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 Our Chapter project began as a community initiative aimed at fostering creativity by reimagining a single image of Northern California redwood trees, divided into 24 sections. With the noble aim of protecting the Coastal Redwoods, 21 artists from our colored pencil community collaborated, each free to use any type of colored pencils on various surfaces, even blending in other mediums. This endeavor, which beautifully inspired artistic expression, culminated in a captivating and thought-provoking version of the original photograph taken by one of our members. Their names, associated with their individual drawing, is credited at the bottom of the poster.

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“Redwoods are like columns, beautiful in color and symmetry, and a redwood forest is a wonder-wood, full of resinous fragrance and with a thousand varied forms of leaf and branch.”

Eloise J Roorbach, “The Big Basin”, Overland Monthly,1907

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Coastal Redwood Trees

Coastal Redwood trees (Sequoia sempervirens) are one of the fastest- growing conifer trees and the tallest on the planet (i.e., 350+ feet tall and a diameter of 20+ feet). They can live for over 2,000 years. Their growth range is in the “fog belt” of the central California coast in the Big Sur north into southern Oregon. In addition to seasonal rains, the trees get their nourishment from the coastal fog and the “rain” they create themselves.

Due to their thick bark, redwood trees can usually survive natural forest fires, insects and protect other animal and plant life. With their shallow roots, redwood trees intertwine the roots with other trees to ensure stability and share nutrients.

Many redwoods grow in circles known as “fairy rings” by sprouting from the roots of a host parent tree. These are more efficient and productive than those which sprout from cone seeds, whose saplings develop following forest fires.

There are two non-profit organizations, which seek to protect the coastal redwoods and their habitat. 

Sempervirens Fund, located in the South Bay Area, is dedicated to protecting the redwood forests and the plants and animals that live in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Established in 1900, it led the way to permanently protect six square miles of old growth redwoods, which make up the heart of Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Today, they have protected more than 54 square miles in the Santa Cruz mountains. 

More information can be found on https://www.sempervirens.org

Save the Redwoods League, established in 1918 and based in San Francisco, seeks to protect and restore redwood forests, and connect people with their peace and beauty. They work to preserve both the coastal redwood trees and the giant Sequoia trees, which are located in the Sierra Nevada mountains.  Since inception, they have worked closely with the State and National Parks Services to protect more than 200,000 acres and have helped create more than 66 redwood parks and reserves. More information can be found on https://www.savetheredwoods.org

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“The sky is lilac, the sky is rose:

Fainter and fainter the redwood glows…

The dove is calling,

The dusk is falling…”

John Vance Cheney, “Sunset in the Redwoods” 1902