{"id":12884,"date":"2021-06-11T10:32:55","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T17:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/?page_id=12884"},"modified":"2026-04-27T08:59:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:59:48","slug":"in-the-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/about\/in-the-news\/","title":{"rendered":"In the News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\t\tIn The News\t<\/h1>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tProtecting and Connecting the Santa Cruz Mountains\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Here are some of the most recent stories of Sempervirens Fund in the news protecting, connecting, and restoring the redwood forests and wild lands of the Santa Cruz mountains for people, wildlife and future generations to enjoy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/secure.sempervirens.org\/onlineactions\/Fv3AoGt3fkaoxC6fUma1-Q2?ms=10ZW100_A\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"    rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDonate Now\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/visit\/\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVisit\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h2>Featured News<\/h2>\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2026\/02\/19\/king-tut-of-hoarders-redwood-forest-big-basin-redwoods-state-park\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Gateway-Aerial-4-Jordan-Plotsky.png\" alt=\"Aerial photography of the Saddle Mountain conservation area at the east entrance to Big Basin Redwoods State Park. This view looks west along California Highway 236 into Big Basin. The canopy is dominated by the crowns of redwoods, most of which were burned by the 2020 CZU wildfire. Photo by Jordan Plotsky.\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" title=\"The Gateway to Big Basin\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2026\/02\/19\/king-tut-of-hoarders-redwood-forest-big-basin-redwoods-state-park\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Redwood forest once owned by the &#8220;King Tut of Hoarders&#8221; is added to famed Santa Cruz Mountains state park<\/a><\/h4><p>San Jose Mercury News, 2\/19\/26<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2026\/02\/19\/king-tut-of-hoarders-redwood-forest-big-basin-redwoods-state-park\/\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Read the story<\/a>\t\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/outdoors\/article\/california-s-oldest-state-park-expands-first-21359402.php\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DJI_0988_Moment-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of the Gateway to Big Basin, a 153-acre redwood forest along Highway 236. Help Sempervirens Fund preserve the Gateway:  sempervirens.org\" height=\"1152\" width=\"2048\" title=\"The Gateway to Big Basin\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/outdoors\/article\/california-s-oldest-state-park-expands-first-21359402.php\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">California&#8217;s oldest state park expands for first time in 15 years<\/a><\/h4><p>San Francisco Chronicle, 2\/19\/26<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/outdoors\/article\/california-s-oldest-state-park-expands-first-21359402.php\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Read the story<\/a>\t\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/2024\/10\/04\/sempervirens-fund-acquires-ano-nuevo-vista-parcel-next-to-big-basin-redwood-state-park\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Ano-Nuevo-Vista-Pacific-Ocean-View-by-Orenda-Randuch.jpg\" alt=\"A chaparral ridge at A\u00f1o Nuevo Vista overlooks a forested hill above green grasslands along the coast and the blue Pacific Ocean beneath a clear blue sky, by Orenda Randuch\" height=\"800\" width=\"1200\" title=\"Ano Nuevo Vista Pacific Ocean View By Orenda Randuch\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/2024\/10\/04\/sempervirens-fund-acquires-ano-nuevo-vista-parcel-next-to-big-basin-redwood-state-park\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sempervirens Fund acquires A\u00f1o Nuevo Vista parcel next to Big Basin Redwood State Park<\/a><\/h4><p>Santa Cruz Sentinel, 10\/4\/24<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/2024\/10\/04\/sempervirens-fund-acquires-ano-nuevo-vista-parcel-next-to-big-basin-redwood-state-park\/\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Read<\/a>\t\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/california-wildfires-san-vicente-redwoods-preserve-turns-fire-damaged-wood-boon-farmers\/15218982\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/In-The-News-ABC7-8-22-24.jpg\" alt=\"In The News ABC7 8 22 24\" height=\"533\" width=\"800\" title=\"In The News ABC7 8 22 24\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/california-wildfires-san-vicente-redwoods-preserve-turns-fire-damaged-wood-boon-farmers\/15218982\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">California Redwoods Preserve Turns Fire-Damaged Wood Into Boon For Farmers<\/a><\/h4><p>ABC 7, 8\/22\/24<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/california-wildfires-san-vicente-redwoods-preserve-turns-fire-damaged-wood-boon-farmers\/15218982\/\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Watch and Read<\/a>\t\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2024\/08\/19\/big-basin-redwoods-state-park-rebuilding-plans-unveiled-four-years-after-massive-wildfire\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/In-The-News-Mercury-News-8-19-24.jpg\" alt=\"In The News Mercury News 8 19 24\" height=\"534\" width=\"800\" title=\"In The News Mercury News 8 19 24\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2024\/08\/19\/big-basin-redwoods-state-park-rebuilding-plans-unveiled-four-years-after-massive-wildfire\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Big Basin Redwoods State Park Rebuilding Plans Unveiled Four Years After Massive Wildfire<\/a><\/h4><p>Mercury News, 8\/19\/24<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2024\/08\/19\/big-basin-redwoods-state-park-rebuilding-plans-unveiled-four-years-after-massive-wildfire\/\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Read<\/a>\t\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/kcbsam-on-demand\/a-new-fellowship-brings-the-worlds-of-art-and-the\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/In-The-News-KCBS-Radio-8-12-24-landscape-0b8b580e6db5f04e6b81eb689e2a16ea-.png\" alt=\"In The News KCBS Radio 8 12 24\" height=\"400\" width=\"600\" title=\"In The News KCBS Radio 8 12 24\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/kcbsam-on-demand\/a-new-fellowship-brings-the-worlds-of-art-and-the\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">A New Fellowship Brings The Worlds Of Art And Redwoods Together<\/a><\/h4><p>KCBS Radio, 8\/12\/24<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/kcbsam-on-demand\/a-new-fellowship-brings-the-worlds-of-art-and-the\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Listen<\/a>\t\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/2024\/06\/27\/sempervirens-fund-launches-trail-prescription-program\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/20240505_Henry_Cowell_Trails_Rx_Orenda_Randuch-29-landscape-877c00dbe34c01b93ac763f6ba367d57-.webp\" alt=\"20240505 Henry Cowell Trails Rx Orenda Randuch 29\" height=\"2048\" width=\"1366\" title=\"20240505 Henry Cowell Trails Rx Orenda Randuch 29\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/2024\/06\/27\/sempervirens-fund-launches-trail-prescription-program\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sempervirens Fund Launches Trail Prescription Program<\/a><\/h4><p>Santa Cruz Sentinel, 6\/27\/24<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/2024\/06\/27\/sempervirens-fund-launches-trail-prescription-program\/\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Learn More<\/a>\t\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/app.criticalmention.com\/app\/#\/clip\/public\/6793df49-b58a-4169-91fe-d078a0b07580\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Saddle-Mountain-Conservation-Area-Connect-Big-Basin-View-by-Oreenda-Randuch-landscape-f8a2809e9105b97d105fc9b7895eed23-.jpg\" alt=\"Forest gives way to a view of the Saddle Mountain Conservation Area, still showing signs of damage from the 2020 CZU Fire, near Big Basin Redwoods State Park, by Orenda Randuch\" height=\"533\" width=\"800\" title=\"Saddle Mountain Conservation Area Connect Big Basin View By Oreenda Randuch\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/app.criticalmention.com\/app\/#\/clip\/public\/6793df49-b58a-4169-91fe-d078a0b07580\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">California Land Trust Sempervirens Purchased Two New Properties For A New Entrance To Big Basin Redwoods State Park<\/a><\/h4><p>KQED, 4\/27\/24<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/app.criticalmention.com\/app\/#\/clip\/public\/6793df49-b58a-4169-91fe-d078a0b07580\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Listen<\/a>\t\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/app.criticalmention.com\/app\/#\/clip\/public\/6e4fd930-0d7a-496a-8eb7-f933893218e1\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/In-The-News-KCBS-4-27-24-landscape-1529bb771d64d2522945a1ac8bb40319-.jpg\" alt=\"In The News KCBS 4 27 24\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" title=\"In The News KCBS 4 27 24\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/app.criticalmention.com\/app\/#\/clip\/public\/6e4fd930-0d7a-496a-8eb7-f933893218e1\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">New Lands Acquired By Sempervirens Fund to Reimagine Big Basin<\/a><\/h4><p>KCBS Radio, 4\/27\/24<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/app.criticalmention.com\/app\/#\/clip\/public\/6e4fd930-0d7a-496a-8eb7-f933893218e1\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Listen<\/a>\t\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/california-parks\/article\/big-basin-redwoods-acres-addition-california-parks-19426364.php\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/In-The-News-SF-Gate-4-27-24-by-Wolterk.webp\" alt=\"In The News SF Gate 4 27 24 By Wolterk\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" title=\"In The News SF Gate 4 27 24 By Wolterk\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/california-parks\/article\/big-basin-redwoods-acres-addition-california-parks-19426364.php\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">California&#8217;s Big Basin Redwoods State Park To Add Hundreds Of Acres<\/a><\/h4><p>SF Gate, 4\/27\/24<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/california-parks\/article\/big-basin-redwoods-acres-addition-california-parks-19426364.php\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Read<\/a>\t\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksbw.com\/article\/200-acres-state-park-santa-cruz-mountains-california\/60622507\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/In-The-News-KSBW-4-26-24-by-Jordan-Plotsky-landscape-843ba9f9da7321a423d41de5ff4f9e26-.jpg\" alt=\"In The News KSBW 4 26 24 By Jordan Plotsky\" height=\"456\" width=\"810\" title=\"In The News KSBW 4 26 24 By Jordan Plotsky\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksbw.com\/article\/200-acres-state-park-santa-cruz-mountains-california\/60622507\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">200 Acres Added To State Park In The Santa Cruz Mountains<\/a><\/h4><p>KSBW, 4\/26\/24<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksbw.com\/article\/200-acres-state-park-santa-cruz-mountains-california\/60622507\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Read and Watch<\/a>\t\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/california\/article\/big-basin-redwood-park-19423621.php\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/In-The-News-SF-Chronicle-4-26-24-by-Nic-Coury.webp\" alt=\"In The News SF Chronicle 4 26 24 By Nic Coury\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" title=\"In The News SF Chronicle 4 26 24 By Nic Coury\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/california\/article\/big-basin-redwood-park-19423621.php\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">California&#8217;s Oldest State Park, Ravaged By Fire, Still Lacks Visitor Services. But That&#8217;s About To Change<\/a><\/h4><p>San Francisco Chronicle, 4\/26\/24<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/california\/article\/big-basin-redwood-park-19423621.php\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Read<\/a>\t\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lookout.co\/big-basin-redwoods-state-park-sempervirens-fund-czu-fire-recovery-inches-toward-2025-recovery-with-land-purchases-proposed-legislation\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/InTheNews-Lookout-Santa-Cruz-4-26-24-by-Kevin-Painchaud.jpg\" alt=\"InTheNews Lookout Santa Cruz 4 26 24 By Kevin Painchaud\" height=\"801\" width=\"1200\" title=\"InTheNews Lookout Santa Cruz 4 26 24 By Kevin Painchaud\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/lookout.co\/big-basin-redwoods-state-park-sempervirens-fund-czu-fire-recovery-inches-toward-2025-recovery-with-land-purchases-proposed-legislation\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">New Land Transfers, Proposed State Legislation Look To Give Big Basin&#8217;s Post-CZU Recovery Another Boost<\/a><\/h4><p>Lookout Santa Cruz, 4\/26\/24<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lookout.co\/big-basin-redwoods-state-park-sempervirens-fund-czu-fire-recovery-inches-toward-2025-recovery-with-land-purchases-proposed-legislation\/\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Read<\/a>\t\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/news\/local\/california-parks-climate-change-impacts\/3497728\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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.\" height=\"800\" width=\"1200\" title=\"Isabel Upani\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/news\/local\/california-parks-climate-change-impacts\/3497728\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Park Advocates Want More Green For California Parks<\/a><\/h4><p>NBC Bay Area, 4\/1\/24<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/news\/local\/california-parks-climate-change-impacts\/3497728\/\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Watch and Read<\/a>\t\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/san-vicente-redwoods-wildfire-protecting-redwood-trees-santa-cruz-mountains\/13941302\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/InTheNews-Ian-Rowbotham-ABC7-10-24-23.png\" alt=\"InTheNews Ian Rowbotham ABC7 10 24 23\" height=\"390\" width=\"624\" title=\"InTheNews Ian Rowbotham ABC7 10 24 23\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/san-vicente-redwoods-wildfire-protecting-redwood-trees-santa-cruz-mountains\/13941302\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Strategic Management Helps Protect Redwoods From Future Wildfires In Santa Cruz Mountains<\/a><\/h4><p>ABC 7, 10\/24\/23<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/san-vicente-redwoods-wildfire-protecting-redwood-trees-santa-cruz-mountains\/13941302\/\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Watch<\/a>\t\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/climate-change-hottest-year-global-temperature-projection-world-meteorological-organization\/13356864\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/In-The-News-ABC7-6-8-23-landscape-77c39b9d3f5bc031be398461b8dd82a8-.jpg\" alt=\"In The News ABC7 6 8 23\" height=\"457\" width=\"800\" title=\"In The News ABC7 6 8 23\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/climate-change-hottest-year-global-temperature-projection-world-meteorological-organization\/13356864\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Experts Predict Earth Could See Hottest Year On Record In Next 5 Years<\/a><\/h4><p>ABC 7, 6\/8\/23<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/climate-change-hottest-year-global-temperature-projection-world-meteorological-organization\/13356864\/\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Read &#038; Watch<\/a>\t\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/interactive\/2023\/california-super-bloom-flowers-drought-historic-rainfall\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/In-The-News-Washington-Post-5-3-23.jpg\" alt=\"In The News Washington Post 5 3 23\" height=\"533\" width=\"800\" title=\"In The News Washington Post 5 3 23\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/interactive\/2023\/california-super-bloom-flowers-drought-historic-rainfall\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bloom Or Bust Historic Rains Are Fueling Another California Super Bloom &#8211; But It&#8217;s Under Threat<\/a><\/h4><p>Washington Post, 5\/3\/23<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/interactive\/2023\/california-super-bloom-flowers-drought-historic-rainfall\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Read<\/a>\t\n<h2>\n\t\t\tCastle Rock State Park Expansion\t<\/h2>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/outdoors\/article\/state-park-18261760.php\"><\/a>\n<h4>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/outdoors\/article\/state-park-18261760.php\" title=\"California State Parks expands for first time in years with major addition in Santa Cruz Mountains\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\n\t\t\tCalifornia State Parks expands for first time in years with major addition in Santa Cruz Mountains\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h4>\n\t<p>San Francisco Chronicle, 8\/15\/23<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/outdoors\/article\/state-park-18261760.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2023\/08\/15\/castle-rock-state-park-to-expand-in-size-due-to-rare-state-land-purchase\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/In-The-News-Castle-Rock-Expansion-8-15-23-by-Anda-Chu-Bay-Area-News-Group.webp\" alt=\"In The News Castle Rock Expansion 8 15 23 By Anda Chu Bay Area News Group\" height=\"575\" width=\"863\" title=\"In The News Castle Rock Expansion 8 15 23 By Anda Chu Bay Area News Group\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2023\/08\/15\/castle-rock-state-park-to-expand-in-size-due-to-rare-state-land-purchase\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Castle Rock State Park To Expand In Size Due To Rare State Land Purchase<\/a><\/h4><p>The Mercury News, 8\/15\/23<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2023\/08\/15\/castle-rock-state-park-to-expand-in-size-due-to-rare-state-land-purchase\/\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Read<\/a>\t\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksbw.com\/article\/castle-rock-state-park-to-be-permanently-expanded-adding-over-200-acres\/44820834#\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/castle-rock-state-park-kirkwood-entrance-landscape-5ce76af8b7a7b286c9ed0497ea12c712-.jpg\" alt=\"Castle Rock State Park Kirkwood Entrance\" height=\"674\" width=\"1200\" title=\"Castle Rock State Park Kirkwood Entrance\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksbw.com\/article\/castle-rock-state-park-to-be-permanently-expanded-adding-over-200-acres\/44820834#\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Castle Rock State Park To Be Permanently Expanded, Adding Over 200 Acres<\/a><\/h4><p>KSBW Action 8 News, 8\/15\/23<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksbw.com\/article\/castle-rock-state-park-to-be-permanently-expanded-adding-over-200-acres\/44820834#\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Read and Watch<\/a>\t\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kion546.com\/top-stories\/2023\/08\/15\/castle-rock-state-park-expands-by-over-200-acres\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/In-The-News-Castle-Rock-Expansion-KION46-8-15-23-by-CA-State-Parks.webp\" alt=\"In The News Castle Rock Expansion KION46 8 15 23 By CA State Parks\" height=\"560\" width=\"700\" title=\"In The News Castle Rock Expansion KION46 8 15 23 By CA State Parks\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/kion546.com\/top-stories\/2023\/08\/15\/castle-rock-state-park-expands-by-over-200-acres\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Castle Rock State Park Expands By Over 200 Acres<\/a><\/h4><p>KION 46, 8\/15\/23<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/kion546.com\/top-stories\/2023\/08\/15\/castle-rock-state-park-expands-by-over-200-acres\/\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Read<\/a>\t\n<h2>\n\t\t\tSan Vicente Redwoods: Public Trails\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/baynature.org\/article\/san-vicente-redwoods-a-forest-reborn-opens-after-a-century-off-limits\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/In-The-News-San-Vicente-Redwoods-Bay-Nature-1-3-23-by-Teddy-Miller.jpg\" alt=\"A blanket of fog moves over the redwood forest in the last light of the setting sun under a starry sky at San Vicente Redwoods, by Teddy Miller\" height=\"534\" width=\"800\" title=\"In The News San Vicente Redwoods Bay Nature 1 3 23 By Teddy Miller\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/baynature.org\/article\/san-vicente-redwoods-a-forest-reborn-opens-after-a-century-off-limits\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">San Vicente Redwoods, A Forest Reborn, Opens After A Century Off-Limits<\/a><\/h4><p>Bay Nature Magazine, 1\/3\/23<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/baynature.org\/article\/san-vicente-redwoods-a-forest-reborn-opens-after-a-century-off-limits\/\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Read<\/a>\t\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/travel\/article\/san-vicente-redwoods-is-open-17684241.php\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/InTheNews-San-Vicente-Redwoods-SFGate-1-3-23-by-Eric-Brooks.jpg\" alt=\"InTheNews San Vicente Redwoods SFGate 1 3 23 By Eric Brooks\" height=\"533\" width=\"800\" title=\"InTheNews San Vicente Redwoods SFGate 1 3 23 By Eric Brooks\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/travel\/article\/san-vicente-redwoods-is-open-17684241.php\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">San Vicente Redwoods In Santa Cruz County Is Tribute To Wildfire Resilience<\/a><\/h4><p>SFGATE, 1\/3\/23<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/travel\/article\/san-vicente-redwoods-is-open-17684241.php\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Read<\/a>\t\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/outdoors\/article\/santa-cruz-trails-17598209.php\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/InTheNews-SanVicenteRedwoods-SFChronicle-11-20-22.jpg\" alt=\"InTheNews SanVicenteRedwoods SFChronicle 11 20 22\" height=\"800\" width=\"1200\" title=\"InTheNews SanVicenteRedwoods SFChronicle 11 20 22\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/outdoors\/article\/santa-cruz-trails-17598209.php\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Large Number of Trails Opening in Santa Cruz Mountains, Thanks to Conservation Work<\/a><\/h4><p>San Francisco Chronicle, 11\/20\/22<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/outdoors\/article\/santa-cruz-trails-17598209.php\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Read<\/a>\t\n<h2>\n\t\t\tMill Creek Dam\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcn.org\/articles\/north-fish-when-dams-come-down-fish-come-home\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mill-Creek-Dam-Anniversary-Fish-Survey-Melisa-Cambron-Perez-by-Ian-Rowbotham.jpg\" alt=\"Just before the 1 year anniversary of the Mill Creek Dam removal, a fish survey was conducted on Mill Creek. Melisa Cambron Perez is pictured in a hat and sunglasses with a net in hand looking down for fish in the creek. Photo by Ian Rowbotham\" height=\"800\" width=\"1200\" title=\"Mill Creek Dam Anniversary Fish Survey Melisa Cambron Perez By Ian Rowbotham\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcn.org\/articles\/north-fish-when-dams-come-down-fish-come-home\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">When Dams Come Down, Fish Come Home<\/a><\/h4><p>High Country News, 11\/8\/22<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcn.org\/articles\/north-fish-when-dams-come-down-fish-come-home\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Read<\/a>\t\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/news\/article\/Endangered-coho-salmon-Mill-Creek-California-17492120.php\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/In-The-News-Mill-Creek-Dam-Coho-SF-Chronicle-10-10-22-by-Ian-Bornarth-landscape-279c261e8c15c2b639b2a1e87715fc22-.jpg\" alt=\"In The News Mill Creek Dam Coho SF Chronicle 10 10 22 By Ian Bornarth\" height=\"533\" width=\"800\" title=\"In The News Mill Creek Dam Coho SF Chronicle 10 10 22 By Ian Bornarth\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/news\/article\/Endangered-coho-salmon-Mill-Creek-California-17492120.php\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Endangered Species Appears in Calif. Creek For First Time After Dam Removal<\/a><\/h4><p>San Francisco Chronicle, 10\/10\/22<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/news\/article\/Endangered-coho-salmon-Mill-Creek-California-17492120.php\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Read<\/a>\t\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/kcbsam-on-demand\/salmon-habitat-expansion-project-in-santa-cruz-mou\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Mill-Creek-Dam-Anniversary-by-Ian-Bornarth-landscape-74ae661b01d71588abf4b7a9524f966c-.jpg\" alt=\"Mill Creek Dam Anniversary By Ian Bornarth\" height=\"1200\" width=\"800\" title=\"Mill Creek Dam Anniversary By Ian Bornarth\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/kcbsam-on-demand\/salmon-habitat-expansion-project-in-santa-cruz-mou\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Salmon Habitat Expansion Project In Santa Cruz Mountains Showing Signs Of Success<\/a><\/h4><p>KCBS Radio, 10\/4\/22<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/kcbsam-on-demand\/salmon-habitat-expansion-project-in-santa-cruz-mou\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Listen<\/a>\t\n<h2>\n\t\t\tCamp Jones Gulch\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/news\/bay-area-news\/ymca-summer-camp-old-growth-redwoods-now-protected\/article_b8db1700-7fea-11ed-a059-e7bf9aa197e6.html\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Camp-Jones-Gulch-Sign-by-YMCA-San-Francisco.jpg\" alt=\"Camp Jones Gulch Sign By YMCA San Francisco\" height=\"800\" width=\"1200\" title=\"Camp Jones Gulch Sign By YMCA San Francisco\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/news\/bay-area-news\/ymca-summer-camp-old-growth-redwoods-now-protected\/article_b8db1700-7fea-11ed-a059-e7bf9aa197e6.html\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Beloved Bay Area Summer Camp Saved After $10M Agreement<\/a><\/h4><p>San Francisco Examiner, 12\/20\/22<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/news\/bay-area-news\/ymca-summer-camp-old-growth-redwoods-now-protected\/article_b8db1700-7fea-11ed-a059-e7bf9aa197e6.html\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Read<\/a>\t\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/bayarea\/article\/camp-jones-gulch-redwoods-17654050.php\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/San-Francisco-Chronicle-12-15-22-by-Scott-Strazzante.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco Chronicle 12 15 22 By Scott Strazzante\" height=\"800\" width=\"1200\" title=\"San Francisco Chronicle 12 15 22 By Scott Strazzante\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/bayarea\/article\/camp-jones-gulch-redwoods-17654050.php\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bay Area&#8217;s Camp Jones Gulch And Surrounding Redwood Grove To Be Permanently Preserved<\/a><\/h4><p>San Francisco Chronicle, 12\/15\/22<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/bayarea\/article\/camp-jones-gulch-redwoods-17654050.php\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Read<\/a>\t\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/08\/27\/9459005-czu-wildfire-climate-change-big-basin-camp-jones\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/In-The-News-Mercury-News-8-27-22-by-Mountain-Parks-Foundation.jpg\" alt=\"In The News Mercury News 8 27 22 By Mountain Parks Foundation\" height=\"534\" width=\"800\" title=\"In The News Mercury News 8 27 22 By Mountain Parks Foundation\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/08\/27\/9459005-czu-wildfire-climate-change-big-basin-camp-jones\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Opinion: Two Years Later, CZU Fire Inspires New Model Of Climate Resiliency<\/a><\/h4><p>Mercury News, 8\/27\/22<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/08\/27\/9459005-czu-wildfire-climate-change-big-basin-camp-jones\/\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Read<\/a>\t\n<h2>\n\t\t\tBig Basin &#038; What&#8217;s Next\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2025\/06\/18\/plan-to-rebuild-big-basin-redwoods-state-park-after-devastating-fire-nears-completion\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/In-The-News-Big-Basin-Santa-Cruz-Lookout-7-25-23-by-Kevin-Painchaud.jpg\" alt=\"In The News Big Basin Santa Cruz Lookout 7 25 23 By Kevin Painchaud\" height=\"533\" width=\"800\" title=\"In The News Big Basin Santa Cruz Lookout 7 25 23 By Kevin Painchaud\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2025\/06\/18\/plan-to-rebuild-big-basin-redwoods-state-park-after-devastating-fire-nears-completion\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Plan to rebuild Big Basin Redwoods State Park after devastating fire nears completion<\/a><\/h4><p>San Jose Mercury News, 6\/18\/25<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2025\/06\/18\/plan-to-rebuild-big-basin-redwoods-state-park-after-devastating-fire-nears-completion\/\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Read<\/a>\t\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2023\/05\/17\/sempervirens-fund-expands-big-basin-redwoods-state-park-conservation-area\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/In-The-News-Mercury-News-5-17-23.jpg\" alt=\"In The News Mercury News 5 17 23\" height=\"533\" width=\"800\" title=\"In The News Mercury News 5 17 23\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2023\/05\/17\/sempervirens-fund-expands-big-basin-redwoods-state-park-conservation-area\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sempervirens Fund Purchase Expands Big Basin Redwoods State Park Conservation Area<\/a><\/h4><p>Mercury News, 5\/17\/23<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2023\/05\/17\/sempervirens-fund-expands-big-basin-redwoods-state-park-conservation-area\/\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Read<\/a>\t\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/news\/11919474\/as-big-basin-finally-reopens-indigenous-stewardship-key-among-plans-for-parks-rebirth\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/CZU-Fire-Recovery-by-Ian-Bornarth-landscape-6546eea8213f93685ff89ca6665bd91c-.jpg\" alt=\"Green growth sprouting from a black, charred redwood trunk after the CZU fire. by Ian Bornarth\" height=\"533\" width=\"800\" title=\"CZU Fire Recovery By Ian Bornarth\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/news\/11919474\/as-big-basin-finally-reopens-indigenous-stewardship-key-among-plans-for-parks-rebirth\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\">As Big Basin Finally Reopens, Indigenous Stewardship Key Among Plans For Park&#8217;s Rebirth<\/a><\/h4><p>KQED, 7\/20\/22<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/news\/11919474\/as-big-basin-finally-reopens-indigenous-stewardship-key-among-plans-for-parks-rebirth\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\">Read<\/a>\t\n<h2>\n\t\t\tMost Recent News\t<\/h2>\n\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2026\/04\/24\/what-theyre-saying-california-leaders-applaud-governor-newsom-and-first-partner-siebel-newsoms-state-parks-forward-announcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California leaders applaud State Parks Forward announcement<\/a>, Governor Gavin Newsom, 4\/24\/26<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbanner.com\/big-basin-gains-153-acres-in-first-expansion-in-15-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Basin gains 153 acres in first expansion in 15 years<\/a>, Press Banner, 4\/24\/26<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2026\/04\/22\/california-adds-three-new-state-parks-expands-others\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California adds three new state parks, expands others<\/a>, Mercury News, 4\/22\/26<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.desertsun.com\/story\/news\/nation\/california\/2026\/02\/23\/big-basin-redwoods-state-park-expands-after-devastating-fire\/88832877007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California&#8217;s oldest state park expands after devastating fire in 2020<\/a>, Desert Sun, 2\/23\/26<\/li>\n<li><a 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expansion<\/a>, LookOut Santa Cruz, 2\/20\/26<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/california-parks\/article\/big-basin-expansion-21367984.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Purchase of contentious 153-acre property permanently expands Big Basin<\/a>, SFGATE, 2\/20\/26<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kazu.org\/kazu-news\/2026-02-20\/santa-cruz-opens-temporary-storm-shelters-big-basin-grows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Basin Grows<\/a>, KAZU, 2\/20\/26<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/news\/local\/land-trust-expands-big-basin-redwoods-state-park\/4039152\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Land trust expands Big Basin for first time in 15 Years<\/a>, NBC Bay Area, 2\/19\/26<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksbw.com\/article\/big-basin-redwoods-state-park-expands-153-acre\/70425114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Basin expands with 153-acre acquisition<\/a>, KSBW, 2\/19\/26<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/2026\/02\/19\/big-basin-redwoods-state-park-to-expand-with-norabella-property-in-boulder-creek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Basin to expand with NoraBella property in Boulder Creek<\/a>, Santa Cruz Sentinel, 2\/19\/26<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/outdoors\/article\/california-s-oldest-state-park-expands-first-21359402.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California&#8217;s oldest state park expands for first time in 15 years<\/a>, San Francisco Chronicle, 2\/19\/26<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2026\/02\/19\/king-tut-of-hoarders-redwood-forest-big-basin-redwoods-state-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redwood forest &#8230;. added to famed Santa Cruz Mountains state park<\/a>, Mercury News, 2\/19\/26<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2025\/11\/22\/bay-area-parks-best-in-the-world-reasons-amenities-alcatraz-big-basin-mount-diablo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why Bay Area parks are among the best in the world, Mercury News<\/a>, 12\/1\/25<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/news\/bayarea\/article\/regional-coastal-conservancy-awards-over-7-3m-21203926.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coastal Conservancy Awards Over $7.3M In Wildfire, Habitat And Trail Projects Across Nor Cal<\/a>, SFGATE, 11\/23\/25<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.savetheredwoods.org\/what-we-do\/our-work\/connect\/podcast\/season05\/episode07\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More Connected Than You Think!<\/a>, Save the Redwoods League, 11\/25<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/2025\/11\/18\/big-basin-water-co-operations-have-stabilized-but-long-term-ownership-remains-elusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Basin Water Co. operations have stabilized, but long-term ownership remains elusive<\/a>, Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11\/18\/25<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sfstandard.com\/2025\/11\/09\/california-forest-tree-climbers-cal-fire-redwood-pinecone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California forests have a labor crisis: Not enough people willing to climb trees<\/a>, SF Standard, 11\/9\/25<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/advisor\/t\/hiking-trails-in-bay-area\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bay Area Hiking Trails Guide 2025<\/a>, Forbes, 10\/31\/25<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prbplus.com\/trusted-partners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trusted Partners<\/a>, PRB+ Magazine, 10\/1\/25<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lookout.co\/cotoni-coast-dairies-as-trump-republicans-toy-with-selling-off-public-lands-is-santa-cruzs-own-national-monument-protected\/story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is Santa Cruz&#8217;s own Cotoni-Coast Dairies national monument protected?<\/a>, LookOut Santa Cruz, 7\/29\/25<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbanner.com\/news-briefs-published-july-25-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sempervirens Fund welcomes new member to board<\/a>, Press Banner, 7\/25\/25<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lookout.co\/this-week-in-santa-cruz-county-business-catalyst-building-listed-for-sale-local-rental-market-remains-least-affordable-in-u-s\/story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nonprofit development expert joins Sempervirens Fund&#8217;s board<\/a>, LookOut Santa Cruz, 7\/23\/25<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/california\/article\/cotoni-coast-dairies-santa-cruz-20376451.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Prepare to be blown away&#8217;: New national monument near Santa Cruz to open with trails for hiking, biking<\/a>, San Francisco Chronicle, 6\/20\/25<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2025\/06\/18\/plan-to-rebuild-big-basin-redwoods-state-park-after-devastating-fire-nears-completion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plan to rebuild Big Basin Redwoods State Park after devastating fire nears completion<\/a>, Mercury News, 6\/18\/25<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kazu.org\/kazu-news\/2025-05-19\/salinas-union-district-gets-community-schools-grant-125-years-of-protecting-redwoods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">125 years of protecting redwoods<\/a>, KAZU Radio, 4\/18\/25<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/sanfrancisco\/news\/sempervirens-fund-santa-cruz-mountains-125th-anniversary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conservation group that protects Santa Cruz Mountains celebrates 125th anniversary<\/a>, KPIX CBS 5, 4\/18\/25<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/2025\/05\/16\/first-redwoods-festival-coming-to-roaring-camp-sunday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">First Redwoods Festival coming to Roaring Camp Sunday<\/a>, Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4\/17\/25<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coastsidenews.com\/community\/sempervirens-fund-to-celebrate-anniversary-with-a-festival-sunday\/article_61dbaa33-4a21-4135-b884-a5961dc436df.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sempervirens Fund to celebrate anniversary with a festival Sunday<\/a>, Coastside News, 4\/16\/25<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qTr35HPQl3o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sempervirens Fund Celebrate 125 Years of Protecting Redwoods at Roaring Camp 1-4 pm \u2022 May 18th, 2025<\/a>, KSQD, 4\/16\/25<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lookout.co\/sempervirens-fund-launches-first-redwoods-festival-sunday-at-roaring-camp\/story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sempervirens Fund launches first Redwoods Festival, happening Sunday at Roaring Camp<\/a>, Lookout Santa Cruz, 4\/15\/25<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/news\/local\/climate-in-crisis\/bay-area-citizens-saved-redwoods-125-years-ago\/3853387\/?4534#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Remembering the Bay Area citizens who saved the redwoods 125 years ago<\/a>, NBC Bay Area, 4\/25\/25<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lookout.co\/ahead-of-earth-day-peek-inside-the-living-laboratory-where-redwoods-meet-modern-science\/story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahead of Earth Day, peek inside the living laboratory where redwoods meet modern science<\/a>, LookOut Santa Cruz, 4\/21\/25<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/sanfrancisco\/video\/redwoods-at-big-basin-show-resilience-5-years-after-czu-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redwoods at Big Basin show resilience 5 years after CZU Fire<\/a>, KPIX, 2\/11\/25<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/2025\/02\/09\/name-dropping-yvette-lopez-brooks-begins-serving-as-united-way-of-santa-cruz-county-ceo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Name Dropping &#8211; David Cowman Joins Sempervirens Fund<\/a>, Santa Cruz Sentinel, 2\/9\/25<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbanner.com\/news-briefs-published-feb-7-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News Briefs &#8211; David Cowman Joins Sempervirens Fund<\/a>, Press Banner, 2\/7\/25<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2024\/11\/06\/environment-parks-and-open-space-measures-pass-across-the-bay-area-and-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Environment, Parks And Open Space Measures Pass Across The Bay Area And California<\/a>, Mercury News, 11\/7\/24<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coastsidenews.com\/magazine\/three-questions-for-jane-kim\/article_97776aca-98b4-11ef-ab91-6764ff6469ab.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Three Questions For Jane Kim<\/a>, Coastside News, 11\/2\/24<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/2024\/10\/04\/sempervirens-fund-acquires-ano-nuevo-vista-parcel-next-to-big-basin-redwood-state-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sempervirens Fund Acquires A\u00f1o Nuevo Vista Parcel Next To Big Basin Redwood State Park<\/a>, Santa Cruz Sentinel, 10\/4\/24<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/california-wildfires-san-vicente-redwoods-preserve-turns-fire-damaged-wood-boon-farmers\/15218982\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Redwoods Preserve Turns Fire-Damaged Wood Into Boon For Farmers<\/a>, ABC 7, 8\/22\/24<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2024\/08\/19\/big-basin-redwoods-state-park-rebuilding-plans-unveiled-four-years-after-massive-wildfire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Basin Redwoods State Park Rebuilding Plans Unveiled Four Years After Massive Wildfire<\/a>, Mercury News, 8\/19\/24<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/kcbsam-on-demand\/a-new-fellowship-brings-the-worlds-of-art-and-the\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A New Fellowship Brings The Worlds Of Art And The Redwoods Together<\/a>, KCBS Radio 8\/12\/24<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmbreview.com\/news\/new-hiking-guide-promotes-health-and-wellness\/article_db95f790-3a1c-11ef-90dd-371496a96764.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Hiking Guide Promotes Health and Wellness<\/a>, Half Moon Bay Review, 7\/4\/24<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/kcbsam-on-demand\/doctors-prescribe-healing-through-hiking-via-trail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doctors Prescribe Healing Through Hiking Via &#8216;Trails Rx&#8217; Program<\/a>, KCBS Radio, 7\/2\/24<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/2024\/06\/27\/sempervirens-fund-launches-trail-prescription-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sempervirens Fund Launches Trail Prescription Program<\/a>, Santa Cruz Sentinel, 6\/27\/24<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalley.hilltromper.com\/article\/take-your-health-next-level-new-trails-rx-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Take Your Health To The Next Level With New Trails Rx Program<\/a>, HillTromper Silicon Valley, 6\/27\/24<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/app.criticalmention.com\/app\/#\/clip\/public\/6793df49-b58a-4169-91fe-d078a0b07580\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Land Trust Sempervirens Purchased Two New Properties For A New Entrance To Big Basin Redwoods State Park<\/a>, KQED 4\/27\/24<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/california-parks\/article\/big-basin-redwoods-acres-addition-california-parks-19426364.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California&#8217;s Big Basin Redwoods State Park To Add Hundreds Of Acres<\/a>, SF Gate 4\/27\/24<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/app.criticalmention.com\/app\/#\/clip\/public\/6e4fd930-0d7a-496a-8eb7-f933893218e1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Lands Acquired By Sempervirens Fund to Reimagine Big Basin<\/a>, KCBS Radio, 4\/27\/24<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/article\/california-big-basin-redwood-state-park-more-acres\/60625651\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California&#8217;s Big Basin Redwoods State Park To Add Hundreds Of Acres<\/a>, KCRA 3, 4\/27\/24<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksbw.com\/article\/200-acres-state-park-santa-cruz-mountains-california\/60622507\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">200 Acres Added To State Park In The Santa Cruz Mountains<\/a>, KSBW, 4\/26\/24<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/california\/article\/big-basin-redwood-park-19423621.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California&#8217;s Oldest State Park, Ravaged By Fire, Still Lacks Visitor Services. But That&#8217;s About To Change<\/a>, San Francisco Chronicle, 4\/26\/24<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lookout.co\/big-basin-redwoods-state-park-sempervirens-fund-czu-fire-recovery-inches-toward-2025-recovery-with-land-purchases-proposed-legislation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Land Transfers, Proposed State Legislation Look To Give Big Basin&#8217;s Post-CZU Recovery Another Boost<\/a>, Lookout Santa Cruz, 4\/26\/24<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/news\/local\/california-parks-climate-change-impacts\/3497728\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Park advocates want more green for California parks, NBC Bay Area<\/a>, 4\/1\/24<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audacy.com\/podcast\/kcbs-radio-on-demand-011f4\/episodes\/the-effects-of-climate-change-on-ca-state-parks-and-whats-being-done-98973\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The effects of climate change on CA state parks and what&#8217;s being done<\/a>, KCBS, 3\/12\/24<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/california-parks\/article\/california-redwoods-private-land-18590110.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anonymous Private Owner Donates &#8216;Very Unusual&#8217; California Land To Conservationists<\/a>, SFGate, 1\/7\/24<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/2023\/12\/20\/sempervirens-fund-hires-first-government-relations-director\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sempervirens Fund Hires First Government Relations Director<\/a>, Santa Cruz Sentinel, 12\/20\/23<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/san-vicente-redwoods-wildfire-protecting-redwood-trees-santa-cruz-mountains\/13941302\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strategic Management Helps Protect Redwoods From Future Wildfires In Santa Cruz Mountains<\/a>, ABC 7, 10\/24\/23<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audacy.com\/podcast\/kcbs-radio-on-demand-011f4\/episodes\/today-marks-the-third-anniversary-of-the-czu-wildfire-4fd23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Today Marks The Third Anniversary Of The CZU Wildfire<\/a>, KCBS Radio, 8\/16\/23<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2023\/08\/15\/castle-rock-state-park-to-expand-in-size-due-to-rare-state-land-purchase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Castle Rock State Park To Expand In Size Due To Rare State Land Purchase<\/a>, Mercury News, 8\/15\/23<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksbw.com\/article\/castle-rock-state-park-to-be-permanently-expanded-adding-over-200-acres\/44820834#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Castle Rock State Park To Be Permanently Expanded, Adding Over 200 Acres<\/a>, KSBW 8, 8\/15\/23<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kion546.com\/top-stories\/2023\/08\/15\/castle-rock-state-park-expands-by-over-200-acres\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Castle Rock State Park Expands By Over 200 Acres<\/a>, KION 46, 8\/15\/23<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/outdoors\/article\/state-park-18261760.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California State Parks expands for first time in years with major addition in Santa Cruz Mountains<\/a>, San Francisco Chronicle, 8\/15\/23<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lookout.co\/santacruz\/news\/story\/2023-07-25\/big-basin-facilities-management-plan-california-state-parks-reimagining\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;We Are In A New Era&#8217;: A Year After Reopening, How Far Has Big Basin Come &#8211; And How Far Does It Still Need To Go?<\/a>, Lookout Santa Cruz, 7\/25\/23<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2023\/05\/17\/sempervirens-fund-expands-big-basin-redwoods-state-park-conservation-area\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sempervirens Fund Purchase Expands Big Basin Redwoods State Park Conservation Area<\/a>, Mercury News, 5\/17\/23<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/2023\/05\/16\/sempervirens-fund-expands-big-basin-redwoods-state-park-conservation-area\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sempervirens Fund Expands Big Basin Redwoods State Park Conservation Area<\/a>, Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5\/16\/23<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/california-parks\/article\/santa-cruz-mountains-superblooms-18091848.php?IPID=SFGate-HP-CP-Spotlight.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wildflower Superblooms Are In Store For The Santa Cruz Mountains<\/a>, SF Gate, 5\/11\/23<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/interactive\/2023\/california-super-bloom-flowers-drought-historic-rainfall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloom Or Bust: Historic Rains Are Fueling Another California Super Bloom &#8211; But It&#8217;s Under Threat<\/a>, Washington Post, 5\/3\/23<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksbw.com\/article\/big-basin-redwoods-state-park-will-be-open-this-weekend\/43745125\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Basin Redwoods State Park Will Be Open This Weekend<\/a>, KSBW, 4\/29\/23<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2023\/02\/01\/opinion-state-must-provide-more-funding-to-address-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opinion: California Must Provide More Funding To Address Climate Change<\/a>, Mercury News, 2\/13\/23<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/baynature.org\/article\/san-vicente-redwoods-a-forest-reborn-opens-after-a-century-off-limits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Vicente Redwoods, A Forest Reborn, Opens After A Century Off-Limits<\/a>, Bay Nature Magazine, 1\/3\/23<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/travel\/article\/san-vicente-redwoods-is-open-17684241.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Vicente Redwoods In Santa Cruz County Is Tribute To Wildfire Resilience<\/a>, SFGATE, 1\/3\/23<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/2022\/12\/25\/big-basin-redwoods-state-park-reopens-renovated-roads-trails\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Basin Redwoods State Park Reopens Renovated Roads, Trails<\/a>, Santa Cruz Sentinel, 12\/25\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/news\/bay-area-news\/ymca-summer-camp-old-growth-redwoods-now-protected\/article_b8db1700-7fea-11ed-a059-e7bf9aa197e6.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beloved Bay Area Summer Camp Saved After $10M Agreement<\/a>, San Francisco Examiner, 12\/20\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/kqed-segmented-audio\/kqed-newscast-d4742757-1c68-42f7-9a64-35e498f2685e?t=52s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nonprofit Protects 1,000 Acres of Redwoods Protected in San Mateo County<\/a>, KQED Newscast, 12\/15\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/bayarea\/article\/camp-jones-gulch-redwoods-17654050.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bay Area&#8217;s Camp Jones Gulch And Surrounding Redwood Grove To Be Permanently Preserved<\/a>, San Francisco Chronicle, 12\/15\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/outdoors\/article\/santa-cruz-trails-17598209.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Large Number of Trails Opening in Santa Cruz Mountains, Thanks to Conservation Work<\/a>, San Francisco Chronicle, 11\/20\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/2022\/11\/18\/new-public-trail-system-soon-to-open-in-san-vicente-redwoods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Public Trail System Soon To Open In San Vicente Redwoods<\/a>, Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11\/18\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lookout.co\/santacruz\/environment\/story\/2022-11-10\/coho-salmon-mill-creek-san-vicente-redwoods-conservation-steelhead-trout-dam-removal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Little Fish, Big Splash: Coho Salmon&#8217;s Mill Creek Debut Stuns Conservationists<\/a>, Lookout Santa Cruz, 11\/10\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcn.org\/articles\/north-fish-when-dams-come-down-fish-come-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">When Dams Come Down, Fish Come Home<\/a>, High Country News, 11\/8\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/news\/article\/Endangered-coho-salmon-Mill-Creek-California-17492120.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Endangered Species Appears In Calif. Creek For First Time After Dam Removal<\/a>, San Francisco Chronicle, 10\/10\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/kcbsam-on-demand\/salmon-habitat-expansion-project-in-santa-cruz-mou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salmon Habitat Expansion Project In Santa Cruz Mountains Showing Signs Of Success<\/a>, KCBS Radio, 10\/4\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/08\/27\/9459005-czu-wildfire-climate-change-big-basin-camp-jones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opinion: Two Years Later, CZU Fire Inspires New Model Of Climate Resiliency<\/a>, Mercury News, 8\/27\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/travel\/tripideas\/2-years-after-czu-fire-conservation-experts-learn-better-ways-to-protect-forest\/ar-AA10JQcW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2 Years After CZU Fire, Conservation Experts Learn Better Ways To Protect Forest<\/a>, KCBS, 8\/16\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audacy.com\/kcbsradio\/news\/local\/big-basin-reopens-for-first-time-since-historic-inferno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Restored Big Basin Reopens For First Time Since Historic Inferno<\/a>, KCBS, 7\/22\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/baynature.org\/2022\/07\/21\/in-the-wake-of-wildfire-big-basin-redwoods-state-park-partially-reopens-to-the-public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In the Wake of Wildfire, Big Basin Redwoods State Park Partially Reopens to the Public<\/a>, Bay Nature Magazine, 7\/21\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/news\/11919474\/as-big-basin-finally-reopens-indigenous-stewardship-key-among-plans-for-parks-rebirth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">As Big Basin Finally Reopens, Indigenous Stewardship Key Among Plans for Park&#8217;s Rebirth<\/a>, KQED, 7\/20\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/indigenous-forest-management-sempervirens-fund-amah-mutsun-tribal-band-san-vicente-redwoods\/12033236\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indigenous Peoples Use Ceremonial Burns As Redwood Forest Management Tool In Santa Cruz Mountains<\/a>, ABC 7, 7\/15\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.losaltosonline.com\/community\/with-help-from-sempervirens-fund-big-basin-set-for-limited-reopening\/article_e7fad9e6-fcb2-11ec-b8ce-532d7f5ee7b5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">With Help From Sempervirens Fund, Big Basin Set For Limited Reopening<\/a>, Los Altos Town Crier, 7\/5\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audubon.org\/magazine\/summer-2022\/rebuilding-iconic-california-state-park-birds-and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rebuilding An Iconic California State Park With Birds And Wildfire In Mind<\/a>, Audubon Magazine, Summer 2022<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/06\/30\/big-basin-redwoods-state-park-to-reopen-july-22-for-first-time-since-massive-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Basin Redwoods State Park To Reopen For First Time Since 2020 Fire<\/a>, San Jose Mercury, 6\/30\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smdailyjournal.com\/news\/local\/camp-jones-gulch-advancing-to-conservation\/article_5dbe4076-e612-11ec-a826-87fc665515c1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Camp Jones Gulch Advancing To Conservation<\/a>, San Mateo Daily Journal, 6\/7\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/2022\/05\/31\/santa-cruz-county-weekend-fires-underscore-dry-season-dangers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santa Cruz County Weekend Fires Underscore Dry Season Dangers<\/a>, Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5\/31\/22<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/patch.com\/california\/santacruz\/big-basin-redwoods-park-could-reopen-summer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Basin Redwoods Park Could Reopen This Summer<\/a>, Patch, 5\/27\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kron4.com\/news\/bay-area\/new-plans-for-big-basin-redwoods-state-park-in-boulder-creek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New plans for Big Basin Redwoods State Park in Boulder Creek<\/a>, KRON, 5\/26\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksbw.com\/article\/big-basin-redwood-state-park-is-getting-ready-to-reopen-to-visitors-this-summer\/40122053\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Basin Redwood State Park is getting ready to reopen to visitors this summer<\/a>, KSBW, 5\/26\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/sanfrancisco\/news\/nature-battles-back-in-fire-scarred-big-basin-redwoods-state-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nature battles back in fire-scarred Big Basin Redwoods State Park<\/a>, KPIX, 5\/26\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/bayarea\/article\/One-of-California-s-most-iconic-redwood-parks-17201670.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One of California&#8217;s most iconic redwood parks to reopen this summer, two years after massive fire<\/a>, San Francisco Chronicle, 5\/26\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/05\/26\/reopening-plans-announced-for-big-basin-redwoods-state-park-after-devastating-wildfire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Basin Redwoods State Park reopening plans announced after devastating wildfire<\/a>, San Jose Mercury News, 5\/26\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmbreview.com\/news\/sempervirens-ymca-agree-to-preserve-jones-gulch\/article_847a69fe-dbc9-11ec-bf74-9bff16d70118.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sempervirens, YMCA agree to preserve Jones Gulch<\/a>, Half Moon Bay Review, 5\/25\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/go.audacy.com\/pOBDruRvdqb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Y and Sempervirens Fund Have Joined Forces<\/a>, KCBS, 5\/20\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/patch.com\/california\/sanmateo\/sempervirens-fund-partners-help-preserve-santa-cruz-summer-camp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sempervirens Fund Partners To Help Preserve Santa Cruz Summer Camp<\/a>, San Mateo Patch, 5\/19\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/sanfrancisco\/news\/san-francisco-ymca-finds-way-to-preserve-camp-jones-gulch-without-logging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco YMCA Finds Way To Preserve Camp Jones Gulch Without Logging<\/a>, CBS, 5\/18\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/05\/18\/ymca-tried-to-log-redwoods-at-childrens-camp-now-earns-9-million-by-preserving-them\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$10 Million Deal Signed To Preserve Redwoods At YMCA Camp Near La Honda<\/a>, Mercury News, 5\/18\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/news\/commercial\/2022\/4\/new-world-records-broken-during-earth-day-2022-701739\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New world records broken during Earth Day 2022<\/a>, Guinness World Records, 4\/27\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcax.com\/2022\/04\/22\/redwood-trees-show-signs-recovery-after-devastating-2020-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redwood trees show signs of recovery after devastating 2020 fire<\/a>, WCAX, 4\/22\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbanner.com\/sempervirens-challenges-people-to-show-love-for-nature-with-a-hug\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sempervirens Challenges People to Show Love for Nature With a Hug, Press Banner<\/a>, 4\/22\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hoodline.com\/2022\/03\/new-8-5-mile-peak-to-ocean-trail-in-the-santa-cruz-mountains-set-to-open-soon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New 8.5 mile peak-to-ocean trail in the Santa Cruz Mountains set to open soon<\/a>, Hoodline, 3\/11\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lookout.co\/santacruz\/environment\/story\/2022-02-01\/california-redwoods-santa-cruz-mountains-gateway-to-big-basin-property-sold-to-conservation-nonprofit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A New Steward: &#8216;Gateway To Big Basin&#8217; Property Sold To Conservation Nonprofit<\/a>, Lookout Santa Cruz, 2\/1\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mv-voice.com\/news\/2022\/02\/01\/the-gateway-to-big-basin-has-been-preserved----thanks-to-quick-fundraising-by-a-los-altos-based-land-trust\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The &#8216;Gateway&#8217; to Big Basin has been preserved &#8212; thanks to quick fundraising by a Los Altos-based land trust<\/a>, MV Voice, 2\/1\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lookout.co\/santacruz\/san-lorenzo-valley\/story\/2022-01-27\/california-redwoods-mountains-why-a-boulder-creek-land-purchase-has-conservationists-so-excited\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why A Boulder Creek Land Purchase Has Conservationists So Excited<\/a>, Lookout Santa Cruz, 1\/27\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmbreview.com\/news\/land-trust-wants-to-add-big-basin-property\/article_aeb86f8a-7ecd-11ec-bed7-afa7e29448d6.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Land Trust Wants To Add Big Basin Property<\/a>, Half Moon Bay Review, 1\/26\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbanner.com\/fundraising-campaign-eyes-large-addition-for-big-basin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fundraising Campaign Eyes Large Addition For Big Basin<\/a>, Press Banner, 1\/21\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com\/2022\/01\/20\/redwood-seedlings-planted-in-fire-scarred-santa-cruz-mountains\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redwood Seedlings Planted In Fire-Scarred Santa Cruz Mountains<\/a>, KPIX, 1\/20\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.losaltosonline.com\/community\/redwood-forests-at-big-basin-entrance-slated-for-conservation\/article_729e2be4-78b4-11ec-98a6-1f072f39cec9.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redwood forests at Big Basin entrance slated for conservation<\/a>, Los Altos Town Crier, 1\/18\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/goodtimes.sc\/santa-cruz-news\/sempervirens-fund-plans-to-grow-big-basin-state-park-by-153-acres\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sempervirens Fund Plans To Grow Big Basin State Park By 153 Acres<\/a>, Good Times Santa Cruz, 1\/17\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smdailyjournal.com\/news\/local\/153-acres-of-redwood-forest-near-big-basin-up-for-grabs\/article_b420f324-7361-11ec-950f-8b581b865c0b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">153 Acres Of Redwood Forest Near Big Basin Up For Grabs<\/a>, San Mateo Daily Journal, 1\/12\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/01\/11\/redwood-forest-owned-by-king-tut-of-hoarders-in-santa-cruz-mountains-begins-new-chapter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redwood Forest Owned By &#8220;King Tut Of Hoarders&#8221; In Santa Cruz Mountains Begins New Chapter<\/a>, Mercury News, 1\/11\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/kcbsam-on-demand\/acres-of-redwood-trees-preserved-near-big-basin-st\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Acres Of Redwood Trees Preserved Near Big Basin State Park<\/a>, KCBS, 1\/11\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kron4.com\/news\/california\/battle-between-hoarder-and-santa-cruz-over-redwood-forest-finally-ends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Battle Between &#8216;Hoarder&#8217; And Santa Cruz Over Redwood Forest Finally Ends<\/a>, KRON 4, 1\/11\/22<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/goodtimes.sc\/santa-cruz-news\/local-agencies-conservation-efforts-hope-to-help-coho-salmon-populations-rebound\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Local Agencies&#8217; Conservation Efforts Hope to Help Coho Salmon Populations Rebound<\/a>, Good Times Santa Cruz, 10\/21\/21<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/2021\/10\/03\/mill-creek-waters-run-free-after-dam-removed-in-san-vicente-redwoods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mill Creek Waters Run Free After Dam Removed In San Vicente Redwoods<\/a>, Santa Cruz Sentinel, 10\/3\/21<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/technology\/2021\/08\/ipcc-report-climate-models-redwoods-future.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">If Climate Models Miss the Redwoods, What Else Can&#8217;t They See?<\/a>, Slate Magazine, 8\/19\/21<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/2021\/08\/15\/a-year-after-fire-burned-santa-cruz-forests-painted-with-green-but-regrowing-takes-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Year After Fire, Burned Santa Cruz Forests Sprout With New Life But Growing Takes Time<\/a>, Santa Cruz Sentinel, 8\/15\/21<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksbw.com\/article\/big-basin-state-park-rebuilding-czu-fire\/37296841\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State Parks Unveil New Website To Offer Public Updates For The Rebuilding Of Big Basin State Redwood Park<\/a>, KSBW, 8\/13\/21<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2021\/08\/12\/big-basin-redwoods-one-year-after-devastating-fire-burned-wreckage-cleared-rebuilding-planning-just-starting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Basin Redwoods: One Year After Devastating Fire, Burned Wreckage Cleared, Rebuilding Planning Just Starting<\/a>, Mercury News, 8\/12\/21<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/culture\/travel\/article\/New-California-national-monument-near-Santa-Cruz-16270111.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New California National Monument Near Santa Cruz To Open Next Summer<\/a>, San Francisco Chronicle, 6\/24\/21<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kron4.com\/wildfires\/how-wildfire-ravaged-big-basin-is-getting-a-boost-from-newsom-budget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Wildfire-ravaged Big Basin Is Getting A Boost From Newsom Budget<\/a>, KRON 4, 5\/19\/21<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montereyherald.com\/2021\/05\/15\/big-basin-redwoods-state-commits-186-million-to-wildfire-rebuilding-at-famed-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Basin Redwoods: State Commits $186 Million To Wildfire Rebuilding At Famed Park<\/a>, Monterey Herald, 5\/15\/21<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/local\/environment\/article\/Fire-ravaged-Big-Basin-state-park-wins-money-to-16178221.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fire-ravaged Big Basin State Park Wins Money To Rebuild In Governor&#8217;s Budget<\/a>, San Francisco Chronicle, 5\/14\/21<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/2021\/05\/11\/big-basin-redwoods-state-park-to-partially-reopen-memorial-day-weekend-after-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Basin Redwoods State Park To Partially Reopen Memorial Day Weekend<\/a>, Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5\/11\/21<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/2021\/05\/03\/san-vicente-lumber-companys-history-in-santa-cruz-county-ross-eric-gibson-local-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Vicente Lumber Company&#8217;s History In Santa Cruz County<\/a>, Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5\/3\/21<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mv-voice.com\/news\/2021\/04\/29\/coho-salmon-will-soon-swim-free-again-thanks-to-dam-removal-agreement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coho Salmon Will Soon Swim Free Again Thanks To Dam-removal Agreement<\/a>, Mountain View Voice, 4\/29\/21<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/local\/climate\/article\/When-an-old-dam-in-Santa-Cruz-Mountains-comes-16134384.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">When Old Dam In Santa Cruz Mountains Comes Down, Coho Salmon Will Be Free To Swim Home Again<\/a>, San Francisco Chronicle, 4\/28\/21<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/baynature.org\/2021\/03\/24\/rebuilding-big-basin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rebuilding Big Basin<\/a>, Bay Nature Magazine, 4\/24\/21<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/environment\/2021\/04\/big-basin-park-heals-wildfires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Battered, Burned But Alive: Time Will Heal Park&#8217;s Wounds, But It Needs Big Money, Too<\/a>, CalMatters, 4\/23\/21<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/environment\/2021\/03\/rising-seas-wildfires-california-parks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rising Seas, Worsening Wildfires Endanger California Parks<\/a>, CalMatters, 3\/17\/21<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/california-seeks-to-save-its-redwoods-from-wildfires-11613926800\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California&#8217;s Plan To Save Its 1,000-Year-Old Redwoods From Wildfires<\/a>, Wall Street Journal, 2\/22\/21<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smdailyjournal.com\/news\/local\/big-basin-recovery-efforts-underway\/article_626f6dc4-4a5b-11eb-a871-776e5f3efcd3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Basin Recovery Efforts Underway<\/a>, The Daily Journal, 12\/30\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2020-12-18\/big-basin-to-receive-more-than-500-000-to-help-it-heal-from-devastating-summer-fire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Basin To Receive More Than $500,000 To Help Precious Redwood Forest Recover From Devastating Wildfire<\/a>, Los Angeles Times, 12\/18\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kazu.org\/post\/santa-cruz-joins-stay-home-order-covid-19-vaccinations-underway-locally-redwoods-receive-love#stream\/0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santa Cruz Joins Stay-At-Home Order. COVID-19 Vaccinations Underway Locally. Redwoods Receive Love.<\/a>, KAZU, 12\/18\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kion546.com\/news\/2020\/12\/16\/donors-contribute-more-than-half-a-million-dollars-to-big-basin-wildfire-recovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donors Contribute More Than Half A Million Dollars To Big Basin Wildfire Recovery<\/a>, KION, 12\/16\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/2020\/12\/16\/more-than-540000-raised-for-big-basin-redwoods-state-parks-fire-recovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More Than $540,000 Raised For Big Basin Redwoods State Park&#8217;s Fire Recovery<\/a>, Santa Cruz Sentinel, 12\/16\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ksqd.org\/sempervirens-redwoods-and-wildfire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redwoods And Wildfire: Interview With Sara Barth &#8211; Executive Director Sempervirens Fund<\/a>, KSQD, 11\/23\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/environment\/story\/2020-11-11\/fires-big-basin-state-park-closed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">After Recent Fires, When Will Big Basin State Park Reopen?<\/a>, Los Angeles Times, 11\/11\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/almanacnews.com\/news\/2020\/10\/07\/czu-lightning-complex-fires-damage-40-of-redwoods-in-santa-cruz-mountains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redwood Forests Could Take Years To Recover From CZU Complex Fires<\/a>, The Almanac, 10\/7\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/big-basin-redwoods-state-park-caretakers-see-opportunity-in-fires-destruction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Basin Redwoods State Park Caretakers See Opportunity In Fire&#8217;s Destruction<\/a>, Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9\/13\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/news\/11837196\/after-fire-a-charred-big-basin-looks-to-the-future-and-new-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">After Fire, A Charred Big Basin Looks To The Future &#8211; And New Life<\/a>, KQED, 9\/11\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2020\/09\/11\/big-basin-how-californias-first-state-park-might-rebuild-after-devastating-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Basin: How California&#8217;s Oldest State Park Might Rebuild After Devastating Fire<\/a>, Mercury News, 9\/11\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com\/2020\/09\/10\/wildfire-damage-at-big-basin-state-park-extensive-but-largest-redwoods-should-survive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wildfire Damage At Big Basin State Park Extensive But Largest Redwoods Should Survive<\/a>, KPIX 5, 9\/10\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksbw.com\/article\/big-basin-redwoods-state-park-not-expected-to-open-for-at-least-a-year\/33988870#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Basin Redwoods State Park Not Expected To Open For At Least A Year<\/a>, KSBW 8, 9\/10\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/technology\/2020\/09\/redwoods-california-fires-climate-change.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Redwood Trees Will Be Just Fine<\/a>, Slate, 9\/4\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com\/2020\/09\/01\/lnu-complex-fire-long-long-process-to-restore-big-basin-redwoods-state-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CZU Complex Fire: &#8216;Long, Long Process&#8217; To Restore Big Basin Redwoods State Park<\/a>, KPIX 5, 9\/1\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insider.com\/big-basin-redwoods-closed-for-a-year-following-wildfire-damage-2020-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Public Won&#8217;t Be Allowed Back To Big Basin Redwoods Park For At Least Year After Wildfires In California Made It Too Dangerous For Visitors<\/a>, Insider, 9\/1\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/bayarea\/article\/Triumph-of-the-Auto-tree-15524333.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;I Loved Walking Into That Tree&#8217;: Docent Waits On The Fate Of One Beloved Big Basin Redwood<\/a>, SFGate, 8\/30\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/Environment\/2020\/0828\/We-re-not-dead-yet-Big-Basin-redwoods-scorched-but-not-lost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;We&#8217;re Not Dead Yet&#8217;: Big Basin Redwoods Scorched, But Not Lost.<\/a>, The Christian Science Monitor, 8\/28\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.almanacnews.com\/news\/2020\/08\/28\/czu-fires-our-guide-to-stay-informed-find-resources-and-help-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CZU Fires: Our Guide To Stay Informed, Find Resources And Help Out<\/a>, The Almanac, 8\/28\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thebolditalic.com\/ways-you-can-help-wildfire-victims-in-need-now-a6a1b6c88e3f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ways You Can Help Wildfire Victims in Need Now<\/a>, Bold Italic, 8\/28\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/redwoods-condor-sanctuary-are-damaged-in-california-wildfires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redwoods, Condor Sanctuary Are Damaged In California Wildfires<\/a>, Inhabitat, 8\/28\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smdailyjournal.com\/news\/local\/fundraiser-launched-for-fire-torn-big-basin\/article_1bfca30c-e80e-11ea-81bf-5b6128415385.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fundraiser Launched For Fire-torn Big Basin<\/a>, The Daily Journal, 8\/27\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thrillist.com\/travel\/san-francisco\/how-to-help-victims-of-the-norcal-wildfires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 Ways To Help Victims Of The NorCal Wildfires<\/a>, Thrillist, 8\/26\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audacy.com\/kcbsradio\/articles\/wildfire-triggers-major-transition-in-big-basin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wildfire Triggers Major Transition In Big Basin<\/a>, KCBS, 8\/26\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2020\/08\/26\/california-fires-desperate-race-to-save-parks-history-as-forests-burned-all-around\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Fires: Desperate Race To Save Parks History As Forests Burned All Around<\/a>, Mercury News, 8\/26\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7x7.com\/northern-california-wildfire-relief-resource-guide-2641136659\/where-to-donate-money-for-northern-california-wildfire-relief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Love For NorCal: How You Can Donate + Volunteer For Local Wildfire Relief Efforts<\/a>, 7&#215;7, 8\/24\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ap-top-news-us-news-efa48694b12c74a9700b03dbe3ffde30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redwoods Survive Wildfire At California&#8217;s Oldest State Park<\/a>, Associated Press, 8\/24\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsandguts.com\/video\/californias-oldest-state-park-and-its-redwoods-devastated-by-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California&#8217;s Oldest State Park And Its Redwoods Devastated By Fire<\/a>, News &amp; Guts, 8\/23\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5882581\/redwoods-big-basin-california-fires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Basin Redwoods State Park, California&#8217;s Oldest State Park, &#8216;Extensively Damaged&#8217; By Raging Wildfires<\/a>, TIME, 8\/22\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/cas-oldest-state-park-home-to-redwoods-devastated-by-fire\/6383686\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Basin Redwoods, California&#8217;s Oldest State Park, Devastated By CZU Lightning Complex; Fate Of Ancient Trees Unknown<\/a>, ABC 7, 8\/22\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.losaltosonline.com\/news\/los-altos-based-sempervirens-fund-responds-to-wildfire-damage-to-big-basin\/article_785aaddc-6b71-54f6-ac61-87843ff255ec.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Altos-based Sempervirens Fund Responds To Wildfire Damage To Big Basin<\/a>, Los Altos Town Crier, 8\/22\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kmov.com\/news\/californias-oldest-state-park-has-been-extensively-damaged-by-wildfires\/article_c7d59fd3-cf62-5762-9cd6-497733b98cf4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California&#8217;s Oldest State Park Has Been Extensively Damaged By Wildfires<\/a>, CNN, 8\/21\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2020\/08\/20\/exclusive-look-first-view-inside-what-is-left-of-big-basin-state-park-in-the-heart-of-california-wildfires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exclusive Look: Inside What Is Left Of California&#8217;s Historic Big Basin State Park In The Heart Of Bay Area Wildfires<\/a>, Mercury News, 8\/21\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/08\/21\/us\/big-basin-redwoods-ca-fires.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;It&#8217;s Hard to See Your Memories Burn&#8217;: Loss From Wildfires Grows in California<\/a>, The New York Times, 8\/21\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2020-08-21\/deadly-bay-area-firestorms-rage-unchecked-as-firefighters-struggle-to-keep-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bay Area Fires Rank In The Top 5 In California History<\/a>, Los Angeles Times, 8\/21\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/california-wildfires\/article\/Big-Basin-wildfire-CZU-Complex-headquarters-park-15497175.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fire Wipes Out Big Basin State Park&#8217;s Historic Buildings<\/a>, SFGate, 8\/19\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/08\/20\/us\/ca-fires.html#link-37b31d45\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spreading Wildfires In California Have Killed 4<\/a>, The New York Times, 8\/20\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2020\/08\/20\/historic-buildings-destroyed-at-big-basin-redwoods-state-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wildfire Destroys Historic Buildings At Big Basin State Park, Some Redwoods Have Fallen<\/a>, Mercury News Group, 8\/20\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2020-08-20\/weve-lost-an-old-friend-blazes-damage-much-of-big-basin-redwoods-state-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wildfire Damages Much Of Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Fate Of Big Trees Unknown<\/a>, Los Angeles Times, 8\/20\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audacy.com\/kcbsradio\/articles\/californias-oldest-state-park-home-to-redwoods-is-gone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Report: California&#8217;s Oldest State Park, Home To Majestic Coast Redwoods, Is &#8216;Gone&#8217;<\/a>, KCBS, 8\/20\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/bayarea\/article\/100-Bay-Area-parks-shut-down-by-fires-15498784.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">100 Bay Area Parks Shut Down By Fires<\/a>, San Francisco Chronicle, 8\/20\/20<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sacramento.cbslocal.com\/2020\/08\/19\/wildfires-california-state-park-closures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wildfires Burning Around California Prompt State Park Closures<\/a>, CBS Sacramento, 8\/19\/20<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In The News Protecting and Connecting the Santa Cruz Mountains Here are some of the most recent stories of Sempervirens Fund in the news protecting, connecting, and restoring the redwood forests and wild lands of the Santa Cruz mountains for people, wildlife and future generations to enjoy. 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