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Sempervirens Fund

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🌲 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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Sempervirens Fund @sempervirensfund.bsky.social · Apr 25

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Coast Redwood 🌲 @coast-redwoods.bsky.social · Apr 25

Happy #ArborDay! How nice you created a day to appreciate all of us. Just a note, I am the tallest tree (by far.)

Majestic redwood tree towering above in a sunlit forest in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson @ayanaeliza.bsky.social · 1d

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

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Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks @thatsmypark.bsky.social · 6h

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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45th Welcome Back Monarchs Day Natural Bridges State Beach

A clump of monarch butterflies perched on a tree branch

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Sempervirens Fund @sempervirensfund.bsky.social · 1d

Lisa Landers, the acclaimed filmmaker behind GIANTS RISING: The Secrets and Superpowers of Redwoods, will be our host.

Don’t miss out! It is going to be a fun, inspiring evening focused on joy, purpose, and solutions based on this challenge to us all: “What if we act as if we LOVE the future?” 💚

Sempervirens Fund @sempervirensfund.bsky.social · 1d

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-...

Promotional poster for a live event titled "Under the Redwoods" with the Sempervirens Fund, featuring Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. The image includes a person sitting by a tree, smiling, in a natural wooded setting. Details of the event are on the poster, scheduled for Wednesday, October 8.

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Sempervirens Fund @sempervirensfund.bsky.social · 2d

🌲Size is not a barrier when they’re hunting - they can capture prey much larger than themselves, including rabbits, skunks, and even other birds of prey.
🌲Great horned owls have a distinctive hoot with a rhythmic pattern - (that’s our “hoo-h’HOO-hoo-hoo” joke)

Sempervirens Fund @sempervirensfund.bsky.social · 2d

🦉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.

A juvenile great horned owl perched on the ground among green leaves, looking directly at the camera with bright yellow eyes.

Sempervirens Fund @sempervirensfund.bsky.social · 7d

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

A close-up photo of a Rough-skinned Newt climbing on a log in a dark forest setting.

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Sempervirens Fund @sempervirensfund.bsky.social · 9d

⏰ 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

Promotional image for an event titled 'Under the Redwoods' hosted by Sempervirens Fund, featuring filmmaker Lisa Landers standing between two large redwood trees in a forest. Event details include a free webinar on 'The Making of Giants Rising: The Secrets and Superpowers of the Redwoods' on September 30, 2025, at 1 PM PT.

Sempervirens Fund @sempervirensfund.bsky.social · 12d

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-...

Poster for "Under the Redwoods Live!" event by Sempervirens Fund on October 8, featuring marine biologist and author Aiyana Elizabeth. Image shows a person sitting on a bench, holding a book titled "What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures."

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Sempervirens Fund @sempervirensfund.bsky.social · 12d

🍁 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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Save the Redwoods League @savetheredwoods.org · 14d

🌲 Student researchers: Apply for a $6,500 student research grant in the redwoods! Open to undergrad & grad students of color studying coast redwoods or giant sequoias in any discipline.

Apply by Jan 15, 2026. Learn more: savetr.org/studentgrant-l

#RedwoodResearch

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Sempervirens Fund @sempervirensfund.bsky.social · 14d

Sweater weather seems far away but autumn officially arrived this week in the redwood forest! 🍁🍂 Nature’s phytoncides boost well-being and deepen our connection to the world around us. We hope you discover some new favorite trails in the Santa Cruz Mountains this season! #FallEquinox bit.ly/3ENFah9

Orange leaves fallen on a redwood tree in the forest with a large dark brown trunk.

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Sempervirens Fund @sempervirensfund.bsky.social · 23d

“A forest knows things. They wire themselves up underground. There are brains down there, ones our own brains aren’t shaped to see.” - The Overstory by Richard Powers

📸 Orenda Randuch
A single green plant sprouting in a forest, with a quote from "The Overstory" by Richard Powers overlaying the image.

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Thomas Rex Beverly @trexbeverly.bsky.social · 29d

I climbed into the canopy of a 260 ft Redwood tree to record. It was a wild experience. Hear what I found in my new sound library: thomasrexbeverly.com/products/red... #fieldrecording

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Sempervirens Fund @sempervirensfund.bsky.social · 29d

"Conservation doesn’t just happen. In fact, it never ever happens without people just like you." In this @lookoutsantacruz.bsky.social essay, Sara Barth, Sempervirens Fund Executive Director, reflects on decades-long effort behind public opening of Cotoni-Coast Dairies. lookout.co/cotoni-coast...

Sempervirens Fund @sempervirensfund.bsky.social · Sep 6

We found this hummingbird in the Santa Cruz Sandhills where other wildlife like bobcats and acorn woodpeckers that shelter in nearby Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park are known to seek food. These tiny birds are essential to the ecosystem of the redwood forest. #NationalHummingbirdDay

📸 Orenda Randuch
Photo ID: A hummingbird feeding on small white flowers on a green bush in a natural setting with a blurred background.

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California State Parks Foundation @californiaparks.bsky.social · Jul 17

Our Executive Director, Rachel Norton, testified in support of #AB679 at today’s Senate Natural Resources hearing. The bill, by ‪@asmgailpellerin, helps acquire land for Big Basin & more, supporting recovery from the CZU Fire. Thanks to @sempervirensfund for your partnership! 📹: Watch below.

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Save the Redwoods League @savetheredwoods.org · Aug 28

California’s budget decisions are being made right now—and our redwood forests are on the line. 🌲🔥

We must prioritize forest restoration, wildfire resilience & equitable public access.

📢 Tell CA Leaders: Invest GGRF funds in redwood forest health!
savetr.org/4fSkmXq=

#ClimateAction

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Sempervirens Fund @sempervirensfund.bsky.social · Sep 5

Tomorrow is #NationalReadaBookDay! 📚Take one of these books under your favorite tree and get lost in tales of redwoods, climate and nature.

Four book covers displayed vertically. From top to bottom: "The Hidden Life of Trees" by Peter Wohlleben, showing a dark orange background and white and green tree illustrations; "Forest Euphoria" by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian, featuring a golden background with black silhouettes of animals; "Ever Green" by John W. Reid and Thomas E. Lovejoy, depicting a forest canopy in shades of green; "What If We Get It Right?" featuring a split background in blue and yellow with minimalistic styling.

Sempervirens Fund @sempervirensfund.bsky.social · Sep 3

🌲Sustaining and restoring forests across America is one of the best investments we can make to address #climatechange.
In another extreme year for weather events across America, join us in urging Congress to invest in #forestconservation. ➡️ secure.sempervirens.org/a/urge-congr...

Image of a towering old-growth redwood tree in a dense forest, with text overlay stating: 'Forests are climate heroes. America's forests remove 12% of the nation's CO2 emissions every year. Old-growth redwoods store more carbon than any other species on Earth.' A butterfly image is visible on the tree trunk.

Text over an image of a dense forest with towering trees and a butterfly resting on the forest floor, reading: 'Conserving forests is a win-win across America and is one of the most powerful investments we can make to fight climate change.'

Text overlay stating 'Conservation is popular.' on an image showing a sunlit forest with tall trees and a butterfly in the foreground.

Promotional poster by Sempervirens Fund featuring a dense forest with overlay text urging action from Congress for forest conservation.

Sempervirens Fund @sempervirensfund.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thank you for sharing! We love the pollinators. 💚

Sempervirens Fund @sempervirensfund.bsky.social · Aug 29

Answers🦋
Top left: Pacific Fritillary, Boloria epithore
Top right: Variable Checkerspot, Euphydryas chalcedona
Bottom left: Common Buckeye butterfly, Junonia coenia
Bottom right: California Sister, Adelpha californica
Photos: Orenda Randuch and R Ferretti Hoyle

Sempervirens Fund @sempervirensfund.bsky.social · Aug 29

Butterflies are critical for redwood forests: as pollinators, they help to support plant species and are an important element of the food chain as prey for birds, bats and other insectivorous animals.🦋 #butterflies #redwoods

Sempervirens Fund @sempervirensfund.bsky.social · Aug 29

🦋The Santa Cruz Mountains are home to many butterflies. How many of these four can you identify? 🔎Find the answers in the thread.

Photo shows 4 butterflies in a square with an overlay that says "Identify the Butterfly"

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Sempervirens Fund @sempervirensfund.bsky.social · Aug 25

Same here! Thrilled to have you with us to talk about what it means to ‘get it right'.