Sempervirens Fund
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🌲 In 1900, citizen activists established Sempervirens Fund as California’s first land trust. With your help, we protect redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains to help ensure redwoods remain "sempervirens"—always green.🌲 https://sempervirens.org/
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Happy #ArborDay! How nice you created a day to appreciate all of us. Just a note, I am the tallest tree (by far.)
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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
➡️ FREE! Register: https://bit.ly/3EgbTyv
January 15, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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
➡️ 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
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
January 12, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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
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
January 2, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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.
December 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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.❤️
December 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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
#methuselahtree #redwoods #santacruz
December 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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
#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!✨
December 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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
December 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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/
December 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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/
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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
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
December 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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
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
⚠️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
December 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
⚠️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
Give here: https://secure.sempervirens.org/a/2025-giving-tuesday
December 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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
Give here: https://secure.sempervirens.org/a/2025-giving-tuesday
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In the redwoods (and in life) everybody needs a friend. 🌲✨
Who do you love wandering the redwoods with?
Who do you love wandering the redwoods with?
November 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In the redwoods (and in life) everybody needs a friend. 🌲✨
Who do you love wandering the redwoods with?
Who do you love wandering the redwoods with?
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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 👌😁
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 👌😁
December 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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 👌😁
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 👌😁
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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.
🥾 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.
December 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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.
🥾 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
✨Give today: https://secure.sempervirens.org/a/2025-giving-tuesday
December 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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
✨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!
November 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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
📸 Orenda Randuch
November 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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
📸 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.💚
Today, our Board authorized over $15 million in grants to restore California's coast, increase access to it, and enhance its resilience to climate change, including over $9 million from the 2024 Climate Bond (Prop 4) for wildfire resilience!
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📸: SLO Prescribed Burn Ass'n
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📸: SLO Prescribed Burn Ass'n
November 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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.💚
Thanks for reaching out! Unfortunately we had to cancel the hike this Friday, but we will have many more coming up in the new year! As far as waterfalls inSam McDonald Park, we don't believe there are any.
November 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Thanks for reaching out! Unfortunately we had to cancel the hike this Friday, but we will have many more coming up in the new year! As far as waterfalls inSam McDonald Park, we don't believe there are any.
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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 hike is free to join! Register: bit.ly/3WyhjLn
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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 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
Give to protect redwoods and pass this experience on for generations to come.💚 sempervirens.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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
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...
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...
November 20, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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...
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...
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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
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
November 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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
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! 💚
My speech for the TIME Earth Award. Sharing in hopes that hearing the way I speak about our climate in rooms of power will encourage you to also speak up. Because the truth is that every one of us has a sphere of influence we should be activating.
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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson Urges Action on Climate Solutions in TIME Earth Award Speech
YouTube video by TIME
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November 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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! 💚