{"id":92143,"date":"2023-09-07T18:00:56","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T01:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/?page_id=92143"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:46:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:46:37","slug":"curiosity-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/learn\/curiosity-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Curiosity Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/curiositylogotight_web-hero-crop.png\" alt=\"Curiosity Stories logo has a dark green tree icon on a peach circle above a yellow circle that makes oarange in the middle where they overlap. White font reads &quot;Curiosity Stories presented by Sempervirens Fund&quot;\" height=\"200\" width=\"322\" title=\"Curiositylogotight Web Hero Crop\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tDiscovering the Wonders of Redwoods\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Redwoods inspire curiosity and wonder. If you enjoy learning about redwoods and why they are marvels of nature, join us to follow the journeys of inquisitive people seeking to discover the wonders of redwoods.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SempervirensOrg\/featured\">Subscribe to Sempervirens Fund&#8217;s YouTube channel<\/a> to see every episode.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/secure.sempervirens.org\/a\/26da?ms=26DE100_A\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"    rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDonate Monthly\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SempervirensOrg\/featured\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"    rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSubscribe\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<p>photo by Orenda Randuch<\/p>\n<h1>\n\t\t\tCuriosity Stories\t<\/h1>\n\t<p>Curiosity Stories are presented by Sempervirens Fund, California&#8217;s first land trust, protecting redwoods in the Santa Cruz mountains. We hope Curiosity Stories inspire you to pursue your own questions about redwoods, the natural world, and so much more. The more we learn about redwoods, the more we act to protect and care for them.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tSeason 1:<br \/>Jane Kim, Artist and Illustrator\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>In the debut season of Curiosity Stories, follow artist and illustrator Jane Kim, of Ink Dwell studio, on her journey to create art and understanding from an old-growth redwood.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured\u00a0Episode\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/941u3UjZ5eQ?si=sFVewOxcTQUnEM4J](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/941u3UjZ5eQ?si=sFVewOxcTQUnEM4J)\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#jane-kim\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"    rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWatch Jane&#8217;s Stories\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tSeason 2:<br \/> Thomas Rex Beverly, Field Recordist\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>In this new season of Curiosity Stories, adventure field recordist Thomas Rex Beverly embarks on his quest to capture the subtle sounds of an ancient redwood grove in California&#8217;s Santa Cruz mountains.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured\u00a0Episode\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o6PSqacHIK8?si=lyeS_yxFqM8z0ePW\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#tom-rex\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"    rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWatch Tom&#8217;s Stories\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2  id=\"jane-kim\">\n\t\t\tSeason 1 &#8211; Jane Kim, Artist and Illustrator\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>In the debut season of Curiosity Stories, fine artist and illustrator Jane Kim embarks on a quest to create art from the cut rounds of an ancient redwood tree stump at YMCA&#8217;s Camp Jones Gulch.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tEpisode 1:<br \/>This Tree Has Gone Through Everything<br \/>\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gl_MxXQJY9I?si=MoaXaI6B0LqYGIpF\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\n\t<p>Embark into the forest with Jane Kim as she cuts &#8220;cookies&#8221; from an ancient stump at Camp Jones Gulch with professional forester Bruce Baker-the first step in creating art prints of tree rings. What can we learn about the history of the forest from this stump?<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tEpisode 2:<br \/>Deciphering Tree Data\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<iframewidth=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZKJWavyhbxg?si=0NIgup7KFRU0A3T5\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen>\t\n\t<p>Artist and illustrator Jane Kim continues her quest to create art from the cut rounds of an old-growth coast redwood stump. She is joined by dedrochronologist Allyson Carroll and together they decipher tree ring data and what it means for this tree&#8217;s story.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tEpisode 3:<br \/>Our Changing Relationship with Redwoods<br \/>\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/941u3UjZ5eQ?si=sFVewOxcTQUnEM4J](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/941u3UjZ5eQ?si=sFVewOxcTQUnEM4J)\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\n\t<p>In the third episode of Curiosity Stories, artist and illustrator Jane Kim continues her quest to create art from the cut rounds of an old-growth coast redwood stump. She is joined by forester David Cowman and together they discuss redwoods and their relationship to disturbance in the forest.<\/p>\n<h2  id=\"tom-rex\">\n\t\t\tSeason 2 &#8211; Thomas Rex Beverly, Field Recordist\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>In this new season of Curiosity Stories, adventure field recordist Thomas Rex Beverly embarks on his quest to capture the subtle sounds of an ancient redwood grove in California&#8217;s Santa Cruz mountains.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tEpisode 1:<br \/>The Subtle Sounds of Almost Silent Redwoods<br \/>\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J7btplqJR_M?si=OZ8uGgSd8qgIFHUk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\n\t<p>Join field recordist Thomas Rex Beverly as hears the old-growth redwood grove known as the &#8220;Valley of the Giants&#8221; you protected at Camp Jones Gulch as no one has before and hear the astonishing sounds that set him on a magical microphone mystery.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tEpisode 2:<br \/>Capturing Soundscapes of Ancient Redwoods\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C9TID1D4xh4?si=upsdb0-JPwRUA3sX\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\n\t<p>Nature sound recordist Thomas Rex Beverly returns to Camp Jones Gulch to climb &#8220;Big Red&#8221; and record this ancient redwood from its base to its crown.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tEpisode 3:<br \/>Redwood Soundscapes\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o6PSqacHIK8?si=lyeS_yxFqM8z0ePW\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\n\t<p>In his final episode adventure field recordist Thomas Rex Beverly reflects on his journey to capture the subtle sounds of an ancient redwood grove in California&#8217;s Santa Cruz Mountains.<\/p>\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SempervirensOrg\/featured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe to Sempervirens Fund&#8217;s YouTube channel<\/a> to follow Jane&#8217;s and Tom&#8217;s journeys in Curiosity Stories.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tMore to Explore\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Waiting for the next episode to drop? Here&#8217;s more to explore to sate your inquisitive mind and adventurous spirit.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/learn\/under-the-redwoods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join Jane Kim Under the Redwoods<\/a> to discuss how she and her Ink Dwell team illustrate science<\/li>\n<li>See Jane Kim&#8217;s illustrations in our <a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/news\/redwoods-and-climate\/\">Redwoods and Climate series<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Read more about&#8211;and listen to&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/news\/sounds-of-the-redwood-forest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas Rex Beverly&#8217;s pursuit of redwood forest recordings<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sempervirens.org\/learn\/under-the-redwoods\/\">Tap into a plethora of experts Under the Redwoods<\/a> for deeper exploration of the many apsects that effect the forests<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discovering the Wonders of Redwoods Redwoods inspire curiosity and wonder. 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