Welcome

Thirty years of living inside one of the most extraordinary places on Earth, and it still takes my breath away.

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     California's redwood rainforest is unlike anywhere else on the planet. These ancient trees are thousands of years old.

 

      The forest they create is so alive, so dense, so impossibly rich that it actually contains more biomass per square foot than any other ecosystem on Earth, even more than the Amazon rainforest.

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     Once found across much of the world, the coastal redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) now grows naturally in only one place. A narrow, fog-drenched belt of Northern California coastline. Rare, ancient, and irreplaceable. This is where we live.

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    Two parks here are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, a place people travel from across the globe just to visit for a weekend. 

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     The wildlife here is staggering. Roosevelt elk and Black bears wander through old growth forests. River otters play in crystal clear streams. Bobcats pad along silently. There are Great blue herons, egrets Steller's jays. Red-tailed hawks, peregrine falcons and bald eagles soar above. There are rare and mysterious marbled murrelet s and spotted owls. Banana slugs the size of your hand inch across the forest floor. Harbor seals haul out along the coastline just miles away.

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And this is just the beginning of the list.

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After thirty years of exploring trails, tide pools, riverbanks, and ancient groves, I have yet to see it all. Come with me to explore! With an artist's eye and a lifelong passion for this wild and remarkable ecosystem, the Redwood Wildlife Newsletter was created.

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Every creature has a story.

 

Every month, we tell one.

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