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7am - 6pm PT, and during live chat Q&A sessions

Learn More & Get Involved · Help Protect Redwoods
· Plant a Seedling
· Redwoods and Climate Change
· Forest Restoration
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· Visit the Redwoods
Standing at the base of Earth's tallest tree and viewing the coast redwood is one of life's most humbling and amazing experiences. You are watching the Smith River as it flows through world-renowned Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. Keep an eye out for river otters and bald eagles. You may see anglers and kayakers, too. Though people rarely see them among the redwoods, you may hear marbled murrelets (an endangered seabird that nests only in ancient branches) in the early morning. Save the Redwoods League staff and scientists will occasionally be available on the comment forum to answer your questions live and elaborate on what we are seeing.

  • topic: redwoods

  • location: crescent city

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zen den: redwood river cam

Standing at the base of Earth's tallest tree, the coast redwood, is one of life's most humbling and amazing experiences. You are watching the Smith River as it flows through world-renowned Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. Keep an eye out for river otters and bald eagles. You may see anglers and kayakers, too. Though people rarely see them among the redwoods, you may hear marbled murrelets (an endangered seabird that nests only in ancient branches) in the early morning. Save the Redwoods League staff and scientists will occasionally be available on the comment forum to answer your questions live and elaborate on what we are seeing.

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location: Crescent City, CA

best viewing hours: 7:00am - 6:00pm

time zone: Pacific Time

related links: Help Protect Redwoods
Redwoods and Climate Change
Forest Restoration
Kids Learning Center

did you know?

Coast redwoods are the tallest living things on our planet, and can grow taller than a 30-floor skyscraper.

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The tallest known coast redwood currently stands at 379.1 feet.

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There are actually 3 types of redwoods: 1. Coast redwood (tallest); 2. Giant Sequoia (largest by volume); 3. Dawn Redwood (thought to be extinct until 1944). All three are descendants of a group of conifers that flourished more than 144 million years ago when dinosaurs roamed the Earth.

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Coast redwood trunks can grow more than 24 feet wide, and Giant sequoia (their close cousin) trunks can exceed 30 feet wide.

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Coast redwoods can live for more than 2,000 years, and Giant sequoia can live more than 3,000 years.

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Ancient coast redwood forests contain the highest standing biomass (total aboveground organic matter) of any forest on Earth— 7 times greater than a tropical rainforest.

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The mass of some individual coast redwood trees is equivalent to 15 adult blue whales.

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Today, coast redwoods are native only in a 450-mile strip from central California to southern Oregon.

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Of the original 2 million acres of ancient coast redwood forest, approximately 95% has been logged.

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Of the remaining ancient coast redwoods, approximately 23% still faces threats from logging and development.

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Since 1918, Save the Redwoods League has protected more than 190,000 acres of redwood forests and connecting lands -- the size of 16 Manhattan islands!

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Redwoods get their name from their bark and heartwood, the reddish-brown color of which stems from high tannin levels.

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Other chemicals found in redwood leaves, branches and bark give these trees a remarkable resistance to fungal disease and insect infestation. Their thick bark holds large quantities of water, which protects them from periodic, naturally occurring fires.
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Best Viewing Hours
7am - 6pm PT, and during live chat Q&A sessions

Learn More & Get Involved · Help Protect Redwoods
· Plant a Seedling
· Redwoods and Climate Change
· Forest Restoration
· Kids Learning Center
· Visit the Redwoods
Standing at the base of Earth's tallest tree and viewing the coast redwood is one of life's most humbling and amazing experiences. You are watching the Smith River as it flows through world-renowned Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. Keep an eye out for river otters and bald eagles. You may see anglers and kayakers, too. Though people rarely see them among the redwoods, you may hear marbled murrelets (an endangered seabird that nests only in ancient branches) in the early morning. Save the Redwoods League staff and scientists will occasionally be available on the comment forum to answer your questions live and elaborate on what we are seeing.

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