{"id":11430,"date":"2020-04-07T06:16:40","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T13:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/?page_id=11430"},"modified":"2025-09-16T08:36:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T15:36:30","slug":"redwood-forests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/","title":{"rendered":"Protected Redwood Forests"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h1>Protected Redwood Forests<\/h1>\r\n<p>We are California&#8217;s first land trust, and since 1900 Sempervirens Fund has protected more than 56 square miles of redwood-forested land in the Santa Cruz mountains and helped establish three state and two regional parks. We often own and restore land until it can be managed by public agencies. Read on to learn about the <a href=\"#public-parks\">public parks<\/a> we have helped establish and expand, and you can explore today, and <a href=\"#protected-lands\">the 11,000 acres of properties we own and care for today<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.sempervirens.org\/onlineactions\/Fv3AoGt3fkaoxC6fUma1-Q2?ms=10ZW100_A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Donate Now <\/a> <a href=\"\/protect\/santa-cruz-mountains\/\" target=\"_self\"> Where we work <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h2>Public Parks<\/h2>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/protect\/redwood-forests\/big-basin-redwoods-state-park\/\" target=\"_self\"> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"20160724-MKahn-Big-Basin-Backpacking-Adventures-3493_Web\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20160724-MKahn-Big-Basin-Backpacking-Adventures-3493_Web.jpg\" alt=\"Big Basin Redwoods State Park before the wildfires from the CZU Lightening Incident\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a href=\"\/protect\/redwood-forests\/big-basin-redwoods-state-park\/\" target=\"_self\">Big Basin Redwoods State Park<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>California&#8217;s first state park<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/protect\/redwood-forests\/big-basin-redwoods-state-park\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/protect\/redwood-forests\/butano-state-park\/\" target=\"_self\"> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Butano State Park Hero\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Butano-State-Park-hero-1.jpg\" alt=\"Butano State Park Hero\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a href=\"\/protect\/redwood-forests\/butano-state-park\/\" target=\"_self\">Butano State Park<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>A Serene Nature Getaway<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/protect\/redwood-forests\/butano-state-park\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a> <a href=\"\/protect\/redwood-forests\/castle-rock-state-park\/\" target=\"_self\"> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Castle Rock State Park\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/castle-rock-state-park.jpg\" alt=\"Castle Rock State Park\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a href=\"\/protect\/redwood-forests\/castle-rock-state-park\/\" target=\"_self\">Castle Rock State Park<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>Known for its sandstone formations<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/protect\/redwood-forests\/castle-rock-state-park\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/protect\/redwood-forests\/ano-nuevo-state-park\/\" target=\"_self\"> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ano Nuevo State Park\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Ano-Nuevo-State-Park.jpg\" alt=\"Ano Nuevo State Park\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a href=\"\/protect\/redwood-forests\/ano-nuevo-state-park\/\" target=\"_self\">A\u00f1o Nuevo State Park<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>From Redwoods to Elephant Seals<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/protect\/redwood-forests\/ano-nuevo-state-park\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a> <a href=\"\/protect\/redwood-forests\/el-corte-de-madera-creek-preserve\/\" target=\"_self\"> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"El Corte De Madera Creek Preserve\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/el-corte-de-madera-creek-preserve.jpg\" alt=\"El Corte De Madera Creek Preserve\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a href=\"\/protect\/redwood-forests\/el-corte-de-madera-creek-preserve\/\" target=\"_self\">El Corte de Madera Creek Preserve<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>A Regional Wonderland<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/protect\/redwood-forests\/el-corte-de-madera-creek-preserve\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/henry-cowell-redwoods-state-park\/\" target=\"_self\"> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park by Ars5017\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Henry-Cowell-Redwoods-State-Park_ars5017-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park by Ars5017\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1357\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/henry-cowell-redwoods-state-park\/\" target=\"_self\">Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>A Grove of Redwood Giants<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/henry-cowell-redwoods-state-park\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/long-ridge-open-space-preserve\/\" target=\"_self\"> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Long Ridge Vista by Michael Findling\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Long-Ridge_Vista_Credit-Michael-Findling.jpg\" alt=\"Long Ridge Vista by Michael Findling\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/long-ridge-open-space-preserve\/\" target=\"_self\">Long Ridge Open Space Preserve<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>Wildflowers and Views<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/long-ridge-open-space-preserve\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/portola-redwoods-state-park\/\" target=\"_self\"> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Portola Redwoods Pescadero Creek by Laura Hamilton\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Portola-Redwoods-Pescadero-Creek.jpg\" alt=\"Portola Redwoods Pescadero Creek by Laura Hamilton\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/portola-redwoods-state-park\/\" target=\"_self\">Portola Redwoods State Park<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>A Beautiful Secluded Forest<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/portola-redwoods-state-park\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/skyline-to-the-sea-trail\/\" target=\"_self\"> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Skyline To The Sea Trail Backpacking\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Skyline-to-the-Sea-Trail-Backpacking-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"Skyline To The Sea Trail Backpacking\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/skyline-to-the-sea-trail\/\" target=\"_self\">Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>From Mountains Tops to Ocean Waves<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/skyline-to-the-sea-trail\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\r\n<h2>Protected Lands<\/h2>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/ano-nuevo-vista\/\" target=\"_self\"> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ano Nuevo Vista By Orenda Randuch\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Ano-Nuevo-Vista-by-Orenda-Randuch.jpg\" alt=\"Looking from yellow lupine blooms along one of A\u00f1o Nuevo Vista's ridges to forested slopes of redwoods recovering post-fire, and down to the glittering Pacific Ocean beneath a clear blue sky, by Orenda Randuch\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/ano-nuevo-vista\/\" target=\"_self\">A\u00f1o Nuevo Vista<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>Protecting and Connecting Forests to the Sea<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/ano-nuevo-vista\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/isabel-upani\/\" target=\"_self\"> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Isabel Upani\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DSC7161.jpg\" alt=\"Image of redwood forest in the Upper Zayante watershed near Felton, Ca. Photograph by Orenda Randuch.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/isabel-upani\/\" target=\"_self\">Isabel Upani<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>A partnership protecting crucial redwoods and watersheds<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/isabel-upani\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/saddle-mountain-conservation-area\/\" target=\"_self\"> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Saddle Mountain Conservation Area View From Sterrenzee By Orenda Randuch\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Saddle-Mountain-Conservation-Area-View-from-Sterrenzee-by-Orenda-Randuch.jpg\" alt=\"Green shrubs and tree tops line a ridge overlooking forested hills with some fire scars out to mountains beyond below a blue sky with a fluffy white cloud, by Orenda Randuch\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/saddle-mountain-conservation-area\/\" target=\"_self\">Saddle Mountain Conservation Area<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>Protecting the future of Big Basin and the Boulder Creek Watershed<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/saddle-mountain-conservation-area\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/san-vicente-redwoods\/\" target=\"_self\"> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"San Vicente Redwoods\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/San-Vicente-Redwoods.jpg\" alt=\"San Vicente Redwoods\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/san-vicente-redwoods\/\" target=\"_self\">San Vicente Redwoods<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>Largest private redwood forest in the region<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/san-vicente-redwoods\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/castle-rock-hollow\/\" target=\"_self\"> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Castle Rock Hollow Redwood Forest By Orenda Randuch\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Castle-Rock-Hollow-Redwood-Forest-by-Orenda-Randuch.jpg\" alt=\"Lush green redwood trees tower over the edge of a meadow whose wildflowers stretch just into view at the bottom of the frame at Castle Rock Hollow, by Orenda Randuch\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/castle-rock-hollow\/\" target=\"_self\">Castle Rock Hollow<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>One of The Last Inholdings of Castle Rock State Park<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/castle-rock-hollow\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/camp-jones-gulch\/\" target=\"_self\"> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Camp Jones Gulch Sorel And Redwoods By Canopy Dynamics\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Camp-Jones-Gulch-Sorel-and-Redwoods-by-Canopy-Dynamics.jpg\" alt=\"Camp Jones Gulch Sorel And Redwoods By Canopy Dynamics\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/camp-jones-gulch\/\" target=\"_self\">Camp Jones Gulch<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>Connecting generations with old-growth redwoods<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/camp-jones-gulch\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/butano-creek-watershed\/\" target=\"_self\"> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Butano Creek Watershed\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/butano-creek-watershed.jpg\" alt=\"Butano Creek Watershed\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/butano-creek-watershed\/\" target=\"_self\">Butano Creek Watershed<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>From Ridge to Ocean<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/butano-creek-watershed\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/gateway-to-big-basin\/\" target=\"_self\"> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gateway To Big Basin Scenic Road By Hasain Rasheed\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Gateway-to-Big-Basin-Scenic-Road-by-Hasain-Rasheed.jpg\" alt=\"Green trees from Gateway to Big Basin's protected land form a tunnel over the road to Big Basin Redwoods State Park, by Hasain Rasheed\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/gateway-to-big-basin\/\" target=\"_self\">Gateway to Big Basin<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>Protecting and connecting the future of Big Basin<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/gateway-to-big-basin\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/gazos-creek-redwoods\/\" target=\"_self\"> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gazos Creek Redwoods\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gazos-creek-redwoods.jpg\" alt=\"Gazos Creek Redwoods\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/gazos-creek-redwoods\/\" target=\"_self\">Gazos Creek Redwoods<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>Vital Habitat Conservation<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/gazos-creek-redwoods\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/jamison-creek\/\" target=\"_self\"> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Jamison Creek\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jamison-Creek.jpg\" alt=\"Jamison Creek\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/jamison-creek\/\" target=\"_self\">Jamison Creek<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>Connecting Land for Countless Species<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/jamison-creek\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/lompico-headwaters\/\" target=\"_self\"> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lompico Headwaters\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Lompico-Headwaters.jpg\" alt=\"Lompico Headwaters\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/lompico-headwaters\/\" target=\"_self\">Lompico Headwaters<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>A Legendary Forest<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/lompico-headwaters\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/redwood-meadows-ranch\/\" target=\"_self\"> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mill Creek by I. Bornarth\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Mill-Creek_Ian-Bornarth.jpg\" alt=\"Mill Creek by I. Bornarth\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/redwood-meadows-ranch\/\" target=\"_self\">Redwood Meadows<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>A Fresh Take on Protecting and Connecting Forests<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/redwood-forests\/redwood-meadows-ranch\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.sempervirens.org\/onlineactions\/Fv3AoGt3fkaoxC6fUma1-Q2?ms=10ZW100_A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Donate Now <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/protect\/caring-for-our-lands\/\" target=\"_self\"> Caring for our Lands <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3>See where you have helped Sempervirens Fund protect redwood forests<\/h3>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/sempervirens-fund-protected-forests-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Sempervirens Fund Protected Forests Map (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/instant\/sidebar\/index.html?appid=faeafbac4a714b88ae6b6c6d2689351b\" width=\"100%\" height=\"700\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">iFrames are not supported on this page.<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protected Redwood Forests We are California&#8217;s first land trust, and since 1900 Sempervirens Fund has protected more than 56 square miles of redwood-forested land in the Santa Cruz mountains and helped establish three state and two regional parks. 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