Avenue of the Giants 

In the Pacific Northwest, old-growth forests are ecosystems dominated by large conifers.

The Old Redwood Highway was originally constructed in 1923 and traverses the western section of the park. Since 1917 more than100 Memorial Groves of 53,000 acres have been established within Humboldt Redwoods State Park , along the 32 mile State Route 254, which is better known as the Avenue of the Giants. The Northwestern Pacific Railroad came to this area in 1914 and the original "Redwood Highway" was constructed in 1922.

Flickr Photos: Redwood Country 

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Redwood Genera 

Changes in climate have restricted their natural range and eliminated all but three genera of redwood.

• Dawn Redwood, (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), is native to a remote area of central China.
• The Giant Sequoia, (Sequoiadendron giganteum), is native to the western slope of the southern Sierra Nevada mountain range in California.
• The Coast Redwood, (Sequoia sempervirens), is native to the Pacific Coast from southern Oregon to central California, extending not more than 50 miles inland. Many are 600 to 1200 years old and some have lived more than 2,000 years; growing best on dense groves on the alluvial flats alongside the streams of coastal northern California.

Flickr Photos: Franciscan Complex 

The Redwoods of California are mostly in the Coastal Range.

Redwood Seasons 

costal evergreens are too cool for conifers in a rain forest

In cool temperate climates, fewer plants are evergreen. There are many different types of evergreens, both trees and shrubs, including
most species of: conifers, holly, hemlock, 'ancient' gymnosperms like cycads, rainforest trees and Eucalypts.

Flowering of redwood trees occurs in December and January with cones maturing over the spring and summer. In the autumn, the cones open
on the trees and, on the average, 50 to 100 tiny seeds sprinkle out. Seedlings survive best in exposed mineral soil that often occurs as a result of fire, flood and uprooted trees.

Roosevelt elk are the largest and most visible land mammal in the northern redwood region. Historic structures range from the Old Redwood Highway (running north and south of the Klamath River), to structures in ranching features and barns, remnants of the Trinidad Trail joins the Tall Trees Grove Trail. The trail connected early coastal supply centers with early gold mining sites, and was later adopted in the Bald Hills.

North Coast Links 

Save-the-Redwoods League: Protecting Redwood Trees and Forests

Save-the-Redwoods League: Protecting Redwood Trees and Forests.

Redwood Highway Postcards

Redwood Highway Drive-through trees and other roadside attractions.

Northcoast 101 Calendar

Arcata, Blue Lake, Crescent City, Eureka, Ferndale, Fortuna, Garberville, Hoopa, Klamath, McKinleyville, Orick, Rio Dell, Scotia, Smith River, Trinidad, Willow Creek.

North Coast Co-op

Your North Coast Co-op is locally committed to good food. Everyone can shop and anyone can join the Co-op!

The Friendly City, Fortuna, California, Home of the Giant Redwoods!

Fortuna, located in coastal Northern California, is the gateway to the giant redwoods. This web site contains many redwood pictures and facts.

The Tree Guide at arborday.org

Arborday.org offers detailed information on dozens of commonly planted landscape trees that grow throughout the United States. Here you will find information on height and spread, soil and sun requirements, leaves and fruit, history, wildlife habitat, and more.

Mendocino 

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Mendocino Beauty

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The Lost Coast - Blog Posts from Google 

Ride the West - Day Two

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Arbor Day is in April 

Arbor and Bird Day Observance, c.1872-1920

Google Earth Downloads 

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Cape Mendocino

A glance at the map of California will discover a small inlet about fifty miles to the northward of San Francisco known as Bodega bay. It is at this point that the redwood belt, on the coast north of San Francisco begins.

Klamath River Basin

The Basin is home to six federally-recognized tribes and several National Wildlife Refuges, Parks and Forests. Located along the border of northern California and southern Oregon, the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge is one of the oldest refuges in the National Wildlife Refuge System. The Klamath River, which starts in Oregon, travels for approximately 250 miles through California before flowing into the Pacific Ocean near Crescent City. The river is impounded by four dams.

Eel River Basin

The Eel River is a major river system of the northern Pacific coast of California in the United States. Approximately 200 mi (322 km) long, it drains a rugged area in the Coast Ranges between the Sacramento Valley and the ocean, flowing northwest parallel to the coast for most of its course. The Eel River is the third largest river in California. The Eel River spans 5 counties with a total of 3,448 river miles including tributaries. The Eel River Basin drains 3,684 square miles. At some moderately recent time the Eel swung northeast out of its channel cutting off the Salt River's most important water source. At the present time flood waters from the Eel occasionally may flow through the channel.

Noyo River Basin

Highway 20 is south parallel to the Skunk Train Route from Fort Bragg to Willits. The Noyo River is a river on the north coast of California in Mendocino County. The river's headwaters are in the steep Coast Range, but downstream the river flows through gently sloping marine terraces before draining into the Pacific Ocean. The next rail station was established about three miles northeast of Noyo, and was known as the Bald Hill station. The Gualala River was used as a boundary line by the Pomoas to separate the Bokeya and Yokiya tribes, by Rafael Garcias Mexican land grant until it was canceled, by Rancho de Herman and since March 11, 1859, it has been the border between Sonoma and Mendocino counties. The village consists of some twenty thatched, dome-like huts, and in the center of it is located the inevitable sweat-house. The Fort Bragg reservation was abandoned in 1867.

Channel Islands - South of the Redwood Belt

On the island of Santa Catalina grows a stunted tree, called sour wood. This timber is very soft when cut, but rapidly hardens by exposure, and at last attains the firmness of iron-wood. These scattered oak groves are found in the valleys until Point Conception, when they cease. From thence to Point Cypress, the north point of Carmel bay, the coast line is destitute of timber, if we except a few scattered redwood trees on the crests and flanks of the high hills behind San Simeon, marking the southern limit of the redwood belt.

Chandelier Drive-Thru Tree

The Lost Coast is a section of California's north coast in Humboldt County, lying between the King Range and the Pacific Ocean. State Route 1, which runs very close along the coast for most of the route's length, stops at Leggett and merges with U.S. Route 101 which runs several miles inland. California State Route 1 has its southern terminus at Interstate 5 south of San Juan Capistrano. From there, named as Pacific Coast Highway, it heads north into downtown Dana Point, near Oxnard. Similarly, in Fort Bragg, the highway is known as Main Street. North of Fort Bragg, the highway follows the coast, then cuts through a redwood forest, before terminating at US 101 in Leggett in Mendocino County. The opening in the Chandelier Drive-Thru Tree 315-foot was carved in the 1930's. At approximately 6 feet wide by 9 feet high there is ample space for the cars of today to pass through the tunnel in Leggett...

Redwood Odyssey Guestbook 

Sasquatch and North American folklore 

Bigfoot: I Not Dead

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