Are old growth redwoods still being logged?
Are old growth redwoods still being logged? August 2023: Save the Redwoods League continues cutting down 70-year-old sequoias and other living conifers in Alder Creek Grove and has announced that it will be logging the Forest Service portion of the grove next.
When did they stop cutting down redwoods?
Many of California's old-growth redwoods — the world's tallest living things that can grow to more than 300 feet high and live 2,000 years — were cut down between the 1800s and the 1970s for decks, paneling, and even fence posts and railroad ties. Modern environmental laws and the creation of public parks ended it.
Will redwoods survive climate change?
As the climate changes, scientists predict that the range and character of redwood forests in the Santa Cruz mountains will change too. Some areas that have redwoods today could become too hot and dry to support them in the future.
How long will the redwoods last?
They Live for Thousands of Years Although a redwoods' ability for a long lifespan contributed to its Latin name, Sequoia sempervirens—sempervirens means evergreen or everlasting” in Latin—most of the remaining redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains are “second-growth”, about 50-150 years old.
How much of the redwoods were logged?
In just a few decades, hundreds of thousands of acres of old-growth redwoods on private lands were logged. By the 1960s, industrial logging had removed almost ninety percent of all the original redwoods.