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Climate Change Resilience of Coast Redwood Forests REDWOODS The Magazine of Save the Redwoods League Spring | Summer 2019 Redwood Forests’ Climate-Change Resilience Scientists Share New Insight Community Voices Can Redwoods Survive a Hotter Planet? Grove of Titans Heroes Unite to Protect Superhero Trees Protecting Forests and Communities New Grants Support Wildfire, Carbon Projects CLIMATE CHANGE EDITION REDWOODS Published twice a year by Save the Redwoods League. President and CEO Sam Hodder Since 1918, Save the Redwoods League Chief Marketing and Communications has protected and restored redwood Officer and Editorial Director forests and connected people with their Jennifer Benito-Kowalski Senior Manager of Marketing peace and beauty so these wonders of Communications and Managing Editor the natural world flourish. Your donations Jennifer Charney help us purchase redwood forests and the Art Direction and Design Day Projects surrounding lands needed to nurture them; regenerate logged forests so they become LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CONTACT US spectacular havens for future generations; [email protected] 415-820-5856 study how to best protect and restore these Save the Redwoods League global treasures; and introduce people to 111 Sutter Street, 11th Floor San Francisco CA 94104 these magical places. LEARN MORE TRAVEL CLIMATE CHANGE EDITION Discover more about the redwood Discover the places you forest and what you can do to help. help protect. SaveTheRedwoods.org ExploreRedwoods.org Experience Redwoods magazine online. SaveTheRedwoods.org/Redwoods VOLUNTEER Choose from many roles to help in California redwood state DONATE parks, including docent, Annual membership begins at $25. © 2019 Save the Redwoods League campground host, cleanup Call us at 888-836-0005 or donate crew member, and trail builder. “Save the Redwoods League” is a registered on our secure site. service mark of Save the Redwoods League. 800-777-0369 SaveTheRedwoods.org/give Save the Redwoods League is exempt from www.parks.ca.gov/volunteer federal income taxation under Section 501(C) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. STAY CONNECTED GIFT PLANNING Sign up for our enewsletter, Leave a long-lasting legacy To use our resources responsibly, this publication is printed with soy-based inks on paper that contains Redwood Matters. by remembering the League recycled fiber and is certified by the Forest Stewardship SaveTheRedwoods.org/signup Council and Sustainable Forestry Initiative. with a gift in your will. If you must print this electronic version, please help conserve our MyRedwoodsLegacy.org forests by reusing paper or choosing recycled, chlorine-free paper made from postconsumer waste. A copy of the latest financial report and registration filed by this organization may be obtained by contacting Save the Redwoods League, 111 Sutter Street, 11th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104, (888) 836-0005, or by contacting any of these state agencies: FLORIDA – A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the Division of Consumer Services by calling toll free, within the state, (800) HELP-FLA. Registration does not imply endorsement. Florida registration #CH13793. ILLINOIS – Contracts and reports regarding the charity are on file with the Illinois Attorney General. KANSAS – Annual financial report is filed with Kansas Secretary of State. State registration #330-008-4. 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NORTH CAROLINA – Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at (888) 830- 4989. The license is not an endorsement by the state. PENNSYLVANIA – The official registration and financial information of Save the Redwoods League may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, (800) 732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement. VIRGINIA – Financial statements are available from the State Division of Consumer Affairs. WASHINGTON – Charities Division, Office of the Secretary of State, Olympia, WA 98504-0422, (800) 332-4483. WEST VIRGINIA – West Virginia residents may obtain a summary of the registration and financial documents from the Secretary of State, State Capitol, Charleston, WV 25305. Registration with any of these does not imply endorsement. Photo by Cultura RM/Alamy Stock Photo. HOW YOU CAN STAND FOR THE REDWOODS SPEAK UP SHARE VISIT DONATE Learn about measures Tell your family and friends Introduce your friends Renew your membership; you can support with about redwood forests and family to more than give monthly; make an your vote and voice. and Save the Redwoods 100 coast redwood and honor or memorial gift; League. Join our social giant sequoia parks leave a gift in your will; media communities. by using our new trip- donate your car; dedicate a planning tool. grove or tree; or give stocks. SaveTheRedwoods.org/ SaveTheRedwoods.org/ advocacy ExploreRedwoods.org WaysToGive SaveTheRedwoods.org 1 6 President’s Letter 14 Travel Redwoods and CONTENTS Climate Change Redwoods in the City New discoveries about young Explore the many ways to redwoods’ carbon storage play in Roberts Regional should dramatically change Recreation Area, an Oakland how we think about and forest oasis. steward these forests. 16 Ask an Expert 18 Centennial What are ways to 140,000 Celebrated promote forests’ with the League resilience? New and longtime supporters Reducing vegetation buildups honored the legacy of Save and thinning overcrowded the Redwoods and welcomed forests are crucial practices a new conservation era. as the climate changes. 32 History Women Who Started Saving the Redwoods In the early 1900s, prominent women leveraged their positions in society to raise support for ancient forests. 46 Championing 61 The New Redwood Forests Climate Heroes Historic Fund League Program Reauthorization to Inspires Students Bolster League Projects Youths are motivated to make a What the 2018 Midterm difference after learning about Election Results Mean the impact of climate change for Redwoods on redwood forests. 2 REDWOODS Spring Summer 2019 DISCOVERING THE 34 CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCE OF COAST REDWOOD FORESTS After a decade of research studying the impacts of climate change throughout redwood forests, the Redwoods and Climate Change Initiative (RCCI) shares new insight into how coast redwood trees are growing today. Photos: top, Stephen Sillett and Marie Antoine; bottom, Jon Parmentier. Opposite page photos, clockwise from top: Greg Holm, National Park Service; Jean-Sébastien Guénette, Flickr Creative Commons; Debbie O’Grady; randomtruth, Commons. Front cover photo, James Balog/Getty Images. Photos: top, Stephen Sillett and Marie Antoine; bottom, Jon Parmentier. SaveTheRedwoods.org 3 PROTECTING FORESTS 13 AND COMMUNITIES New grants support the League’s work to increase the carbon sequestration potential of redwood ecosystems, while protecting forests from the threat of severe wildfires. HEROES UNITE FOR 26 SUPERHERO TREES The League, members, and partners support a campaign to mitigate the impacts of off-trail hikers in the Grove of Titans, a gem and champion carbon sink. Community Voices CAN REDWOODS 50 SURVIVE A HOTTER PLANET? Author Mark Hertsgaard says if we humans do our part, we can build a future in which we and redwoods Contributor photos: deSilva by Paolo Vescia; Forster by Forster; Hertsgaard by Francesca Vietor; Shive by Paolo Vescia; Sillett by Paolo Vescia; Stephens by Richard Cue; Machado by Fig & Olive Photography. This page, Max Forster. Stephens by Richard Cue; Machado Fig & Olive Photography. Sillett by Paolo Vescia; Forster by Forster; Hertsgaard Francesca Vietor; Shive Paolo Vescia; Contributor photos: deSilva by Paolo Vescia; continue to flourish. 5 Letters to the Editor REDWOODS AND 5 Contributors 55 MY LATINO IDENTITY 8 League Project Updates in Brief 57 Books Writer Amanda Machado 58 Your Legacy recounts how visiting the 62 Centennial Grove Contributors redwoods with her family and 64 Support friends made the outdoors feel 66 Your Redwoods Story culturally like home. 68 Kids’ Grove 4 REDWOODS Spring Summer 2019 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR COVER Fog, an important water Voting for Redwoods source, envelops coast redwoods. I really liked reading about the current Fog frequency has changed in recent legislation so I can vote for things that decades with climate change. Learn support our environment — I trust more about redwoods and climate Save the Redwoods to endorse sound change in this special edition. environmental policy. I also like seeing maps of new land that is preserved, and the vacation ideas make me want to head up there. —Shawna Brynjegard-Bialik Photos Stir Fond Memories The photos
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