Last week I traveled northwards up the coast redwood range to check on weather conditions in the forest at Humboldt Redwoods, Prairie Creek, and Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Parks. Through Save the Redwoods League’s Redwoods and Climate Change Initiative, we are studying how climate varies within the large range of the coast redwoods from the … Continue reading
My colleagues just returned from a canopy expedition to Australia and found an 11-cm long giant huntsman spider near the treetop. This eight-legged monstrous beast was hanging out in the crown of the tallest Eucalyptus tree on Earth. I love this video and am also pretty sure that it will give me nightmares! Continue reading
Over the holidays, I entered the surreal and amusing world of Legoland. To my surprise, I found myself in a miniature world of redwoods. Endor, the Star Wars forest moon and home to beloved Ewoks, came to life among small-stature redwoods laden with an intricate lego version of the treehouse village. Not far away, I took … Continue reading
If you’ve driven around the country in recent years, it’s likely you’ve seen vast stretches of pine forest wiped out by the mountain pine beetle. This beetle naturally occurs in North American forests, but changing climatic conditions are causing outbreaks of this now notorious pest and leaving thousands of acres of once green forest, brown. … Continue reading
