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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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Sempervirens Fund @sempervirensfund.bsky.social · Apr 25
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coast-redwoods.bsky.social Coast Redwood 🌲 @coast-redwoods.bsky.social · Apr 25
Happy #ArborDay! How nice you created a day to appreciate all of us. Just a note, I am the tallest tree (by far.)
Majestic redwood tree towering above in a sunlit forest in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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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
Promotional poster for free group hikes in November at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park and Butano State Park, featuring a trail surrounded by towering redwood trees. Invitation to an iNaturalist hike at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park from 10am to 2pm on November 14. Image shows two visitors observing tall redwood trees, with a promotional event sign in the foreground. Promotional flyer for a guided hike at Butano State Park, featuring tall coast redwood trees. The event is scheduled for Sunday, November 16, from 10 am to 12 pm PT, and includes exploring the Little Butano Creek Trail.
November 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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🥾🌲 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
Invitation poster for a group hike at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. Event details include date: Friday, November 14, from 10 AM to 2 PM. Attendance is free, RSVP required. Background shows dense redwood forest. View looking up into the canopy of towering redwood trees at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. A yellow banana slug in the crevice of a moss-covered tree trunk.
October 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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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. 💛
A long banana slug crawling along discarded pine needles
October 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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🌲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/...
Promotional poster for a Forest Bathing event at Nisene Marks on October 25, from 10 AM to 12:30 PM. Features two images: the top image shows four adults conversing in a forest setting; the bottom image shows an individual looking upward through a canopy of trees. Logos for Redwoods Forest Bathing and Sempervirens Fund are displayed at the bottom.
October 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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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
A group of small, delicate mushrooms growing among fallen, orange-brown pine needles on the forest floor. Close-up image of two mushrooms with textured brown caps, growing among fallen leaves. Close-up of a morel mushroom emerging from a forest floor covered in brown leaves.
October 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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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
Promotional flyer for a free group hike at Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument on October 15, from 10am to 2pm. Image features two hikers on a trail, one pointing into the distance, surrounded by lush greenery. Hosted by Sempervirens Fund, RSVP required.
October 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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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
October 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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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
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45th Welcome Back Monarchs Day Natural Bridges State Beach A Monarch Butterfly perched on a leaf A monarch butterfly perched on a flower A clump of monarch butterflies perched on a tree branch
October 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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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-...
Promotional poster for a live event titled "Under the Redwoods" with the Sempervirens Fund, featuring Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. The image includes a person sitting by a tree, smiling, in a natural wooded setting. Details of the event are on the poster, scheduled for Wednesday, October 8.
October 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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🦉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.
A juvenile great horned owl perched on the ground among green leaves, looking directly at the camera with bright yellow eyes.
October 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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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.
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📸 Ian Bornarth
#redwoods #santacruz #newts
A close-up photo of a Rough-skinned Newt climbing on a log in a dark forest setting.
October 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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⏰ 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
Promotional image for an event titled 'Under the Redwoods' hosted by Sempervirens Fund, featuring filmmaker Lisa Landers standing between two large redwood trees in a forest. Event details include a free webinar on 'The Making of Giants Rising: The Secrets and Superpowers of the Redwoods' on September 30, 2025, at 1 PM PT.
September 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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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-...
Poster for "Under the Redwoods Live!" event by Sempervirens Fund on October 8, featuring marine biologist and author Aiyana Elizabeth. Image shows a person sitting on a bench, holding a book titled "What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures."
September 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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🍁 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...
Redwoods and Fall - Sempervirens Fund
The Santa Cruz Mountains support some of the most magnificent plant life on the planet—coast redwood trees. While the tallest trees on earth cast a long shadow both literally and figuratively, the div...
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September 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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🌲 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
September 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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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
Orange leaves fallen on a redwood tree in the forest with a large dark brown trunk.
September 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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“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
📸 Orenda Randuch A single green plant sprouting in a forest, with a quote from "The Overstory" by Richard Powers overlaying the image.
September 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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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
September 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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"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...
Photo Credit: West Cliff Creative / Conservation Lands Foundation Photo Description: Sara Barth, Sempervirens Fund Executive Director, speaking outdoors at a podium with the National Conservation Lands logo, at Cotoni-Coast Dairies grand opening.
September 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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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
📸 Orenda Randuch Photo ID: A hummingbird feeding on small white flowers on a green bush in a natural setting with a blurred background.
September 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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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.
July 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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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!
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#ClimateAction
August 28, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Tomorrow is #NationalReadaBookDay! 📚Take one of these books under your favorite tree and get lost in tales of redwoods, climate and nature.
Four book covers displayed vertically. From top to bottom: "The Hidden Life of Trees" by Peter Wohlleben, showing a dark orange background and white and green tree illustrations; "Forest Euphoria" by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian, featuring a golden background with black silhouettes of animals; "Ever Green" by John W. Reid and Thomas E. Lovejoy, depicting a forest canopy in shades of green; "What If We Get It Right?" featuring a split background in blue and yellow with minimalistic styling.
September 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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🌲Sustaining and restoring forests across America is one of the best investments we can make to address #climatechange.
In another extreme year for weather events across America, join us in urging Congress to invest in #forestconservation. ➡️ secure.sempervirens.org/a/urge-congr...
Image of a towering old-growth redwood tree in a dense forest, with text overlay stating: 'Forests are climate heroes. America's forests remove 12% of the nation's CO2 emissions every year. Old-growth redwoods store more carbon than any other species on Earth.' A butterfly image is visible on the tree trunk. Text over an image of a dense forest with towering trees and a butterfly resting on the forest floor, reading: 'Conserving forests is a win-win across America and is one of the most powerful investments we can make to fight climate change.' Text overlay stating 'Conservation is popular.' on an image showing a sunlit forest with tall trees and a butterfly in the foreground. Promotional poster by Sempervirens Fund featuring a dense forest with overlay text urging action from Congress for forest conservation.
September 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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🦋The Santa Cruz Mountains are home to many butterflies. How many of these four can you identify? 🔎Find the answers in the thread.
Photo shows 4 butterflies in a square with an overlay that says "Identify the Butterfly"
August 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM