Sempervirens Fund | Protect Redwood Forests and Parks Coast redwoods—Sequoia sempervirens—are the majestic guardians of California's most precious habitats and wildlife With your support, Sempervirens Fund protects and preserves redwood forests in the Santa Cruz Mountains, ensuring a healthy and resilient balance of nature, now and always
Redwood Facts - Sempervirens Fund That’s how our founders named our nonprofit organization working to protect, expand and care for the local redwood forests “Sempervirens” in 1900 Learn more about Sempervirens Fund’s history protecting redwoods
125 Years - Sempervirens Fund Sempervirens Fund is California’s first land trust and the only organization dedicated exclusively to protecting the redwood forests of the Santa Cruz Mountains
Redwoods Festival | May 18, 2025 - Sempervirens Fund On May 18, 2025, 125 years after Sempervirens Fund was founded, hundreds of supporters joined us at the historic Roaring Camp, for our first-ever Redwoods Festival to celebrate 125 years of protecting redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains!
Our story - Sempervirens Fund Sempervirens Fund is pioneering a new model of weaving together public parks, private land, and sustainably managed forests into a beautiful, healthy redwood ecosystem, while we also create new ways for people to enjoy and explore our region’s treasured trees
Why Cut Redwoods? - Sempervirens Fund More than a decade ago, Sempervirens Fund was confronted with a choice: do we actively manage the forests we protect to improve their health, or do we continue to protect the redwoods as we have for more than a century and allow nature to heal on its own timeline?
Always Green - Sempervirens Fund Sempervirens Fund knows how special redwoods are to people like you You can play a critical role in creating the extraordinary redwood forest system we need today, for thriving wildlife, a resilient climate, and for the magnificent places people explore for joy and renewal
Climate Action for Redwoods - Sempervirens Fund Sempervirens Fund is centering our conservation strategy on climate resiliency and the survival of redwoods Advanced research, data, modeling, and partnerships are giving us a comprehensive view into the lands most important to protect today for redwoods to endure climate change and thrive
Big Basin Redwoods State Park - Sempervirens Fund Sempervirens Fund continues to protect and connect land near Big Basin to support healthy forests, wildlife habitat, and recreation opportunities for people to experience the majestic redwoods and wildlands of the Santa Cruz Mountains
Visit the Redwoods - Sempervirens Fund Founded in 1900 to help protect redwoods from logging and create Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Sempervirens Fund has since protected more than 90 percent of the park’s 18,000 acres since it was established