If you’ve ever wondered what the forest sounds like from the top of a redwood tree, don’t miss our Under the Redwoods event on January 27! Nature field recordist Thomas Rex Beverly will talk about his ascent to record the sounds of an old-growth redwood. ➡️ FREE! Register: https://bit.ly/3EgbTyv

Monday To-Do List: ✅ Make friends with a tree Did you know that spending time in nature improves mental health? We’re lucky enough to be here among the redwoods but the same science applies to your local park, or even your backyard. 📸 Ian Bornarth

The doctor is in and the prescription is nature. 🔎 🌿 In 2026, consider adding nature to your list of evidence-based wellness interventions. Here are 10 ways nature can help you have a healthy 2026: https://sempervirens.org/news/ten-ways-nature-can-help-you-have-a-healthy-new-year

Step up to keep redwoods standing strong.🌲The magnificent redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains have endured storms, fire, and centuries of change. What they need now is people who are willing to act when it matters most. Your gift will be tripled until midnight tonight! Give at sempervirens.org.

Wishing you moments of joy, peace, and time with nature this holiday season.❤️

This ancient beauty has weathered more than 1,800 winters in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Find the Methuselah Tree in El Corte de Madera Creek Preserve. Sempervirens Fund helped grow MidPeninsula Open Space District’s Preserve to 2,906-acres and 34-miles of trails. #methuselahtree #redwoods #santacruz

Wishing you a Midwinter’s Eve with moments of reflection and anticipation as we begin the slow seasonal journey toward longer, lighter days. ✨Happy holiday season from all of us at Sempervirens Fund!✨

Looking to volunteer in the redwoods? There's still time to register for this satisfying, hands-on event! Join us in partnership with Big Basin Redwoods State Park to help manage the fuel load and prepare for a prescription burn during the next rain season. Register: https://bit.ly/49d9qC2

Hear from Sara Barth, Sempervirens Fund Executive Director, about the Bay Area’s commitment to public parks, and how Sempervirens Fund has led these efforts since 1902. https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/22/bay-area-parks-best-in-the-world-reasons-amenities-alcatraz-big-basin-mount-diablo/

Today is #InternationalVolunteerDay, a perfect moment to celebrate YOU. 🙌💚 Your hands, your heart, your time… they make all the difference. Share your volunteer stories with us in the comments or tag us in your post for a chance to share it on our stories. Sign up at: volunteer.calparks.org#InternationalVolunteerDay

⚠️Take action now to protect California’s coast and forests.⚠️ The Trump administration is considering new offshore oil and gas leases under the 11th National OCS Program. 🚨Join us in urging Congress to reject new offshore oil leases. https://secure.sempervirens.org/a/protect-californias-coast-forests

3x match ends at midnight tonight!🌲🌲🌲Triple your gift to help redwoods thrive for future generations. Help protect redwoods from development, restore fire scarred habitats, and connect more people with the peace of the forest. Give here: https://secure.sempervirens.org/a/2025-giving-tuesday

In the redwoods (and in life) everybody needs a friend. 🌲✨ Who do you love wandering the redwoods with?

Have a great tip for enjoying California’s state parks? 🌿 Remember any quick tips that you think others should know? Then enter our Quick Tip for a chance to be featured in the next issue of California’s State Parks magazine! Submit yours today using the link: www.calparks.org/QTfamilyfun 👌😁

Start Dec off right with a hike through an iconic state park. Here's a list of our favorite state parks with trails for all skill levels: 🥾 Año Nuevo SP 🥾 Wilder Ranch SP 🥾 The Forest of Nisene Marks SP Learn more: thatsmypark.org/parks-and-be... Parking fees help Friends support parks.

Giving Tuesday starts now! Thanks to generous supporters, your gift will be tripled up to $75,000. 🌲🌲🌲Starting now until Tuesday, December 2 at midnight, your gift will be magnified by 3x to help the forest grow stronger. ✨Give today: https://secure.sempervirens.org/a/2025-giving-tuesday

We hope you find time this season to enjoy the forests you help protect. Thank you for your care and your partnership.💚Happy Thanksgiving!

Grateful🍁🍂Sempervirens Fund just received a $3,050,000 grant from @cacoastal.bsky.social, matching support from our donors 6x. This meaningful grant amplifies your impact!💚Please give at sempervirens.org to protect old-growth coast redwoods in Big Basin for generations to come. 📸 Orenda Randuch

We are deeply thankful to have received a grant from the Coastal Conservancy! Matching support from our donors 6x, the grant will ensure that old-growth redwoods in Big Basin are more resilient for generations to come.💚

Join a guided, 2.5-mi hike at Burleigh Murray Ranch starting at 10am this Sun, Nov 23. The hike is 2.5 mi round trip. Along the way you will learn about the lives of early pioneers & farming families. The hike is free to join! Register: bit.ly/3WyhjLn

The patter of rain falling through redwood branches, the scent of wet needles under your feet, the kiss of cool mist on your cheeks - a rainy day in the redwood forest is unforgettable. Give to protect redwoods and pass this experience on for generations to come.💚 sempervirens.org

Join us on Friday, November 21 for a free 5-mile hike through Sam McDonald Park’s majestic redwoods and the wonders of the forest!🌲 All participants are asked to complete a short, mandatory liability waiver. The event is free but pre-registration is required. www.eventbrite.com/e/group-hike...

Redwoods Rising apprentices share their own wisdom too.  Francisco keeps a northern flicker feather (pegoy in Yurok) in his hard hat for luck. As he says: “Ever seen a flicker hit by a falling log? Exactly.”   Read more for a look at what he brings into the field. 🌲🪶 savetr.org/4r3WTrF

It was a joy to have Dr. Johnson join us last month for Under the Redwoods Live and it is wonderful to see her receive this well-deserved honor! 💚

It’s time to take a hike - in a good way!🌲On National Hiking Day, also known as #TakeaHikeDay, we’re sharing some favorite trails in the Santa Cruz Mountains. From docent-led tours to wilder trails, these are our ten favorite redwood trails. https://sempervirens.org/news/top-10-redwood-trails

Last chance! The Treasured Trees exhibit, created in our partnership with Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, is closing this weekend. Don’t miss this exploration of our region’s redwoods, with artwork by Jane Kim. Learn more at santacruzmuseum.org/events and sign up for a Jane Kim workshop!

We think you can find the answer to almost anything on a quiet autumn hike in the redwood forest. 📍Camp Jones Gulch, Santa Cruz Mountains Read about the partnership between Sempervirens Fund and The Y to protect Camp Jones Gulch. https://sempervirens.org/news/protecting-camp-jones-gulch/

Come explore the redwoods in autumn with us! 🥾iNaturalist Hike, Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park Friday, Nov. 14 · 10am–2pm PT 🌿 🌲Free event, registration required: https://bit.ly/4nmCb2U 🥾Butano State Park Sunday, Nov. 16 · 10am–12pm PT 🍁 🌲 Register for this free event: https://bit.ly/4oY4gPh

🥾🌲 Come on a hiking adventure with us! Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park Friday, November 14 · 10am - 2pm PST This event is free but RSVP is required. Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/discover-forest-life-hike-at-henry-cowell-redwoods-tickets-1839805601079?aff=erelexpmlt

It’s banana slug season! 🍌🐌 Look for their bright yellow bodies along the trails—these slow-moving critters are North America’s largest land mollusks. Head to Butano State Park for some weekend slug-spotting fun! 🌿👀 Parking is $10 & helps Friends support local state parks and beaches. 💛

🌲There’s still time to reserve your spot for this forest bathing experience in the redwoods!🌲 🗓️Saturday, October 25, 10am-2pm 📍Nisene Marks 🍁Sign up today to fully explore the sensations of autumn in the redwood forest. fareharbor.com/embeds/book/...

We love this fun-gi filled day to celebrate some of the hardest workers in the redwood ecosystem. 🍄 Mushrooms help recycle nutrients, nurture roots, and feed new life in the forest. Happy #NationalMushroomDay! 🍄‍🟫 📸 Photo Credits: 1. Amanda Krauss 2. Ian Bornarth 3. Orenda Randuch

Explore the geology of Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument on this fascinating and free natural adventure! 🥾 🍃 📍 Geology Hike Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument Wednesday, October 15 10am - 2pm The event is free but registration is required! ➡️ bit.ly/48Sc0h6

In 2021, I was a guest on Jane Goodall’s podcast. Today, I’m re-airing that conversation to share her voice, her wisdom, her abundant soft power, with you. 🐒 🌿🕊️ Listen here (wherever you get your pods): www.getitright.earth/podcast

Celebrate the monarch butterflies’ return to Natural Bridges State Beach!🦋Join us on Sun, Oct 12, from 11-4 for the annual Welcome Back Monarchs event. This family-friendly festival is filled with: 👋 Hand painting, poetry sharing and a parade (1/4)

There’s still some tickets left for this amazing event! Join us for an uplifting evening with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, author of The New York Times bestseller, What if We Get it Right?: Visions of Climate Futures. @ayanaeliza.bsky.social Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/under-the-...

🦉Hoo-h’HOO-hoo-hoo is ready for Monday?! The Great Horned Owl is one of our beloved forest friends. (The one pictured here is a baby!) Here are a few fun facts about this stealthy predator ⬇️ 🌲Great horned owls can fly almost silently, making them impressive nighttime predators.

Hello October and hello newt spotting season in the Santa Cruz Mountains! 🍁 🦎 Watch your feet and keep your eyes peeled for these little creatures on your next hike. . . . 📸 Ian Bornarth #redwoods #santacruz #newts

⏰ Tomorrow! Don’t miss your chance to go behind the scenes with acclaimed filmmaker Lisa Landers as she shares about the making of GIANTS RISING: The Secrets & Superpowers of the Redwoods. Sign up for this free webinar and join us! bit.ly/3EgbTyv

Join us for an evening of community and ideas based in joy and possibility (doesn’t that sound especially good right now?) We can’t wait to gather Under the Redwoods and hear from the incredible @ayanaeliza.bsky.social! 🌲Tickets are selling quickly, don’t delay. www.eventbrite.com/e/under-the-...

🍁 Does fall matter to redwoods? Yes, “sempervirens sequoia” means “always green” but there are some subtle and important ways that redwoods respond as the seasons turn. 🌲👉 Learn about redwoods and autumn. sempervirens.org/learn/redwoo...

🌲 Student researchers: Apply for a $6,500 student research grant in the redwoods! Open to undergrad & grad students of color studying coast redwoods or giant sequoias in any discipline. Apply by Jan 15, 2026. Learn more: savetr.org/studentgrant-l #RedwoodResearch

Sweater weather seems far away but autumn officially arrived this week in the redwood forest! 🍁🍂 Nature’s phytoncides boost well-being and deepen our connection to the world around us. We hope you discover some new favorite trails in the Santa Cruz Mountains this season! #FallEquinox bit.ly/3ENFah9

“A forest knows things. They wire themselves up underground. There are brains down there, ones our own brains aren’t shaped to see.” - The Overstory by Richard Powers

I climbed into the canopy of a 260 ft Redwood tree to record. It was a wild experience. Hear what I found in my new sound library: thomasrexbeverly.com/products/red... #fieldrecording

"Conservation doesn’t just happen. In fact, it never ever happens without people just like you." In this @lookoutsantacruz.bsky.social essay, Sara Barth, Sempervirens Fund Executive Director, reflects on decades-long effort behind public opening of Cotoni-Coast Dairies. lookout.co/cotoni-coast...

We found this hummingbird in the Santa Cruz Sandhills where other wildlife like bobcats and acorn woodpeckers that shelter in nearby Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park are known to seek food. These tiny birds are essential to the ecosystem of the redwood forest. #NationalHummingbirdDay

Our Executive Director, Rachel Norton, testified in support of #AB679 at today’s Senate Natural Resources hearing. The bill, by ‪@asmgailpellerin, helps acquire land for Big Basin & more, supporting recovery from the CZU Fire. Thanks to @sempervirensfund for your partnership! 📹: Watch below.

California’s budget decisions are being made right now—and our redwood forests are on the line. 🌲🔥 We must prioritize forest restoration, wildfire resilience & equitable public access. 📢 Tell CA Leaders: Invest GGRF funds in redwood forest health! savetr.org/4fSkmXq= #ClimateAction

Tomorrow is #NationalReadaBookDay! 📚Take one of these books under your favorite tree and get lost in tales of redwoods, climate and nature.