques, is improving the League’s ability to determine the number and size of redwoods and prioritize forest restoration. “We used LiDAR data not just to understand the forest, but also to look for new tall trees for Steve to climb and confirm the measurement,” Rubin said. “We found a redwood that was head and shoulders above all its neighbors in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, a park that Steve thought he knew like his own backyard,” Rubin said. “The question is, ‘Might this be the tallest redwood tree ever?’ Watchtheshowfor theanswer.” The League and consultant Bill Kruse helped Rubin interpret the LiDAR data to produce stunning animations of the redwoods and the forest. Making the film wasn’t easy. “You can’t even see the top of the trees from the ground,” Rubin said. “The challenge was to get up there and get a feeling of what it looks like high up, a view that an ordinary hiker can’t get. So we worked very closely with Steve and a great team of climbers. We developed a brand-new cable dolly system. A platform moves along a 300-foot cable and carries a camera controlled by radio signals.” For Rubin, overcoming the challenges paid off. “I came away with a sense of optimism about the future of redwoods, learning what I did from Steve Sillett and Mike Fay,” Rubin said. For EXPLORER: Climbing Redwood Giants air dates and times, visit www.nationalgeographic. com/redwoods after September 15, 2009. Photo: Julie Martin Save Redwoods for the Future Your bequest or other planned gift for Save the Redwoods League will help ensure the future of redwood forests and has several tax advantages. When you make such a gift, we’ll enroll you in the Redwood Legacy Circle and honor you in several ways. For more information, contact Sharon Waisman at (888) 836-0005, or swaisman@savetheredwoods.org. Photo Below: Michael Nichols ascends to the redwood canopy. He produced photographs for National Geographic magazine’s October 2009 redwood coverage. Make Tax-Free Gifts from Your IRA If you are age 70 1/2 or older, you can make a gift to Save the Redwoods League until December 31, 2009, by transferring any amount up to $100,000 from your IRA directly to us without paying taxes on your distributions or generating a deduction. Call Sharon Waisman at (888) 836-0005 to learn more. The TV show, EXPLORER: Climbing Redwood Giants, will follow two pioneering forest explorers, said co-producer John Rubin (pictured, in red). Photo: ©2009 Stephen Sillett/National Geographic
  • 7. 12 Save the Redwoods League | Fall Bulletin | 2009 savetheredwoods.org 13 Protection High-Priority Projects Need Your Support P A C IF IC O C E A N SAN FRANCISCO SAN JOSE OREGON CALIFORNIA N S W E 2 3 1 5 4 2 Redwood Creek Property—115 Acres Adjacent to Lacks Creek Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Lacks Creek) and 4.25 miles from Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP) Why It’s a Priority to Save Will increase protection of Redwood Creek watershed’s native fish populations, ancient redwoods in Lacks Creek and RNSP and threatened plant and animal species including the marbled murrelet and spotted owl. 3 SONOMA PROPERTY— 40 Acres Adjacent to Lake Sonoma Recreation Area Why It’s a Priority to Save Contains stand of redwoods estimated to be 200 years old. This subregion has very little old-growth redwood forest remaining. Property can be reached on hiking trail and by boat on Lake Sonoma. 4 Los Padres Property—80 Acres Los Padres National Forest Why It’s a Priority to Save Inholding contains watershed and old-growth redwood forest in southern extent of redwood range that may carry unique genes. Home to many threatened and endangered species, including spotted owl, California red-legged frog and peregrine falcon. 5 big river property—200 Acres Adjacent to Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve Why It’s a Priority to Save Will increase protection of Big River watershed at its headwaters, including one of its salmonid-bearing tributaries. Will also buffer ancient redwoods in adjacent Reserve. Help Us Save These Redwood Forestlands Properties: 2,3,4 and 5 Save the Redwoods League is working to purchase these parcels of redwood forestland in urgent need of protection according to our science-based Master Plan. We need your help—we cannot save these redwoods without your support. The League has raised $3 million toward the purchase price of these key properties; we must raise an additional $650,000 to protect the land in perpetuity. Pleasevisitsavetheredwoods. org/donateandchoose“Land Acquisition”in the Gift Designation menu, or send your gift in the attached envelope. Protected, Thanks to Our Members Property: 1 CorridorPROPERTYgains361Acres Thanks to our members’ and partners’ support, Save the Redwoods League completed another land transfer in March 2009, enlarging the League’s Corridor from the Redwoods to the Sea, a strip of wildlife habitat linking the King Range National Recreation Area on the coast and Humboldt Redwoods State Park inland. The transfer to the US Bureau of Land Management expands the Corridor by 361 acres, including watersheds that harbor endangered salmon. Purchased years ago as part of a larger package, the land was valued at $850,000 when it was transferred. HIGHWAY 101 CORRIDOR PROPERTY REDWOOD CREEK PROPERTY SONOMA PROPERTY LOS PADRES PROPERTY BIG RIVER PROPERTY 1 2 3 4 5 1
  • 8. 14 Save the Redwoods League | Fall Bulletin | 2009 savetheredwoods.org 15 Education Growing Redwood Stewards Redwood Groves Dedicated between June 15, 2008, and June 14, 2009 Dedicate a Redwood Tree or Grove Help ensure that the forest’s grandeur will continue to inspire future generations. Contributions for dedications support our work to save redwoods while designating a special place for honorees and their loved ones to enjoy. For more information, visit savetheredwoods.org/dedicate or call Megan Ferreira at (888) 836-0005. Dedicating a redwood tree or grove helps save the forest and establishes a special place for you, your honoree and your loved ones to enjoy. Protection Big Basin Redwoods State Park Harry H. LaMar Memorial Grove Humboldt Redwoods State Park Dr. and Mrs. Kurt Munchheimer Memorial Grove Joseph and Margaret Hipp Memorial Grove Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park Joseph and Margaret Hipp Memorial Grove Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park The Mayme U. Bangert Memorial Grove Navarro River Redwoods State Park The Phillips Family Grove Tony Husch Grove Portola Redwoods State Park Herbert and Ethel MacNeal Memorial Grove The John and Diane Geer Grove Ruth Krag Speraw Memorial Grove Lazlo and Irene Jelenfy Memorial Grove Clifford and Gudrun Osmundson Family Grove Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park Sanborn Hawley Grove Young Family Grove Hummel Family and Friends Grove Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve Harold and Nina Osborne Memorial Grove Robert Stanley Parker Memorial Grove Redwood National Park Thomas J. Nerger Grove H.P. Nerger Memorial Grove Wilder Ranch State Park Viola Galton Memorial Grove Oakland, California, high school students learn about redwood forests in a League-supported program. Photo: Paolo Vescia “Fresh air, nature, adventure, green, fun!” are words student Dodd Liang used to describe his experience learning about and helping to restore a redwood forest, thanks to a grant from Save the Redwoods League’s EducationGrantsProgram. Liang, a junior at Skyline High School in Oakland, California, participated in the Redwood Eco-Stewards Project, run by EarthTeam Environmental Network for Educators and Teens. The League recently awarded a second $5,000 grant to EarthTeam to support this project. EarthTeam organizes this project to teach underserved high school students about the human and natural history of redwoods in their region and connect them to redwood groves in their own communities through hands-on restoration projects. While the students learn, they also reduce the impacts of storms on the Sausal Creek redwoods restoration area by preserving the topsoil and providing habitat for a native redwood understory community. The project culminates with a day trip to the ancient redwoods in nearby Muir Woods National Monument. Fifty students in two Skyline High School environmental science classes participated in the project. Kevin Sherrill, EarthTeam’s Restoration Program Director, taught the students about redwood ecology and restoration ecology in two classroom presentations before each fieldwork day. On the first field day, each class built and placed erosion control materials. “We also went over native and non-native plant identification to help us remove invasive species at the site,” Sherrill said. On the second field day, students planted more than 485 native plants. The Friends of Sausal Creek, a partner in the project, discussed plant propagation, seed collecting and planting techniques. ForSkylinestudentDavidHaynes, the restoration effort paid off. “I feel that I improved the health of mylocalenvironmentandImade a difference in my community.” Save the Redwoods League members’ generous and vital gifts support this project and others to foster the next generation of redwood stewards. Thank you for your support.
  • 9. 16 Save the Redwoods League | Fall Bulletin | 2009 savetheredwoods.org 17 To learn more, visit savetheredwoods.org/help or call us at (888) 836-0005. Terry Garcia has traveled extensively around the world, but one of his most cherished places—the redwood forest— is in California, where he once lived. Garcia is a member of Save the Redwoods League’s Board of Councillors, or volunteer advisors, and is the National Geographic Society’s Executive Vice President for Mission Programs. He is the main liaison between the League and the National Geographic Society (NGS), one of the organizations that helped to establish the League in 1918. Garcia’s connection to the redwoods stems from his days serving the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. He was one of the two negotiators for the US government in the acquisition of the Headwaters Forest, 7,472 acres of land 6 miles southeast of Eureka, California. Now a federal reserve, it was set aside to protect and preserve the ecology and wildlife in the area, particularly the stands of ancient redwoods that provide habitat for the threatened marbled murrelet, and the streams that harbor threatened coho salmon. “For several years, I was in the thick of the very difficult and at times contentious negotiations for the acquisition of the Headwaters land,” Garcia recalled. “It was very frustrating at times, and I think what kept all of us going was the knowledge that we were dealing with, in some cases, trees that were 2,000 years old— trees that were here when the Roman legions were marching on Earth. And we had been given the responsibility of ensuring that what remained of this last private stand of redwoods was saved forever. We eventually were successful.” “It’s hard not to be inspired when you go into one of these forests,” Garcia said. “They call them cathedrals for a reason.” “It’s hard not to be inspired when you go into one of these forests. They call them cathedrals for a reason.” — Terry Garcia, League Councillor since 2000 Community Continuing a 91-Year Partnership Photo:©2009MarkThiessen,NationalGeographic 5 Ways You Can Help Save Redwoods DonatE to Save the Redwoods League. PLAN an estate gift for Save the Redwoods League. TALK to your friends about the League’s work. VISIT the redwood forest with friends and family. EXPLORE volunteer opportunities in redwood parks. Terry Garcia is the main liaison between the League and the National Geographic Society. He oversees NGS’ research, conservation and exploration programs, including The Redwood Transect project featured on page 4. New on savetheredwoods.org Send new, free redwoods e-cards for holidays, birthdays, celebrations and “just because.” Have a Web site or Facebook page? Post our widget to show you love redwoods. See the entries in our online photo contest. And be sure to visit our new Google map and calendar of redwoods activities. Visit savetheredwoods.org/community. Your Membership Matters: 2010 Annual Renewal Thank you for your continued membership in Save the Redwoods League—your contributions are vital for our work to protect the trees we all love. We hope that you will continue to support the League’s programs by renewing your membership when your renewal notice arrives in the mail this fall. You also may renew your membership at savetheredwoods.org/give.
  • 10. Photo:HORIZONIMAGEGROUP/MichaelMcAreavy Onto the Trail Redwood Regional Park, Oakland, California “My favorite redwood memory is of hiking at Redwood Regional Park with the fog rolling through the redwood trees.” —Robert, member since 2000
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