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The Save-the-Redwoods League is an organization dedicated to the protection of the remaining Coast Redwood
Sequoia

Sequoia sempervirens is the sole living species of the genus Sequoia in the cypress family Cupressaceae . Common names include Coast Redwood and California Redwood ....
 tree
TREE

TREE was a Boston hardcore punk band formed in the summer of 1990. They were active in the Boston music scene until disbanding in 2002....
s in the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
. It was founded in 1918 by Frederick Russell Burnham
Frederick Russell Burnham

Frederick Russell Burnham, Distinguished Service Order was an United States military scout and world traveling adventurer known for his service to the British Army in colonial Africa and for teaching Scoutcraft to Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, thus becoming one of the inspirations for the founding of the international Scou...
, Madison Grant
Madison Grant

Madison Grant was an United States lawyer, historian, and anthropologist, known primarily for his work as a eugenics and conservationist. As a eugenicist, Grant was responsible for one of the most famous works of scientific racism, and played an active role in crafting strong Immigration Act of 1924 and anti-miscegenation laws in the Unite...
, John C. Merriam
John C. Merriam

John Campbell Merriam was an United States paleontologist. The first vertebrate paleontologist on the West Coast of the United States, he is best known for his taxonomy of vertebrate fossils at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California, particularly with the genus Smilodon, more commonly known as the sabertooth cat....
, and Henry Fairfield Osborn
Henry Fairfield Osborn

Henry Fairfield Osborn was an United States geologist, paleontologist, and Eugenics, "a first-rate science administrator and a third-rate scientist."...
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It relies on private donations and funding from the state and other partners to buy land, and has protected more than of forestland.






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The Save-the-Redwoods League is an organization dedicated to the protection of the remaining Coast Redwood
Sequoia

Sequoia sempervirens is the sole living species of the genus Sequoia in the cypress family Cupressaceae . Common names include Coast Redwood and California Redwood ....
 tree
TREE

TREE was a Boston hardcore punk band formed in the summer of 1990. They were active in the Boston music scene until disbanding in 2002....
s in the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
. It was founded in 1918 by Frederick Russell Burnham
Frederick Russell Burnham

Frederick Russell Burnham, Distinguished Service Order was an United States military scout and world traveling adventurer known for his service to the British Army in colonial Africa and for teaching Scoutcraft to Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, thus becoming one of the inspirations for the founding of the international Scou...
, Madison Grant
Madison Grant

Madison Grant was an United States lawyer, historian, and anthropologist, known primarily for his work as a eugenics and conservationist. As a eugenicist, Grant was responsible for one of the most famous works of scientific racism, and played an active role in crafting strong Immigration Act of 1924 and anti-miscegenation laws in the Unite...
, John C. Merriam
John C. Merriam

John Campbell Merriam was an United States paleontologist. The first vertebrate paleontologist on the West Coast of the United States, he is best known for his taxonomy of vertebrate fossils at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California, particularly with the genus Smilodon, more commonly known as the sabertooth cat....
, and Henry Fairfield Osborn
Henry Fairfield Osborn

Henry Fairfield Osborn was an United States geologist, paleontologist, and Eugenics, "a first-rate science administrator and a third-rate scientist."...
.

It relies on private donations and funding from the state and other partners to buy land, and has protected more than of forestland. Over 60% of the redwoods in California's state redwood parks have been protected by the organization, in particular Humboldt Redwoods State Park, and the Redwood National and State Parks
Redwood National and State Parks

The Redwood National and State Parks are located in the United States, along the coast of northern California. The parks consist of a combined area of located entirely within Del Norte County, California and Humboldt County, California and they protect 45% of all remaining sequoia old-growth forests, totaling at least ....
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The League also supports redwood education, and gives small grants to other organizations involved in ecological conservation. Save the Redwoods League maintains and updates a website which offers information, photos, and progress reports.

Master plan


The "Master Plan for the Redwoods" attempts to provide a science-based conservation strategy for the remaining Coast Redwood ecosystem
Ecosystem

An ecosystem is a natural unit consisting of all plants, animals and micro-organisms in an area functioning together with all of the non-living physical factors of the environment....
. All conservation decisions made by the League and its partners are guided by the Master Plan's strategies. The Master Plan helps to set priorities for land acquisitions, stewardship, and restoration initiatives. It also helps planning integration with partner organizations.

Forest restoration

With less than five percent of the ancient redwood forest remaining, the League is leading efforts to restore old-forest characteristics to young redwood forest stands. In partnership with California State Parks it is working to restore the Mill Creek property in Del Norte County.

Science and research

The League has an active scientific research program that seeks to expand the understanding of the coast redwood and giant sequoia forests and ecosystems of which they are a key component. Over the last 10 years it has awarded more than 25 research grants to leading scientists.

Memorial groves

Since 1921, the League has established more than 1000 redwood memorial groves, in thirty of California's redwood parks. One grove is named after Newton B. Drury
Newton B. Drury

Newton B. Drury was the fourth director of the U.S. National Park Service and the executive director of the Save-the-Redwoods League....
, who served as executive director of the league as well as serving as the third director of the National Park Service
National Park Service

The National Park Service is the List of United States federal agencies that manages all List of areas in the United States National Park System, many U.S....
. He served in the league's leadership during most of the period from 1919 to 1978. Another grove is named after Drury and his brother Aubrey.

Additionally, in return for a donation, a grove can be renamed to provide a memorial to an individual, family, or organization. Each grove provides an everlasting memorial to an individual, family or organization. Funds raised through this program are an important part of the League's income.

Conservation and parks

The League also provides gifts to establish preserves and parks, many of which are open to the public. For example, the League established the Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve which is part of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District

The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District is a special-purpose district that manages over 50,000 acres of open space in 25 preserves in the San Francisco Bay Area....
 (MPROSD) in the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area

The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, or the Bay, is a metropolitan region that surrounds the San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay Bays in Northern California....
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Since it was established, the League has protected over of ancient redwoods. Land purchased by the League is generally donated to state or national parks for public enjoyment and education, as well as permanent protection of the redwoods.

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