Sempervirens Fund
@sempervirensfund.bsky.social
🌲 In 1900, citizen activists established Sempervirens Fund as California’s first land trust. With your help, we protect redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains to help ensure redwoods remain "sempervirens"—always green.🌲 https://sempervirens.org/
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Happy #ArborDay! How nice you created a day to appreciate all of us. Just a note, I am the tallest tree (by far.)
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We hope you find time this season to enjoy the forests you help protect. Thank you for your care and your partnership.💚Happy Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
We hope you find time this season to enjoy the forests you help protect. Thank you for your care and your partnership.💚Happy Thanksgiving!
Grateful🍁🍂Sempervirens Fund just received a $3,050,000 grant from @cacoastal.bsky.social, matching support from our donors 6x. This meaningful grant amplifies your impact!💚Please give at sempervirens.org to protect old-growth coast redwoods in Big Basin for generations to come.
📸 Orenda Randuch
📸 Orenda Randuch
November 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Grateful🍁🍂Sempervirens Fund just received a $3,050,000 grant from @cacoastal.bsky.social, matching support from our donors 6x. This meaningful grant amplifies your impact!💚Please give at sempervirens.org to protect old-growth coast redwoods in Big Basin for generations to come.
📸 Orenda Randuch
📸 Orenda Randuch
We are deeply thankful to have received a grant from the Coastal Conservancy! Matching support from our donors 6x, the grant will ensure that old-growth redwoods in Big Basin are more resilient for generations to come.💚
Today, our Board authorized over $15 million in grants to restore California's coast, increase access to it, and enhance its resilience to climate change, including over $9 million from the 2024 Climate Bond (Prop 4) for wildfire resilience!
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📸: SLO Prescribed Burn Ass'n
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📸: SLO Prescribed Burn Ass'n
November 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
We are deeply thankful to have received a grant from the Coastal Conservancy! Matching support from our donors 6x, the grant will ensure that old-growth redwoods in Big Basin are more resilient for generations to come.💚
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Join a guided, 2.5-mi hike at Burleigh Murray Ranch starting at 10am this Sun, Nov 23. The hike is 2.5 mi round trip. Along the way you will learn about the lives of early pioneers & farming families.
The hike is free to join! Register: bit.ly/3WyhjLn
The hike is free to join! Register: bit.ly/3WyhjLn
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Join a guided, 2.5-mi hike at Burleigh Murray Ranch starting at 10am this Sun, Nov 23. The hike is 2.5 mi round trip. Along the way you will learn about the lives of early pioneers & farming families.
The hike is free to join! Register: bit.ly/3WyhjLn
The hike is free to join! Register: bit.ly/3WyhjLn
The patter of rain falling through redwood branches, the scent of wet needles under your feet, the kiss of cool mist on your cheeks - a rainy day in the redwood forest is unforgettable.
Give to protect redwoods and pass this experience on for generations to come.💚 sempervirens.org
Give to protect redwoods and pass this experience on for generations to come.💚 sempervirens.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The patter of rain falling through redwood branches, the scent of wet needles under your feet, the kiss of cool mist on your cheeks - a rainy day in the redwood forest is unforgettable.
Give to protect redwoods and pass this experience on for generations to come.💚 sempervirens.org
Give to protect redwoods and pass this experience on for generations to come.💚 sempervirens.org
Join us on Friday, November 21 for a free 5-mile hike through Sam McDonald Park’s majestic redwoods and the wonders of the forest!🌲
All participants are asked to complete a short, mandatory liability waiver. The event is free but pre-registration is required. www.eventbrite.com/e/group-hike...
All participants are asked to complete a short, mandatory liability waiver. The event is free but pre-registration is required. www.eventbrite.com/e/group-hike...
November 20, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Join us on Friday, November 21 for a free 5-mile hike through Sam McDonald Park’s majestic redwoods and the wonders of the forest!🌲
All participants are asked to complete a short, mandatory liability waiver. The event is free but pre-registration is required. www.eventbrite.com/e/group-hike...
All participants are asked to complete a short, mandatory liability waiver. The event is free but pre-registration is required. www.eventbrite.com/e/group-hike...
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Redwoods Rising apprentices share their own wisdom too.
Francisco keeps a northern flicker feather (pegoy in Yurok) in his hard hat for luck. As he says: “Ever seen a flicker hit by a falling log? Exactly.”
Read more for a look at what he brings into the field. 🌲🪶 savetr.org/4r3WTrF
Francisco keeps a northern flicker feather (pegoy in Yurok) in his hard hat for luck. As he says: “Ever seen a flicker hit by a falling log? Exactly.”
Read more for a look at what he brings into the field. 🌲🪶 savetr.org/4r3WTrF
November 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Redwoods Rising apprentices share their own wisdom too.
Francisco keeps a northern flicker feather (pegoy in Yurok) in his hard hat for luck. As he says: “Ever seen a flicker hit by a falling log? Exactly.”
Read more for a look at what he brings into the field. 🌲🪶 savetr.org/4r3WTrF
Francisco keeps a northern flicker feather (pegoy in Yurok) in his hard hat for luck. As he says: “Ever seen a flicker hit by a falling log? Exactly.”
Read more for a look at what he brings into the field. 🌲🪶 savetr.org/4r3WTrF
It was a joy to have Dr. Johnson join us last month for Under the Redwoods Live and it is wonderful to see her receive this well-deserved honor! 💚
My speech for the TIME Earth Award. Sharing in hopes that hearing the way I speak about our climate in rooms of power will encourage you to also speak up. Because the truth is that every one of us has a sphere of influence we should be activating.
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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson Urges Action on Climate Solutions in TIME Earth Award Speech
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November 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM
It was a joy to have Dr. Johnson join us last month for Under the Redwoods Live and it is wonderful to see her receive this well-deserved honor! 💚
It’s time to take a hike - in a good way!🌲On National Hiking Day, also known as #TakeaHikeDay, we’re sharing some favorite trails in the Santa Cruz Mountains. From docent-led tours to wilder trails, these are our ten favorite redwood trails. https://sempervirens.org/news/top-10-redwood-trails
November 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
It’s time to take a hike - in a good way!🌲On National Hiking Day, also known as #TakeaHikeDay, we’re sharing some favorite trails in the Santa Cruz Mountains. From docent-led tours to wilder trails, these are our ten favorite redwood trails. https://sempervirens.org/news/top-10-redwood-trails
Last chance! The Treasured Trees exhibit, created in our partnership with Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, is closing this weekend. Don’t miss this exploration of our region’s redwoods, with artwork by Jane Kim.
Learn more at santacruzmuseum.org/events and sign up for a Jane Kim workshop!
Learn more at santacruzmuseum.org/events and sign up for a Jane Kim workshop!
November 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Last chance! The Treasured Trees exhibit, created in our partnership with Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, is closing this weekend. Don’t miss this exploration of our region’s redwoods, with artwork by Jane Kim.
Learn more at santacruzmuseum.org/events and sign up for a Jane Kim workshop!
Learn more at santacruzmuseum.org/events and sign up for a Jane Kim workshop!
We think you can find the answer to almost anything on a quiet autumn hike in the redwood forest.
📍Camp Jones Gulch, Santa Cruz Mountains
Read about the partnership between Sempervirens Fund and The Y to protect Camp Jones Gulch. https://sempervirens.org/news/protecting-camp-jones-gulch/
📍Camp Jones Gulch, Santa Cruz Mountains
Read about the partnership between Sempervirens Fund and The Y to protect Camp Jones Gulch. https://sempervirens.org/news/protecting-camp-jones-gulch/
November 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
We think you can find the answer to almost anything on a quiet autumn hike in the redwood forest.
📍Camp Jones Gulch, Santa Cruz Mountains
Read about the partnership between Sempervirens Fund and The Y to protect Camp Jones Gulch. https://sempervirens.org/news/protecting-camp-jones-gulch/
📍Camp Jones Gulch, Santa Cruz Mountains
Read about the partnership between Sempervirens Fund and The Y to protect Camp Jones Gulch. https://sempervirens.org/news/protecting-camp-jones-gulch/
Come explore the redwoods in autumn with us!
🥾iNaturalist Hike, Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Friday, Nov. 14 · 10am–2pm PT 🌿
🌲Free event, registration required: https://bit.ly/4nmCb2U
🥾Butano State Park
Sunday, Nov. 16 · 10am–12pm PT 🍁
🌲 Register for this free event: https://bit.ly/4oY4gPh
🥾iNaturalist Hike, Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Friday, Nov. 14 · 10am–2pm PT 🌿
🌲Free event, registration required: https://bit.ly/4nmCb2U
🥾Butano State Park
Sunday, Nov. 16 · 10am–12pm PT 🍁
🌲 Register for this free event: https://bit.ly/4oY4gPh
November 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Come explore the redwoods in autumn with us!
🥾iNaturalist Hike, Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Friday, Nov. 14 · 10am–2pm PT 🌿
🌲Free event, registration required: https://bit.ly/4nmCb2U
🥾Butano State Park
Sunday, Nov. 16 · 10am–12pm PT 🍁
🌲 Register for this free event: https://bit.ly/4oY4gPh
🥾iNaturalist Hike, Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Friday, Nov. 14 · 10am–2pm PT 🌿
🌲Free event, registration required: https://bit.ly/4nmCb2U
🥾Butano State Park
Sunday, Nov. 16 · 10am–12pm PT 🍁
🌲 Register for this free event: https://bit.ly/4oY4gPh
🥾🌲 Come on a hiking adventure with us!
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Friday, November 14 · 10am - 2pm PST
This event is free but RSVP is required. Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/discover-forest-life-hike-at-henry-cowell-redwoods-tickets-1839805601079?aff=erelexpmlt
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Friday, November 14 · 10am - 2pm PST
This event is free but RSVP is required. Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/discover-forest-life-hike-at-henry-cowell-redwoods-tickets-1839805601079?aff=erelexpmlt
October 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🥾🌲 Come on a hiking adventure with us!
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Friday, November 14 · 10am - 2pm PST
This event is free but RSVP is required. Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/discover-forest-life-hike-at-henry-cowell-redwoods-tickets-1839805601079?aff=erelexpmlt
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Friday, November 14 · 10am - 2pm PST
This event is free but RSVP is required. Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/discover-forest-life-hike-at-henry-cowell-redwoods-tickets-1839805601079?aff=erelexpmlt
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It’s banana slug season! 🍌🐌 Look for their bright yellow bodies along the trails—these slow-moving critters are North America’s largest land mollusks.
Head to Butano State Park for some weekend slug-spotting fun! 🌿👀
Parking is $10 & helps Friends support local state parks and beaches. 💛
Head to Butano State Park for some weekend slug-spotting fun! 🌿👀
Parking is $10 & helps Friends support local state parks and beaches. 💛
October 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
It’s banana slug season! 🍌🐌 Look for their bright yellow bodies along the trails—these slow-moving critters are North America’s largest land mollusks.
Head to Butano State Park for some weekend slug-spotting fun! 🌿👀
Parking is $10 & helps Friends support local state parks and beaches. 💛
Head to Butano State Park for some weekend slug-spotting fun! 🌿👀
Parking is $10 & helps Friends support local state parks and beaches. 💛
🌲There’s still time to reserve your spot for this forest bathing experience in the redwoods!🌲
🗓️Saturday, October 25, 10am-2pm
📍Nisene Marks
🍁Sign up today to fully explore the sensations of autumn in the redwood forest. fareharbor.com/embeds/book/...
🗓️Saturday, October 25, 10am-2pm
📍Nisene Marks
🍁Sign up today to fully explore the sensations of autumn in the redwood forest. fareharbor.com/embeds/book/...
October 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
🌲There’s still time to reserve your spot for this forest bathing experience in the redwoods!🌲
🗓️Saturday, October 25, 10am-2pm
📍Nisene Marks
🍁Sign up today to fully explore the sensations of autumn in the redwood forest. fareharbor.com/embeds/book/...
🗓️Saturday, October 25, 10am-2pm
📍Nisene Marks
🍁Sign up today to fully explore the sensations of autumn in the redwood forest. fareharbor.com/embeds/book/...
We love this fun-gi filled day to celebrate some of the hardest workers in the redwood ecosystem. 🍄 Mushrooms help recycle nutrients, nurture roots, and feed new life in the forest. Happy #NationalMushroomDay! 🍄🟫
📸 Photo Credits:
1. Amanda Krauss
2. Ian Bornarth
3. Orenda Randuch
📸 Photo Credits:
1. Amanda Krauss
2. Ian Bornarth
3. Orenda Randuch
October 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
We love this fun-gi filled day to celebrate some of the hardest workers in the redwood ecosystem. 🍄 Mushrooms help recycle nutrients, nurture roots, and feed new life in the forest. Happy #NationalMushroomDay! 🍄🟫
📸 Photo Credits:
1. Amanda Krauss
2. Ian Bornarth
3. Orenda Randuch
📸 Photo Credits:
1. Amanda Krauss
2. Ian Bornarth
3. Orenda Randuch
Explore the geology of Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument on this fascinating and free natural adventure! 🥾 🍃
📍 Geology Hike
Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument
Wednesday, October 15
10am - 2pm
The event is free but registration is required! ➡️ bit.ly/48Sc0h6
📍 Geology Hike
Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument
Wednesday, October 15
10am - 2pm
The event is free but registration is required! ➡️ bit.ly/48Sc0h6
October 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Explore the geology of Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument on this fascinating and free natural adventure! 🥾 🍃
📍 Geology Hike
Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument
Wednesday, October 15
10am - 2pm
The event is free but registration is required! ➡️ bit.ly/48Sc0h6
📍 Geology Hike
Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument
Wednesday, October 15
10am - 2pm
The event is free but registration is required! ➡️ bit.ly/48Sc0h6
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In 2021, I was a guest on Jane Goodall’s podcast. Today, I’m re-airing that conversation to share her voice, her wisdom, her abundant soft power, with you.
🐒 🌿🕊️ Listen here (wherever you get your pods): www.getitright.earth/podcast
🐒 🌿🕊️ Listen here (wherever you get your pods): www.getitright.earth/podcast
October 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
In 2021, I was a guest on Jane Goodall’s podcast. Today, I’m re-airing that conversation to share her voice, her wisdom, her abundant soft power, with you.
🐒 🌿🕊️ Listen here (wherever you get your pods): www.getitright.earth/podcast
🐒 🌿🕊️ Listen here (wherever you get your pods): www.getitright.earth/podcast
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Celebrate the monarch butterflies’ return to Natural Bridges State Beach!🦋Join us on Sun, Oct 12, from 11-4 for the annual Welcome Back Monarchs event. This family-friendly festival is filled with:
👋 Hand painting, poetry sharing and a parade
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👋 Hand painting, poetry sharing and a parade
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October 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Celebrate the monarch butterflies’ return to Natural Bridges State Beach!🦋Join us on Sun, Oct 12, from 11-4 for the annual Welcome Back Monarchs event. This family-friendly festival is filled with:
👋 Hand painting, poetry sharing and a parade
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👋 Hand painting, poetry sharing and a parade
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There’s still some tickets left for this amazing event! Join us for an uplifting evening with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, author of The New York Times bestseller, What if We Get it Right?: Visions of Climate Futures. @ayanaeliza.bsky.social
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/under-the-...
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/under-the-...
October 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
There’s still some tickets left for this amazing event! Join us for an uplifting evening with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, author of The New York Times bestseller, What if We Get it Right?: Visions of Climate Futures. @ayanaeliza.bsky.social
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/under-the-...
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/under-the-...
🦉Hoo-h’HOO-hoo-hoo is ready for Monday?! The Great Horned Owl is one of our beloved forest friends. (The one pictured here is a baby!) Here are a few fun facts about this stealthy predator ⬇️
🌲Great horned owls can fly almost silently, making them impressive nighttime predators.
🌲Great horned owls can fly almost silently, making them impressive nighttime predators.
October 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
🦉Hoo-h’HOO-hoo-hoo is ready for Monday?! The Great Horned Owl is one of our beloved forest friends. (The one pictured here is a baby!) Here are a few fun facts about this stealthy predator ⬇️
🌲Great horned owls can fly almost silently, making them impressive nighttime predators.
🌲Great horned owls can fly almost silently, making them impressive nighttime predators.
Hello October and hello newt spotting season in the Santa Cruz Mountains! 🍁 🦎 Watch your feet and keep your eyes peeled for these little creatures on your next hike.
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📸 Ian Bornarth
#redwoods #santacruz #newts
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#redwoods #santacruz #newts
October 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Hello October and hello newt spotting season in the Santa Cruz Mountains! 🍁 🦎 Watch your feet and keep your eyes peeled for these little creatures on your next hike.
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📸 Ian Bornarth
#redwoods #santacruz #newts
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#redwoods #santacruz #newts
⏰ Tomorrow! Don’t miss your chance to go behind the scenes with acclaimed filmmaker Lisa Landers as she shares about the making of GIANTS RISING: The Secrets & Superpowers of the Redwoods. Sign up for this free webinar and join us! bit.ly/3EgbTyv
September 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
⏰ Tomorrow! Don’t miss your chance to go behind the scenes with acclaimed filmmaker Lisa Landers as she shares about the making of GIANTS RISING: The Secrets & Superpowers of the Redwoods. Sign up for this free webinar and join us! bit.ly/3EgbTyv
Join us for an evening of community and ideas based in joy and possibility (doesn’t that sound especially good right now?) We can’t wait to gather Under the Redwoods and hear from the incredible @ayanaeliza.bsky.social! 🌲Tickets are selling quickly, don’t delay. www.eventbrite.com/e/under-the-...
September 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Join us for an evening of community and ideas based in joy and possibility (doesn’t that sound especially good right now?) We can’t wait to gather Under the Redwoods and hear from the incredible @ayanaeliza.bsky.social! 🌲Tickets are selling quickly, don’t delay. www.eventbrite.com/e/under-the-...
🍁 Does fall matter to redwoods? Yes, “sempervirens sequoia” means “always green” but there are some subtle and important ways that redwoods respond as the seasons turn. 🌲👉 Learn about redwoods and autumn. sempervirens.org/learn/redwoo...
Redwoods and Fall - Sempervirens Fund
The Santa Cruz Mountains support some of the most magnificent plant life on the planet—coast redwood trees. While the tallest trees on earth cast a long shadow both literally and figuratively, the div...
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September 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
🍁 Does fall matter to redwoods? Yes, “sempervirens sequoia” means “always green” but there are some subtle and important ways that redwoods respond as the seasons turn. 🌲👉 Learn about redwoods and autumn. sempervirens.org/learn/redwoo...