What Limekiln State Park lacks in size, it makes up in features—a lovely grove with a 100-foot waterfall, a creek running through it to the sea and a beach cove.
Survival of the Biggest – Giant Sequoia Blog II
Park managers are seeking the right balance in sequoia groves to ensure their survival.
Humility Among the Giants — Sequoia Blog I
The daunting presence of the sequoias and the rich habitat that surrounds them.
Leaving Stress Behind
I have to be honest. The 80+ changes the current administration is implementing to weaken environmental laws and regulations has really gotten me down. Each day, more regression. Each day, more species lost. But a half-day trip into the redwood forest at Samuel P. Taylor State Park relieved my anxiety and re-inspired my commitment to…
Sustainable Forestry Near Big Basin Redwoods State Park
I did not expect to run into loggers on my journey through redwood parks. But adjacent to Big Basin Redwoods State Park lies property that belongs to the reportedly largest timber company in San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties, Redtree Properties (formerly Santa Cruz Lumber). Bruce Baker, a retired logger of 30 years and…
Redwoods to Rosebuds
What draws visitors to Armstrong Redwoods State Nature Reserve is of course the two 300-foot-plus redwood trees on the forest floor as well as the rest of the old growth redwoods thriving there. But rather than name it after a land investor, why wasn’t it named after the area’s local residents, the Kashaya, Southern Pomo…
Who’s Zooming Who?
“The highlight for me was lying down, and while taking time to be silent, looking up at the trees and feeling the peace of the redwood cathedral within myself.”
Launching a Redwood Expedition
By day, the silence and peace transformed my state of mind. After night fell, moonbeams aiming right into my body fully recharged me.
Jumpin’ With Natural Wonders
Alum Rock, the City of San Jose’s largest wild park, was jumpin’ last weekend with people and plants.
Golden Drop
Right after another rain, this week’s redwood hike revealed so many natural glistening things, like a large golden drop. A misshapen spider web had caught a sphere of amber liquid, which sparkled like a jewel. I wonder if the web’s host would drink it. Our hike on the Bridle and Orchard trails showcased birds, moss…
