Why Cut Redwoods?
A counterintuitive approach to conservation gains urgency in the face of drought and wildfires in California.
Tag: Santa Cruz Mountains
Safe Passage for Wildlife
How scientists and planners are creating safe passage for wildlife moving across the South Bay—and beyond. Sponsored by POST.
Don’t Make Them Cross the Road
Once a tough sell, wildlife crossings are now proliferating in the Bay Area.
Why State Wildlife Officials Took a Mountain Lion Cub From the Wild … Then Put It Back
It's the first time a cub has ever been successfully reunited with its mom. But some local residents say it shouldn’t have been taken in the first place.
When Will the Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument Open?
The Cotoni-Coast Dairies became a unit of the California Coastal National Monument in 2017. Following a two-year planning process, the Cotoni-Coast Dairies monument was slated to open in the fall...
In the Wake of Wildfire, Big Basin Redwoods State Park Partially Reopens to the Public
Big Basin State Park is not the lush, shady ancient forest it once was. In August 2020, 97 percent of the old-growth forest nestled in the heart of the Santa...
Finding Signs of Recovery in Santa Cruz’s Redwood Forest
Before the CZU Complex fires of 2020, Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park had not seen fire for a hundred years. Signs of recovery in the park are as varied as...
As Fires Continue, Land Managers Start to Survey Ecological Damage and Recovery in Bay Area Parks
Burns have varied in intensity throughout the Bay Area, leading to different ecological effects.
Imagining and Treasuring Places We Love: CZU Fire Reflections
I write from a place of love, but also a place of pain. A place of excruciating unknowing. A place of imagination – imagining the worst, imagining the best, imagining...
Save the Redwoods Reaches Deal for 564-Acre Cascade Creek Forest Near Año Nuevo
Save the Redwoods League has agreed on a deal to acquire 564 acres of redwood forest in the Santa Cruz Mountains, creating a new connection from Big Basin to Año...
